VERTEBRATE PROJECT

By

Luc Lagesse

LAMPREY

Class: Agnatha Common Name: Lamprey Scientific Name: Petromyzon marinus Habitat: Freshwater and saltwater

LAMPREY

Favorite TV show: I Love Lamprey

Has a circular mouth used for sucking in order to obtain food

Favorite joke: Q: What color is a

burp?A: Burple!

Cold blooded 2 heart chambers External fertilizatnio

Sawfish

Class: Chondricthyes Common Name: Sawfish Scientific Name: Pristis

perotteti Habitat: Saltwater

Sawfish Called a sawfish

because it has a saw snout called a rostrum

When they find prey, the swing at it with their snout to paralyze it before eating it

Favorite Ride: Sea-Saw Cold blooded 2 heart chambers Internal Fertilization Favorite Movie:

Sawmbies 2

SEAHORSE

Class: Osteichthyes Common Name: Seahorse Scientific Name: Hippocampus guttulatus Habitat: Saltwater; usually in shallow water

SEAHORSE

The seahorse's scientific genus name, Hippocampus, is Greek for "bent horse”

Favorite Event: Kentucky Derby

Cold blooded 2 heart chambers External fertilization The seahorse may appear

as if it wears armor, but really its body is covered with bony rings and ridges

GREEN FROG

Class: Amphibia Common Name: Green Frog Scientific Name: Rana clamitans Habitat: Shallow fresh water, including

brooks, springs, and ponds

GREEN FROG Has a ridge running

down each side of it’s back

Cold blooded Breed in the spring 3 heart chambers Favorite Game: Leapfrog Can be found in much of

the eastern part of the U.S.

External Fertilization Favorite Food: Spiders,

insects, and tadpoles

Leopard Gecko

Class: Reptilia Common Name:

Leopard Gecko Scientific Name:

Eublepharus macularius

Habitat: Dry, rocky areas in Northwest India and Pakistan

Leopard Gecko

When the gecko gets stressed, it is able to detach it’s tail

Can live up to 20 years Favorite Insurance: GIECO Cold blooded Internal fertilization 3 heart chambers Cannot climb on walls Favorite Show: Barney

FAIRY PENGUIN

Class: Aves Common Name: Fairy penguin, little blue

penguin, little penguin Scientific Name: Eudyptula minor Habitat: Sandy or rocky islands

FAIRY PENGUIN Favorite TV show: Fairly

Odd Parents The maximum

swimming speed for little penguins is about 1.6 mph

Warm blooded They weigh about 1

kilogram and are 30 cm tall

4 heart chambers Internal fertilization Favorite Movie: Surf’s Up

OLIVE BABOON

Class: Mammalia Common Name: Olive Baboon Scientific Name: Papiocynocephalus anubis Habitat: Savannas and woodlands

OLIVE BABOON

Warm blooded Lifespan is 20 to 30

years Their predators are

humans, leopards, and cheetahs

Favorite Movie: Pokémon and The Lion King

4 heart chambers Internal Fertilization Hero: Rafaki

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