Vertebrate Trading Card Project By: Mitchell Boh

Agnatha Interesting Extras Cold Blooded 2 Heart Chambers They are internal fertilizers They have a slender eel-shaped body made out of cartilage. There digestive systems have no stomach Favorite color – blue (the color of the ocean) Most Embarrassing Moment – When I ate a rock by accident and all of my friends made fun of me. Scientific Name - Petromyzon marinus Common Name - Diverse lampreys Environment - The ocean, rivers, delta ect.

Chondricthyes Interesting Extras Cold Blooded 2 Heart Chambers Mostly internal fertilization Jawed fish with scales and a cartilage skeleton About a 20 feet wing span. Largest Manta Ray ever is about 3000 pounds. They eat Plankton, small fish and crustaceans. They have no teeth. Mantas don't have a stinging spine. Scientific Name - Manta Birostris Common Name – Manta Ray Environment - The ocean

Osteichthyes Interesting Extras Cold blooded 2 Heat Chambers Mostly external fertilization but it can be internal Stable pattern of cranial bones Moveable muscles in lower jaw Over 20,000 species Acute eyes When scared it “puffs up” and the size and sudden growth of the fish scares its predators away. Greatest Achievement – He scared a shark away because he “puffed up” Scientific Name - Lagocephalus lagocephalus Common Name – Puffer Fish Environment - Marine, near coral reefs and tropical shallow water

Amphibia Interesting Extras Cold Blooded Three Heart Chambers When they are tadpoles they fertilize internally but when they at adults they fertilize externally (frogs in the rainforest) They lay their eggs in water Adults breath air and water. There are not true sea water amphibians It has toxic chemicals on it’s skin when it lives on land. Some Newts can live for 12 to 15 years. Favorite food is a snail with a side of fresh worms Scientific Name – Notophthalmus viridescens Common Name - Newt Environment - Lives in and around ponds, lakes, marshes, and quiet streams.

Reptilia Interesting Extras Cold Blooded Three Heart Chambers They fertilize externally by laying eggs Dry, scaly or horny skin (no hair) Heard shelled eggs Breath with lungs The first animal, in evolution, to develop the amniotic egg, this allows reptiles to lay eggs on land. A great defense the turtle has is that is can hide itself in its shell Scientific Name – Dermochelys coriacea Common Name – Giant Sea Turtle or Leatherback Sea Turtle Environment - marine, lives near coral reefs

Aves Interesting Extras They are warm blooded They have four heart chambers They live in any terrestrial habitat Horny beak, no teach Feathers Yoked eggs Toucans are born blind You can hear the sound of a toucan over a 1\2 mile away Biggest fear it’s a jaguar Toucans live mostly in South America Favorite food are seeds Scientific Name – Ramphastos sulfuratus Common Name – Toucan Environment - The rainforest of South America

Mammalia Interesting Extras Warm blooded Four heart chambers Internal fertilization Have hair Most have sweat glands Have fat glands Over 4000 species Four legs They have thinking brains They are related to an elephant They are an endangered species Greatest achievement is staying alive when his species is endangered Scientific Name – Trichechus manatus latirostris Common Name – Manatee Environment - marine, shallow waters