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Amphibian & ReptileManagement
Dr. N. Matthew Ellinwood, D.V.M., Ph.D.
March 19, 2012
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
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REPTILES• Taxinomic class defined by:
– Air breathing– Egg laying of shelled eggs– Scaled or scute covered skin/bodies
• Four orders– Crocodiles– Sphenodontia (tuataras)– Sqamata
• Lizards, snakes, amphisbaenians (worm lizards)
– Chelonia or Testuidines
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REPTILES
• chelonians
• lizards
• snakes
• amphisbaenians – worm lizards
• tuataras
• crocodiles
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Chelonians
• Turtles
• Tortoises
• Terrapins
• Salmonella risks– Not just turtles, etc.
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TURTLES
• spend most or all of their time in water• leatherback turtle – Dermochelys coriacea– largest turtle, endangered
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TORTOISE
• spend most or all of their time on land• Aldabra tortoise – Geochelone gigantia – 2nd largest tortoise, CITES protected
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TERRAPINS
• Spend significant time on land and in water
• American Indian word
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TERRAPINS - Red-Eared Slider
• Southern U.S.
• omnivorous
• 75° F
Red-Eared slider – Trachemys scripta elegans
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LIZARDS• habitats - desert to marshes
• diets - herbivorous, omnivorous, carnivorous, insectivorous
• temperature requirements - widely varied
• bottom line - do your homework
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Iguanas• Green iguana
• Calcium
• Vit D– Lights
• Central and South Am
• Up to ~ 7 feet• Related
– Chuckwalla
– Desert Iguana
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Anoles
• Small new world lizard
• False chamelions
• Green Anole– Native to USA– Cuban brown
• Now in Florida
– Knight Anole• 18 inches
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Skinks
• Small lizards
• Five lined skink– North America native
• Blue tongued skink– Australian– Pet trade
• Solomon Island giant skink– Arboreal– Largest species of skink; 28”
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Geckos
• Desert to tropical
• Lamellated feet– Climbers
• Nocturnal and vocal
• Leopard gecko– India native
– Pest control
– Popular pet species
• Tokay gecko– Aggressive
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Chameleons
• Experienced owner only
• Africa, southern Europe, Near East to south asia
• Change color
• Turret eyes
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horned toad (a lizard - really!)
Phrynosoma platyrhinos –
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TUATARAS
• habitat - small islands around New Zealand
• diet - carnivorous• temperature
– ~54° F
• 50-80 cm; up to 1 kg• living fossils
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AMPHISBAENIANS worm lizards
• Florida worm lizard – Rhineura floridana