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1. Fish and Herps (Amphibians and Reptiles)
2. FISH Complete their lifecycle in water
Respiration by gills (mostly)
Many desert fish endangered due to
Habitat Loss (dams, diversions, groundwater pumping, grazing, etc.)
Introduced Species
3. AMPHIBIANS Have anamniotic eggs, permeable skin, and a larval stage
Anamniotic eggs are jelly like and must be laid in water or moist area
Respiration by skin augmented by gills or lungs
Amphibians hatch as a larva and metamorphose to an adult form.
Includes salamanders, frogs, toads, spadefoots, etc.
5. REPTILES Have scaled skin, amniotic eggs, and no larval stage
Amniotic eggs have a shell and must be laid on dry land
Respiration by well-developed lungs
Includes turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodiles, etc.
6. Reptile: tail autotomy
7. Reptile: Birth Oviparous: egg-laying
Advantages/disadvantages? See self quiz
Ovoviviparous: live birth after retaining egg within body
Advantages/disadvantages? See self quiz
Viviparous: live birth after fetus develops within mother while drawing nutrients from her all along
9. Reptile: Parthenogenesis Every member of species is female (e.g., sonoran spotted whiptail).
10. Reptile: Parthenogenesis Reproduce by cloning (without sex: young hatch from unfertilized eggs)
11. Reptile: Parthenogenesis Advantages
Population potentially increases twice as fast because every member produces offspring
No time, energy, risk with finding mate
Dont mess with success (genes worked for mother)
12. Reptile: Parthenogenesis Disadvantages
Little genetic variability means less adaptability
No two-parent care
13. Reptile: Territoriality Geographical Range: everywhere species lives.
Home Range: everywhere individual lives.
Territory: everywhere individual defends.