AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE MANAGEMENT
Dec 24, 2015
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