Transcription of Herps cards ppt - Delaware ENVIROTHON
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Page 1 Key to Herp Groups found in Delaware WetlandsDeveloped by: Delaware Adopt-a-Wetland Program (DE Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Control, 2003) Illustrations from: A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America(Conant & Collins, 1998) REPTILES have scales on body have claws lay eggs on dry land eggs have hard shellPages 2-6 AMPHIBIANS have moist, often slimy skin most have aquatic stages most lay eggs in water eggs are soft & jelly-likePages 7-12If you find a snakeGo to Page 4-6 If you find a newt or salamanderGo to Page 8 & 9 If you find a small frog, usually in or around forested areas, havingsuction cup-like feetGo to page 10If you find a frogin or around waterthat has wet skin and webbed feetGo to page 11If you find a frog, usually on land, that differs from those found on pages 10-11Go to page 12If you find a larvawith external gillsIt s a larval salamanderIf you find a tadpole with no external gillsIt s a larval frog or toadGo to page 13If you find a turtleGo to Page 2 & 3 If you find a lizard orskinkGo to Page 7 Page 2 Freshwater TurtlesDeveloped by.
More Turtles (background) Page 3B N. Diamond-backed Terrapin Eastern Snapping Turtle Eastern Box Turtle Red-eared Slider Northern Map Turtle The Diamond-backed Terrapin favors brackish habitats, including salt marshes, estuaries, tidal
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