1. BIOL 3300 Vertebrate Zoology: Ectotherms - Herpetology http://www.amphibian.com.au/

2. Open with Prayer Take attendance Course Page (NOT Angel) – http://people.nnu.edu/jocossel/BIOL3300/BIOL3300index_2011.htm http://people.nnu.edu/jocossel/BIOL3300/BIOL3300index_2011.htm – Syllabus – Calendar Grade permission forms Nuts and Bolts …

3. What is a “herp”? “These foul and loathsome animals… are abhorrent because their cold body, pale color, cartilaginous skeleton, filthy skin, fierce aspect, calculating eye, offensive smell, harsh voice, squalid habitation, and terrible venom; and so their Creator has not exerted His power to make many of them.” Carl von Linne. 1758. Systema Naturae

4. Linneaus was wrong about herpetofauna in more ways than one… How? – 1) – 2) – 3) What is a “herp”? http://www.calacademy.org/science_now/wild _lives/poison-dart_frogs.php

5. Herpetofauna have important roles in history and culture… ∆ Come up with a fairy tale, myth, cultural function for a “herp” of your choice… Herpetofauna have important roles in modern science Why are “herps” important?

6. Lissamphibia… Attributes: Who are they?

7. Urodela (Caudata)… Attributes: Who are they?

8. Anura (Salientia)… Attributes: Who are they? © A. Reitsma, Aquarium of the Pacific

9. Gymnophiona (Apoda)… Attributes: Who are they?

10. Reptilia (Non-Avian Reptiles)… Attributes: Who are they?

11. Testudines (Chelonia)… Attributes: Who are they? Encarta Website

12. Crocodylia… Attributes: Who are they? http://www.dinara.gub.uy

13. Rhyncocephalia… Attributes: Who are they? arthursclipart.org

14. Squamata (Lepidosauria)… Attributes: Who are they? http://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com

15. Which do you prefer? – Batrachology – Squamatology – Testudinology – Crocodylology If so diverse… why grouped?

16. How do you heat yourself… electromagnetically or chemically? _____________ is THE key feature to understanding this diverse group! Importance of Ectothermy!

17. Fig. 1-6 Demonstrates T b of a desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis). How do herps utlize ectothermy?

18. What are the benefits?

20. E ctotherms are E fficient What are the benefits? EctothermsEndotherms Plethodon cinereus48K-rat0.8 Desmognathus ochrophaeus76-98Field Mouse1.8 Norops limifrons23-28Meadow Vole3.0 Uta stansburiana18-25Red squirrel1.3 Heterodon contortix81Least Weasel2.3 Python curtus6-33Savanna Sparrow1.1 Vipera berus49Marsh Wren0.5 Mean (n=12)50Mean (n=19)1.4 Source: Pough et al. 2004

21. Not always at optimal performance ( why? ) What are the disadvantages?

22. Herpetofauna as a RULE are much smaller than birds or mammals. Smallest bird? Smallest mammal? Smallest herp? What is the influence on size? http://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com why?