Vertebrates
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals!
Some Of Our Vertebrates!!!
Fish
Jawless Fish
Examples: Lamprey & hagfish.
Bony Fish
Examples: Clown fish, trouts, & seahorses.
Cartilaginous fish
Cartilaginous fish have a skeleton made out of cartilage, they are carnivores, have jaws, & have scales.
Examples: Sharks, skates, & rays.
Amphibians
Examples: Frogs & Salimandors.
Reptiles
All reptiles are ectothermic, lay eggs, have scaly skin, & have lungs.
Examples: Lizards, turtles, alligators, crocodiles, & snakes
Alligators & Crocodile
Alligators- Only a few teeth visible when their mouth are shut & broad rounded nose.
Crocodiles- Most teeth visable when mouth shut & a poitned nose.
Snakes
Examples: Cobras. Copperheads, & pythons.
Turtles
Turtles have a hard protective shell that covers their body. Their shells can be hard or soft and they are covered with scales. Most can draw their head and legs into their shell.
Examples:Sea turtle, painted turtle, & tortoises
Lizards
Lizards lay eggs, have four, long tail, moveable eyelid, & external ears.
Examples: kamodo dragon, gecko, chameleon.
Birds
Examples: Blue Jays, penguins, & Eagles ect.
Mammals
There are 3 different types of mammals. Marsupials, monotremes, & placentals. All mammals are endothermic, have a four chambered heart, have fur or have hair, & the mother produces milk for their young so the can eat. Most mammals give live birth but there is one group which that lays eggs which is the monotremes.
Placentals
Placentals are the largest group of mammals. This group of mammals does internal fertilization which means the young forms in its mothers stomach.
Examples: Humans, zebras, monkeys, & many more!
Marsupials
Examples: Kangaroos, opposum, koalas.