The Frilled Lizard, also known as the Chlamydosaurus Kingii, weigh only one to two pounds. Black, brown, tan and yellow are the colors of the filled lizard. They have a long tail and a large expanding frill on the neck. They are reptilian, so their skin is scaly. The habitat ranges from tropical rainforests to woodlands. Their clutch size is 12. Frilled Lizards are omnivores; they love eating insects. Lucky for them, the filled lizard isn’t threatened at all.…
Reproductive process: They can lay up to 100 eggs which are protected and incubated by the mother. Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus Zetiki) website: http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/ animals/panamanian-golden-frog Physical Traits: Yellow-gold in color with black spots, Males are up to 1.4 to 1.9 inches, Females are up to 1.7 to 2.5 inches. Animal Behavior: Socializes with other through sound from throat and hand-waving Common Ecosystems:Males tend to stay near streams and Females stay in the forest Reason for Endangerment: Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) website: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/gui de/bald_eagle/id Physical Traits: White head and tail, body length is 48 inches, wingspan is precisely 5.7 to 7.9 feet. Animal Behavior: Both male and female act as incubator for their eggs.…
The cane toad mate like frogs they lay eggs and then becomes tadpoles. The cane toad can lay up to 8,000 – 25,000 eggs at once. but only 1,000 to 2,000 make it to adult hood but the cane toad cane live 10to 15 years. The cane toad usually travels by it self. The skin of the cane toad is dry and warty. It has distinct ridges above the eyes, which run down the snout. individual cane toads can be grey, yellowish, red-brown or olive-brown, with varying patterns. Fun facts…
They are able to secrete mucus from their skin that can cause irritation to the eyes, nose, mouth and even the genitals and any other mucus membranes. The mucus can also cause allergy-like symptoms and cause someone’s asthma to be triggered. Also, if a child gets ahold of one and puts it in their mouth, the secretion of the tree frog can possibly kill the child from the sicknesses they could contract. This is a common happening because there are so many of these frogs that when children see them, they like to try catching and playing with them, which sometimes gets the children…
The cane toad (Bufo marinus) is an invasive species in Australia. The cane toad is the largest species in the family Bufonidae. Adult cane toads are usually heavy-built and weigh an average of up to 1.8 kg. (4 lbs.). Their size may vary from 15–23 cm.(4-9 in.) and their skin is warty. The coloration on their back and sides may vary from olive-brown or reddish-brown, gray, and yellow while their bellies are semi-yellow or semi-white with darker mottling. Their body is round and flat, has prominent corneal crests, and light middorsal stripes. Their front feet are unwebbed, but their back feet have tough, leathery webbing. Cane toads have short legs and a ridged bony head that extends forward from their eyes to their nose. Behind their ears lie the parotid glands, which usually causes their head to appear swollen. These glands are used for defense against predators. The parotid gland produces milky toxic secretion or poison that is dangerous to many species.[1] This venom primarily affects the functioning of the heart. Envenomation is painful, but is usually not fatal for humans.[2] However, it does have some effects, such as burning of the eyes and hands, and skin irritation.[1]…
Describe the general external anatomy of the frog. The body of a frog can be divided into a head, which extends posteriorly to the shoulder region, and a trunk. Notice that a distinct neck is absent. This is a retention of a characteristic of fishes, for which an independent motion of the head and trunk would be disadvantageous during swimming. The appendages, forearms and hind legs, allow the frog to move about on land. The large webbed hind feet aid in swimming.…
In the past few years, citizens of Minnesota have discovered deformed frogs scattered throughout the state. There are many speculations as to how the frogs got such deformities. Some scientists believe that its something in the waters of the Minnesota wetlands, other factors could be parasites or ultraviolet radiation. Minnesota is not the only location in the world that has reported deformed animal sightings, but almost three-quarters of the deformed frogs were reported in Minnesota. This is not necessarily because Minnesota contains the most deformed frogs, because scientists are unsure if that is true. Residents of Minnesota are most aware to the problem, so they are basically looking out for the frogs. Deformed frogs are most commonly missing limbs, have extra limbs, or have some bent limbs. Also, there are internal deformities that one would not be able to tell just from looking at the frog. These include digestive and urinary problems, and a slow ability to eat, avoid predators, and move. Because of this most frogs do not survive the winter, and if they do, deformed frogs do not advance on to a second year of living. Deformities do not occur in all frogs, the most common frogs with these malfunctions include the wood frog, American toad, and the northern leopard frog. Since deformed frogs have been found in ponds and both the urban and rural parts of Minnesota, scientists have concluded that well water can produce such malfunctions. Several tests have been preformed on the water that Minnesota residents are drinking and nothing has been found. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have been performing tests to help solve the problem of deformed frogs in Minnesota.…
