Vertabrate Project

VERTABRATE PROJECTBy Danielle Shewmake

Period 4

MYXINE GLUTINOSA

A.K.A.HAGFISH

CLASS: AGNATHA

Hagfish (Agnatha)

STATISTICS: CREATIVE FACTS:

Cold Blooded 2 heart Chambers External Fertilization Habitat: Deep Sea Jawless, elongated eel-like

bodies Lateral line system

Some so-called “eel-skin” wallets are actually made from hagfish.

The hagfish was scientifically described in 1753 by one of the disciples of Carl von Linné, a Swede named Per Kalm.

SPHYRNA ZYGAENAA.K.A.

SMOOTH HAMMERHEAD

SHARK

CLASS: CHONDRICHTHYES

Hammerhead Shark (Chondrichthyes)

STATISTICS: CREATIVE FACTS:

Cold blooded 2 heart chambers Internal fertilization Habitat: almost all in salt

water Cartilaginous 5-7 gill slits, paired fins,

ventral mouth, asymmetrical, lateral line system.

The Hammerhead Shark has starred in many hit movies and was awarded the Best Supporting Actor Award.

Hammerheads use their wide heads to attack stingrays, pinning the winged fish against the sea floor.

PARACANTHURUS HEPATUSA.K.A

BLUE TANG

CLASS: OSTEICHTHYES

Blue Tang(Osteichthyes)

STATISTICS: CREATIVE FACTS:

Cold Blooded 2 heart chambers Internal and/or

External Fertilization Habitat: Water (fresh

or salt) Bony skeleton, paired

fins, anterior mouth, swim bladder, lateral line system.

Better known as Dory, the blue tang played the famous role of a “dumb” fish in Finding Nemo.

DENDROBATES PUMILIO

A.K.APOISON DART

FROG

CLASS: AMPHIBIA

Poison Dart Frog (Amphibia)

STATISTICS: CREATIVE FACTS:

Cold Blooded 3 heart chambers Internal and/or

External Fertilization Habitat: Water and

Land Four limbs, webbed

feet, forelimbs with 4 digits, skin.

Amphibia means “double life” in Greek, referring to their ability to live on land or water.

The bright colors on these frogs are used as warning against their predators.

MOLOCH HORRIDUSA.K.A.

THORNY DEVIL

CLASS: REPTILIA

Thorny Devil(Reptilia)

STATISTICS: CREATIVE FACTS:

Cold Blooded 3 heart chambers Internal Fertilization Habitat: Land Scales, paired limbs,

5 toes with claws, robs present.

Don’t need water to reproduce

The Thorny Devil was named after a fearful Canaanite god called Moloch by Dr. John Gray.

Many people have an image of a very scary huge monster when they think of a Thorny Devil, but in reality, they are only 4-6 in. long.

PSITTACUS ERITHACUSA.K.A

CONGO AFRICAN GREY PARROT

CLASS: AVES

Congo African Grey (Aves)

STATISTICS: CREATIVE FACTS:

Warm Blooded 4 heart chambers Internal Fertilization Habitat: Land Forelimbs for flying,

long neck, beak (no teeth), lightweight skeleton, feathers.

African Grey’s are generally regarded as being the most intelligent of birds, but from personal experience (I had one) they are the dumbest things ever.

ENHYDRA LUTRISA.K.A.

SEA OTTER CLASS: MAMMALIA

Sea Otter(Mammalia)

STATISTICS: CREATIVE FACTS:

Warm Blooded 4 heart chambers Internal Fertilization Habitat: Land or

Marine Body hair, fused

lower jaw, moveable eyelids, external ears, mammary gland.

In the native tribes on the Pacific Coast of North America, otters were considered kin to humans.

Due to the fur trade, worldwide numbers of sea otters plummeted down to a total of 1000-2000 in the early 1900s.

The End