1. BIOL 3300 Vertebrate Zoology: Ectotherms - Herpetology http://www.amphibian.com.au/

2. Open with Prayer Take attendance Course Page (in ADDITION to Canvas) – http://people.nnu.edu/jocossel/BIOL3300/ http://people.nnu.edu/jocossel/BIOL3300/ Syllabus – Calendar Grade permission forms Nuts and Bolts …

3. What is a “herp”? “These foul and loathsome animals… are abhorrent because their cold body, pale color, cartilaginous skeleton, filthy skin, fierce aspect, calculating eye, offensive smell, harsh voice, squalid habitation, and terrible venom; and so their Creator has not exerted His power to make many of them.” Carl von Linne. 1758. Systema Naturae

4. Linneaus was wrong about herpetofauna in more ways than one… How? – 1) – 2) – 3) What is a “herp”? http://www.calacademy.org/science_now/wild _lives/poison-dart_frogs.php

5. Herpetofauna have important roles in history and culture… ∆ Come up with a fairy tale, myth, cultural function for a “herp” of your choice… Herpetofauna have important roles in modern science Why are “herps” important?

6. _____ is perhaps most distinguishing feature… Is it “primitive”, plesiomorphic or ancestral? Attributes: Who are they?

7. ~____ species Occur in diverse habitats Complex life histories Attributes: Who are they?

8. (>______ species) Occur in diverse habitats Complex life histories Various body forms Attributes: Who are they? © A. Reitsma, Aquarium of the Pacific

9. (~___ species) Tropical distribution Fossorial - secretive Attributes: Who are they?

10. Figure 1.2 A sampling of adult body forms in living amphibians.

11. ___ is a key feature again, but a snynapomorphy compared to Lissamphibia Attributes: Who are they?

12. ~____ species Distinct “morphs” Limited diversity Attributes: Who are they? Encarta Website

13. ~___ species Nearly all are endangered Diversity of size, not morphology More closely related to ? than other “reptiles” Attributes: Who are they? http://www.dinara.gub.uy

14. ___ species All are endangered Very limited distribution Very slow growing (comparable to humans) Attributes: Who are they? arthursclipart.org

15. ~ _______ species All lizards… but two suborders! __________ evolved numerous times Diversity of habitats, size, and to some degree morphology Attributes: Who are they? http://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com

16. Figure 1.3 A sampling of adult body forms in living reptiles.

17. Which do you prefer? – Blame Linneaus! Plesiomorphies! If so diverse… why grouped?