“White Frog” is one of those remarkable movies that connects intensely with audiences who have experienced “feeling different” or being an outcast or not fitting into the popular crowd. The movie was about a popular, high schooled Chaz Young is the light of several people's lives. None more than that of little bro Nick, whose painful social awkwardness has shut him off from nearly everyone else. Nick has a disease called Asperger that makes you socially awkward. In the movie Nick hit a lot of social forces such as gender, sexuality, and inequality.…
Elizabeth A. Reeves is an American author best known for the Unlife, Goldie Locke and Were Bears, Witness Protection for Monsters, and Cindy Eller books. Reeves series of novels are best classified as science fiction and fantasy novels. Though she has been a writer for several years, she is a very private person and as such, there is very little information about her on the web. A very popular legend that also appears on her website and social media profile has it that Elizabeth Reeves was born with a book in hand and immediately asked for a pony. While it is not easy to confirm the veracity of the story, horses and books have been very consistent themes in Reeves’s writing. The author was born in Massachusetts to a father that was a university professor and an artistic mother. She credits her mother for one of the most popular of…
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is a short story in which Mark Twain, the author, tells an unrealistic story of a frog and a chatty man by the name of Simon Wheeler. Simon Wheeler, Mark’s main character, wins bets on whatever he can from dog fights to frog jumping. Later, when Simon meets an old gentleman and bets him that Dan’l can jump the farthest of any frog in Calaveras County. Written in the mid 1860’s, this short story brought Mark Twain his national attention. Simon bets on anything that he can and others take him on unrealistic bets, and while he wins some and loses some, he is a man who achieves success on his own.…
Trout is referred to in some species under the subfamily Salmoninae which are fishes that can be found in freshwater and saltwater or both. The well-known salmon is one member of the trout family, and unlike other trout members, it prefers to stay in seawater. Here are some highlights on famous members of the trout family explained in an alphabetical order #1 - Adriatic trout, Salmo obtusirostris Another name (s): Adriatic salmon, soft mouth trout, soft muzzled trout. This is both a freshwater and saltwater fish which comes from genus Salmo, the salmonid fish species. Adriatic trout can be found endemic in Western Balkan rivers of the South East European area.…
The striped newt is a species up for contention on the endangered species list. It is a small salamander whose size can vary from 2-4 inches(5-10 centimeters). The striped newt was given the name striped newt because it has a long red stripe going down the body. The salamander has a olive-green to dark brown color and a yellow belly sometimes containing black specs. Occasionally, the salamander has a row of red spots on the side of the body. The skin of the salamander is very rough and not as slimy other salamanders. Also, the striped newt has distinctive costal grooves all over it’s body. The striped newts primary habitat are ephemeral ponds. Striped newts are both aquatic and land creatures. The ephemeral ponds can suit both of these types…
The Frogs tells the story of the god Dionysus, who, despairing of the state of Athens' tragedians, travels to Hades (the underworld) to bring the playwright Euripides back from the dead. (Euripides had died the year before, in 406 BC). He brings along his slave Xanthias, who is smarter and braver than Dionysus. As the play opens. Xanthias and Dionysus argue over what kind of jokes Xanthias can use to open the play. For the first half of the play, Dionysus routinely makes critical errors, forcing Xanthias to improvise in order to protect his master and prevent Dionysus from looking incompetent—but this only allows Dionysus to continue to make mistakes with no consequence.…
"Giant Toad" by Elizabeth Bishop is included in this anthology because it addresses the theme of nature by listing the physical traits of the toad as well as its environment. It also is a part of this collection due to the fact that it provides the reader with a different point of view on the events that occur within Elizabeth Bishop's "Giant Snail" and "Strayed Crab". I found this poem particularly compelling because it describes in immense detail the look of the toad through the use of figurative language, which truly helps the reader to picture the situation. The toad, who is the speaker, uses a metaphor when stating, "I am an angel in disguise; my wings are evil, but not deadly" (Bishop 30). By comparing itself to a heavenly angel that…
In the poem “Toads” by Philip Larkin, a man who never makes himself known begins to talk about two toads. Although not being literal, the man uses toads as a metaphor for objects within his life which hold him back from feeling purely accomplished. The first toad that he speaks of is the influence and pressures which society forces on individuals to work. The second toad is one which he finds within his subconscious which prompts him to work and never quit, despite how bad he wants to. The man soon realizes that although one toad does not create the other, it is hard to lose one toad when he has both. The use of meter, form, and rhyming within the poem help to demonstrate that in some cases, dissatisfaction is inevitable. The poem was written…
