AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE MANAGEMENT. General Considerations Habitat Food Regulation

AMPHIBIAN & REPTILEMANAGEMENT

General Considerations

HabitatFoodRegulation

Vivarium

soil or peatwater – think fish dechlorinate filter temperature

shelter

FOOD

infusoria – babiesearthwormsblood wormsDrosophilacricketsmice

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Florahttp://www.cites.org/

~5000 animal species~28,000 plant species

AMPHIBIANS

smooth, moist, glandular skin most species absorb water through

skin some species breath through skin

must spend part of life in water

world – 4780 speciesU. S. – 230 species

AMPHIBIANS

frogstoadsnewtssalamanderscaecilians

FROGS

spend most or all of life in water

green frog Rana clamitans

FROGS

green tree frog – Hyla cineria

TOADS

develop in waterspend later life on land

American toad – Bufo americanus americanus

NEWTS

spend life in water or marshy areas

red spotted newt – Eastern newt

Notophthalmus viridescens – easy to keep

SALAMANDERS

about 320 species2 to 70 inches in length

fire salamander – easy to keep

axolotl - albino

axolotl - gold

tiger salamander

“terrestrial”

easy to keep

caecilianstropical

live underground

1 inch to 1.5 meters