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INVERTEBRATES Madagascar Hissing Cockroach:

Range: •Island of Madagascar Life Span: •Up to 5 years Diet: •Detritivore – Habitat: decaying and •Underneath leaf litter of floor Mexican Red- Kneed :

Range: • Pacific of and Life Span: •Up to 30 years Diet: •Carnivore – bugs, Habitat: small , •Scrublands and small Barred Tiger Salamander:

Range: •Western, Central, and Southern

Diet: Life Span: •Carnivorous - insects, •Up to 20 years worms, mice, , toads Habitat: •Near in •Moist Eastern Newt:

Range: •Eastern Us, , Appalachian Mtns, •southern Canada Life Span: •up to 15 years Diet: •Carnivorous – Habitat: invertebrates such as •larvae and adults live in insects, worms, and small and lakes aquatic insect larvae •red efts live in surrounding Marine Toad:

Range: •southern United States •South America •introduced in Hawaii, Life Span: southern Florida and •8-10 years eastern Habitat: Diet: •near marine (ocean) •Carnivorous – insects, environments snails, toads/frogs, small •rainforest floor mammals • forests American Toad:

Range: •Majority of Life Span: •1-12 years Diet: •Usually closer to 1 •Carnivorous as an adult •Herbivorous as a Habitat: tadpole •Anywhere near a freshwater source White’s Frog:

Range: •north and east Australia •southern •introduced to small Life Span: regions in Florida •15-20 years Habitat: Diet: • of forests •Carnivorous - insects and • spiders, small mammals, • or amphibians •sinks and toilets! Grey Tree Frog:

Range: •eastern United States and Canada •isolated population on New Brunswick Life Span: •up to 7 years Diet: •Carnivorous - insects and Habitat: spiders, small mammals, •wooded areas reptiles or amphibians near temporary •Opportunistic cannibals or permanent water sources Chacoan Horned Frog:

Range: • region of Life Span: •7-12 years Diet: Habitat: •Carnivorous - insects, •Seasonally small animals wet/dry •Specializes in eating other in frogs Argentina African Bull Frog:

Range: •sub-Saharan Life Span: Diet: •15 to 25 years •Carnivorous – insects, small , reptiles, Habitat: birds, other amphibians •dry open grasslands at low elevations REPTILES Snapping Turtle:

Range: •Central and Eastern North America

Diet: Life Span: •Omnivorous – aquatic •30 years in the wild , bugs, fish, •50 years in captivity frogs, small birds and Habitat:. mammals •Freshwater or brackish water sources Sinaloan Milksnake:

Range: •southwest United States •northern portions of Mexico (Sinaloan region) Life Span: •15-20 years

Diet: Habitat: •Carnivorous - small •arid, rocky (semi- rodents, smaller , ) regions small birds, eggs •often found near barns and cornfields Prehensile Tailed Skink:

Range: •Solomon Islands

Life Span: •13-20 years

Habitat: Diet: •Tropical •Herbivorous - leaves, rainforest fruits, vines European Glass :

Range: •southeastern -Asia •the Balkans Life Span: •up to 50 years in captivity Diet: •Carnivorous - mostly Habitat: insects, but will eat small •dry areas with cover amphibians, lizards and •fields, rock walls and mammals grasslands American Alligator:

Range: •Southeastern United States

Diet: Life Span: •Carnivorous –fish, birds, •35 years in the wild mammals, reptiles •50 years in captivity •Juveniles go after Habitat:. smaller prey, like insects, •Freshwater swamps, amphibians, and small marshes, rivers, and fish lakes Black Rat :

Range: •eastern United States •largest snake in Life Span: Massachusetts •15-20 years

Diet: Habitat: •Carnivorous - rodents, •various wooded birds, lizards, amphibians, areas and fields and eggs •often found near barns or in Desert Tortoise:

Range: •Southwestern United States

Life Span: Diet: •up to 100 years •Herbivorous - Habitat: annual desert •desert areas plants, new cactus •washes, rocky hillsides growth and fruit •canyon bottoms Eastern Milksnake:

Range: •Northeastern U.S.A. •Southeastern Canada Life Span: •Up to 20 years Diet: •Carnivorous – small Habitat: rodents, birds, bugs, •Forests, , amphibians, lizards, and and farms snakes Spotted Turtle:

