Vertebrate Presentation By: Marley Burton

Agnatha Class: Agantha Scientific Name: Eptatertus cirrhatus Nickname: Hagfish Environment : live in burrows on the seafloor Cool facts: –H–Hagfish have: five hearts no jaws no true eyes no stomach.

Chondricthyes Class: Chondricthyes Scientific Name: Manta Birostris Nickname: Giant Manta Rays Environment: They live in temperate and tropical waters. Cool Facts: – grow to 5 meters in width and weigh several hundred kgs.

Osteichthyes Class: Osteichthyes Scientific Name: Mola mola Nickname: Mola Sunfish Environment : They can be found in temperate and warm oceans around the world. Cool facts: – Average lifespan in captivity: Up to 10 years – Size: 11 ft (3.3 m) – Weight: Up to 5,000 lbs (2,250 kg)

Amphipia Class: Amphibian Scientific Name: Dendrobates azureus Nickname: blue arrow poisonous dart frog Environment : They live in humid, tropical environments. (South America) Cool Facts: – The only natural predator of most of the poison dart frog family is a snake called Leimadophis epinephelus, which has developed a resistance to the frogs' poison.

Reptilia Class: Reptilian Scientific Name: Dendroaspis polylepis Nickname: Black Mamba Environment: savannas and rocky hills of southern and eastern Africa Cool Facts: Africa’s longest venomous snake, reaching up to 14 feet in length, although 8.2 feet is more the average. among the fastest snakes in the world-to 12.5 miles per hour They get their name not from their skin color, which tends to be olive to gray, but rather from the blue-black color of the inside of their mouth, which they display when threatened.

Aves Secretary Bird Class: Aves Scientific Name: Sagittarius serpentarius Nickname: Secretary Bird Environment: African plans Cool Facts: – their legs are covered with scales to protect them from snakebites » They eat snakes alot – They hunt in groups

Mamilias Orcas Class: Mammalian Scientific Name: Orcinus orca Nickname: Killer Whale Environment: They are found in all off oceans of the World. Cool facts – They can live in the freezing Arctic ocean and the warm Indian ocean – They eat fish, squid, seals, sea lions, penguins, even other whales.