Week 14 - Nov. 29 Amphibians and Reptiles

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?

Frog species density on Hispaniola.

Reptiles species density on Hispaniola.