1. Vertebrate Trading Cards
Annie Sexton
4th Hour
3/13/09

2. Sea Lamprey
Petromyzon marinus Sea Lamprey Agnatha

3. Sea Lamprey Sea Lampreys are cold-blooded They have 3 heart chamber
Their method of fertilization is internal
They can live in fresh or salt water
They have no jaw
Interesting Facts:
Some of the Sea Lamprey’s fossils date back to over 500 million years!
Most of the Sea Lampreys are extinct 

4. Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
Whale Shark
Chordata

5. Whale Shark Whale Sharks are cold-blooded They have 2 heart chambers
Their method of fertilization is external
They mostly live in oceans (salt water)
They have a cartilaginous skeleton
They have a ventral mouth
Interesting Facts:
If they stopped moving, they would sink to the bottom of the ocean!
The average size of a Whale Shark’s mouth is 5 feet, but they only eat plankton!

6. Clown Fish
Amphiprion ocellaris
Clown Fish
Osteichthyes

7. Clown Fish Clown fish are cold-blooded They have 2 heart chambers
Their method of fertilization is external
They live in the oceans (salt water)
They have bony skeletons
They have bilateral symetry
Interesting Facts:
The male clown fish are smaller than the females
Favorite movie: Finding Nemo

8. newt
Triturus vulgaris
Newt
Amphibia

9. Newts Newts are cold-blooded They have 3 heart chambers
Their method of fertilization is external
They live in moist areas, like swamps
They have webbed feet
They have bilateral symmetry
Interesting Facts:
They are important component of the global ecosystem
They have been around since the dinosaurs

10. cobra
Naja naja
Cobra
Reptilia

11. Cobra Cobras are cold-blooded They have 4 heart chambers
Their method of fertilization is internal
Their habitat is usually dry, like a desert
They have ribs
They have scales
Interesting facts:
Favorite instrument: flute

12. Ostrich
Struthio camelus
Ostrich
Aves

13. Ostrich Ostriches are warm blooded They have 4 heart chambers
Their method of fertilization is internal
Desert or jungle regions
Long necks
They have beaks but no teeth
Interesting Facts:
They have many forms of transportation: flying, swimming, climbing, crawling and running

14. Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Platypus
Mammalia

15. Platypus Platypuses are warm blooded They have a 4 chambered heart
Their method of fertilization is internal
They can live in water or land (semi-aquatic mammals)
They have body hair
Interesting Facts:
They are the only mammals who lay eggs
Favorite Super Hero: Perry the Platypus