Vertebrate Trading Cards By Amanda Collins

Agnatha Class: Myxini Scientific Name: Eptatretus Cirrhatus HAGFISH STATS Class: Myxini Scientific Name: Eptatretus Cirrhatus Common Name: Hagfish Environment: deep oceanic benthos Favorite Activity: making slime Look-a-like: the eel Goals: to get a stomach

Chondricthyes Class: Interceptor Scientific Name: Dasyatis pastinaca STINGRAY STATS Class: Interceptor Scientific Name: Dasyatis pastinaca Common Name: Stingray Environment: coastal tropical marine waters Favorite color: stingray Goal: to have warm blood

Osteichthyes Class: Osteichthyes Scientific Name: Betta BETTA FISH STATS Class: Osteichthyes Scientific Name: Betta Environment: rice paddies of Thailand Best feature: labyrinth organ Favorite food: larvae of mosquitoes Favorite activity: Fighting

Amphibia Stats Class: Amphibia Black-bellied Slender Salamander Stats Class: Amphibia Scientific Name: Batrachoseps nigriventris Environment: oak woodland, oak-pine forests, chaparral, grassland and streamside Favorite season: Winter(when eggs are laid) Height: 1 – 2 inches Habitat: under rocks, logs, bark,boards and damp leaf-litter

Reptilia Class: Reptilia Scientific Name: Chelonia mydas GREEN SEA TURTLE STATS Class: Reptilia Scientific Name: Chelonia mydas Environment: tropical and subtropical seas Average weight: 440 lbs. Diet: Vegetarian Average life span: 80 years

Aves Class: Aves Scientific Name: Agapornis roseicollis Rosy-faced lovebird Stats Class: Aves Scientific Name: Agapornis roseicollis Environment: southwest Africa How they got there name: there affection towards their owner or other birds Least favorite food: strawberries (which contain trace amounts of carcinogenic pesticides) Favorite color: Rose

Mammalia HIPPOPOTAMUS Stats Class: Mammalia Scientific Name: Hippopotamus amphibius Environment: rivers and lakes in sub-Saharan Africa Weight: heavier than the Giraffe despite being shorter Relatives: their closest living relatives are cetaceans (whales, porpoise, etc.) Average speed: 30 mph