Description of the Animal- The Grand Cayman Blue Iguana is a dragon-like iguana that has a grayish blue color. Down his back he has stiff spines, also known as spikey cheeks and smooth throat. It has blue gray scales all over their body to protect them from predators and to keep Body heat in. When they are first born and in their early years it is hard to tell the difference between the male and female iguanas. They blend in well with rocks and scrub of their habitat. An adult Cayman Island blue iguana can grow up to be 5 feet long and weigh over 25 pounds. Distribution and natural habitat- The Grand Cayman Blue Iguana is only found in the Cayman Islands. Manly in the East Interior of the Island. Their habitat is mainly dry brush lands and shrub lands. They …show more content…
The main breeding season is April. The females create a cavity to bury their eggs they lay as many as 20 eggs. She then covers them up with soil and the incubation temperature is between 84-88 degrees. The babies hatch 5-6 months later and are about 7 inches long. Life Span- In captivity they live for about 20 years Three “fun facts” - The Cayman Island blue iguana is cold blooded meaning its body temperature is determined by its surroundings. • A Cayman Island blue iguana can change the color of its body. In the morning after a cool night for the iguana, it can darken the shade of its body to absorb more sunlight. • A Cayman Island blue iguana is at its most vibrant blue during mating season. Males are generally larger and weigh more than females. The Cayman Island blue iguana has red sclera, area of the eye surrounding the pupils (ours is white), because they used to live on the coast. The red sclera was used to reduce the glare from the sun. Green iguanas have a large tympanic scale just under their jaw whereas blue iguanas do not have a tympanic scale. Taxonomic classification- Squamata, Iguanidae, Cyclura nubile
Red-tailed black-cockatoos usually form a lifelong bond with their mating partner (Del Hoyo et al., 1997). They typically nest in large hollows of eucalyptus trees where they rear their young, generally one egg per clutch. Parental care is shared between the two mates; however, the female does most of the incubating and the male does most of the feeding (Higgins, 1997).
reptile is able to maintain a broad spectrum vision, whereas its eyes are movable and capable of 360 angled
The Channa Argus, also known as the Northern Snakehead, is currently an invasive species in parts of the United States. Its native range includes Korea, China, and Russia; specifically, the Amur River Basin. They primarily live in fresh aquatic water sources and thrive in the northern hemisphere due to the colder temperatures. They are commonly referred to as snakeheads because of their slim bodies and scaly head features (Fuller et al 2017).
Reproduction: The Redfin pickerel spawns in the early spring as water temperature approach 50°F. Spawning occurs in shallow water when the female deposits her eggs in vegetated areas where they are fertilized and left unattended. A large female may deposit as many as 4,000 eggs at one time. Some fish as small as 5 inches may release no more than 400 eggs. They become sexually mature by at least age two. No parental care is given to the eggs.
The Puerto Rican Parrot is one of the endemic species in Puerto Rico, hence the name. The parrot is about eleven inches in height, and weighs around 9 ounces. It is a mostly green bird, with a red forehead and white rings around its eyes. Their iris is a brown color and their legs are yellow-tan. Both the males and the females have mainly green coloring, their primary flight feathers are dark blue. The feathers that are only seen during flight, are bright blue, and the feathers in the tail have a yello...
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Their skin is altered in parts and into defensive scales which can be very dense and their claws are used for burrowing.
The Marine Iguana can also be known as its scientific name, Amblyrhynchus cristatus. They are found only on the Galapagos Islands, and have been called the reptiles of the sea. The Marine Iguana weighs up to 10kgs and can be up to 100cm’s in length, although the weight and lengths vary depending on what island they are from throughout the Galapagos islands. The Marine Iguana is usually seen as black and grey, occasionally going red and green during the breeding seasons. Because the Marine Iguana is a cold blooded animal, their dark colours help to attract heat to their bodies to make them warm, because the Galapagos islands have volcanic rocks, the Marine Iguana’s can lay on them to get warm after swimming or hunting.
These groups can be a single mating pair and their offspring, multiple mating pairs with all associated offspring, or groups of just males or females. Of course this depends on what time of year it is. Males often venture out by themselves during the spring to find a mate. During this time males can be heard doing their famous bob-white whistle (1). This is done in order to attract a female and they stop this call as soon as they have bred. These pairs are generally monogamous, but if environmental conditions are optimal this changes. With better environmental conditions the male or female of a breeding pair will leave their mate to start another brood (4). After breeding both sexes share the task in finding and establishing a scrape nest (14). Typically 12-16 eggs are laid and incubated for 24 days by both parents. Throughout this time the male and female perform companion calling and the males will detour other male bobwhites encountered. This is usually done through aggressive behavior such as chasing and even pecking. Male to male aggression is not just seen during mate protection. It has also been observed in establishing social ranks of captive male groups. Unsuccessful breeding males have even been documented to display homosexual behavior
The common caiman (Caiman Crocodilus), also known as a spotted Caiman, is a moderately sized reptile that resembles a crocodile or alligator, but with an average length of 1.1 -1.8 meters they are typically smaller than their more noted counterparts. Being a freshwater crocodilian this species lives in the marshy areas that connect to moderate sized tributaries, giving them both a feeding and breeding ground as well as, the ability to easily move from marsh to marsh in search of food and mates. Native to an area starting in northern South America and ranging to northern Central America, this reptile has begun moving into territories further and further north. This crocodilian can be identified by a curved bony ridge near the front of the snout and banding of darker color over the species’ back, which its American counterparts lack. As of now the Caiman is too susceptible to cold weather to continue moving north into central North America, and has been stunted in northern Florida due to freezing that drives the
Males are usually larger than females, but there are no obvious physical differences that mark their sexes. There is only one very slight difference in the pattern of scales in front of the cloaca. Though it is difficult for researchers to identify the sexes, the Komodos seem to have no trouble. They mate between the months of May and August. The female lays about 30 eggs and the incubation cycle is roughly 9 months (Benyus, 1992).
Hyla versicolor, commonly know as the Gray Tree Frog or the Eastern Gray Tree Frog, is an amphibian that is referred to as the “Chameleon of the Frog world” (Craighead, 2004, p.1) because of its ability to change colors. “This frog was once thought to be the same species as the Cope’s Gray Tree Frog”. They can only be distinguished by their calls and the fact that the Cope Gray Tree Frog is diploid while the Gray Tree Frog is tetraploid (NPWRC, 2004). The Gray Tree Frog is classified as follows:
The Caymans were “discovered” by the west by Christopher Columbus on his fourth and final voyage to the new world. His two ships, the Capitana and the Santiago sighted two small islands on May 10, 1503. These islands he called “Las Tortugas” because of their abundance of sea turtles, these islands eventually became Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. Columbus’ ships were off course when they sighted the islands and did not set foot on the islands. Columbus was an unintentional witness to the yearly gathering of sea turtles to mate and lay eggs. They were so abundant that their shells were mistaken for large rocks on the beaches. The turtles yearly migration was a large influence on the islands early history.
Alligators, usually have broad rounded snouts. Such a jaw design provides the strength to withstand stress when enormous force is used to crush hard-shelled preys such as turtles. However, a more reliable way, for telling an alligator apart from a crocodile, is the way its teeth in the lower jaw are neatly hidden from view when the jaws are closed.