Week 13 - Thanksgiving
Week 15 - Presentations
Final Exam Dec. 13
Amphibians - Frogs
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Families 4
Order Anura
Frogs, krapo
65 species (63 endemic)
Need moisture, therefore
fewer species than reptiles.
Juvenile Macaya
Breast-spot Frog Eleutherodactylus thorectes
A critically endangered
species in the Massif de la Hotte.
One of the smallest
frogs in the world. Last seen 1991.
Reptiles – Turtles, Snakes & Lizards, Crocodiles
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines Squamata Crocodylia
Families 1 13 1
Order
Crocodylia
Crocodiles
1 species
Native
Once in all waters
Now only in Etang Saumatre and Plaine du Cul
de Sac
Order
Testudines
Turtles, torti
2 species
Order
Squamata
143 species (137 endemic)
Lizards,
zandolit, mabouya
116 species
Snakes,
koulev
27 species
Why are
lizards and frogs so numerous in Haiti?
A lot of habitat types on Hispaniola
Mountainous
Islands of a variety of sizes and topography
Species density maps - what area of Haiti should we focus on protecting?
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| Frog species density on Hispaniola. |
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| Reptiles species density on Hispaniola. |
