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AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE MANAGEMENT General Considerations Habitat Food Regulation Vivarium soil or peat water – think fish dechlorinate filter temperature shelter FOOD infusoria – babies earthworms blood worms Drosophila crickets mice CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora http://www.cites.org/ ~5000 animal species ~28,000 plant species AMPHIBIANS smooth, moist, glandular skin most species absorb water through skin some species breath through skin must spend part of life in water world – 4780 species U. S. – 230 species AMPHIBIANS frogs toads newts salamanders caecilians FROGS spend most or all of life in water green frog Rana clamitans FROGS green tree frog – Hyla cineria TOADS develop in water spend later life on land American toad – Bufo americanus americanus NEWTS spend life in water or marshy areas red spotted newt – Eastern newt Notophthalmus viridescens – easy to keep SALAMANDERS about 320 species 2 to 70 inches in length fire salamander – easy to keep axolotl - albino axolotl - gold tiger salamander “terrestrial” easy to keep caecilians tropical live underground 1 inch to 1.5 meters