Range: •eastern United States •Maine to Florida •west to Illinois Life Span: •25-30 years

Diet: Habitat: •Omnivorous – •semi aquatic vegetation, aquatic •marshes/meadows insects, crustaceans, •swamps snails and tadpoles •ponds •vernal pools Boa Constrictor:

Range: •much of Central and South America •Lesser Antilles and other Life Span: islands •20+ years Diet: Habitat: •Carnivorous – lizards, birds, •tropical rainforests rodents, monkeys, wild pigs •semi-deserts •rocky hillsides •fields •trees :

Range: •Senegal to in west Africa •eastward to Nile River in southern Sudan Life Span: •20-25 years Diet: Habitat: •Carnivorous – rodents •dry such as rats, gerbils and •savanna gerboas • edges Brazilian Rainbow Boa:

Range: •Amazon Basin •coastal Guiana •French Life Span: • •18-20 years •southern Venezuela Habitat: Diet: •humid woodland •Carnivorous – rodents, forests birds, aquatic animals, •sometimes open lizards savannas Box Turtle:

Range: •eastern United States from Maine to Florida •westward to Michigan/Illinois Life Span: Diet: •Over 100 years •Omnivorous - snails, insects, Habitat: worms, berries, fungi, roots, •open flowers, fish, amphibians, • snakes, birds, eggs •marshy meadows •Become more herbivorous •near streams and when older ponds Corn Snake:

Range: •eastern United States •southern Life Span: south through Florida •20-25 years •west into Habitat: and parts of Kentucky •wooded groves •rocky hillsides Diet: •meadowlands •Carnivorous – lizards, •woodlots tree frogs, mice, rats, birds, •barns, abandoned and bats buildings Rosy Boa:

Range: •southern •northern Baja •southwest Arizona Life Span: •northern Mexico •18-20 years

Diet: Habitat: •Carnivorous - small •rocky scrub mammals and birds •desert and brushlands •near streams, spring seeps and canyon floors Savannah Monitor Lizard:

Range: •western to eastern central Africa Life Span: Diet: •10-15 years •Carnivorous – invertebrates, rodents, Habitat: other small mammals, •grasslands carrion (dead stuff), birds, •rocky savannah other reptiles regions Bearded Dragon:

Range: •southern and eastern Australia Life Span: •up to 10 years Diet: in captivity •Omnivorous – plants, Habitat: insects, rodents, other •savannas small mammals, smaller •deserts reptiles •semi-arid woodlands •scrublands Tokay Gecko:

Range: • & Bangladesh •Southeast Asia •Philippines •Indonesia Life Span: •7-10 years in wild Diet: •15-20 years in captivity •Carnivorous – insects, small mammals, Habitat: reptiles, amphibians •rainforest trees & cliffs •often found in human habitations BIRDS Eastern Screech Owl:

Range: •Eastern North America Life Span: Diet: •10-20 years •Carnivorous – rodents, small birds and reptiles, Habitat: frogs, worms, moths, •Wooded areas crayfish •Moving into towns and cities American Kestrel:

Range: •North and South America •southward from Life Span: Alaska/Canada to •8-12 years in wild Tierra del Fuego •12-17 years in captivity

Diet: Habitat: •Carnivorous - large •Deserts insects, rodents, small •Forest edges birds •Fields/meadows MAMMALS African Pygmy Hedgehog:

Range: •central and Life Span: •8-10 years in Diet: captivity •Omnivorous – •2-3 years in wild invertebrates, fruit, roots, seeds, small animals Habitat: •savanna and grasslands Flying Squirrel:

Range: •eastern United States •Canada to Gulf of Mexico Life Span: •10-13 years in Diet: captivity •Omnivorous - nuts and •2-5 years in wild seeds, berries/fruit, insects/other invertebrates Habitat: • forests Rabbit:

Range: •different worldwide •Cottontail rabbit is widely distributed across Life Span: North, Central and South •8-10 years in captivity America •about one year in wild

Diet: Habitat: •Herbivorous - plants, •meadows, farms, grass, bark forests Rat:

Range: •Originated in Asia •Followed humans Photograph Copyright © 2006 Roger Hatcliffe around the Life Span: •1-3 years Diet: •Omnivorous – seeds, Habitat: nuts, fruits, vegetables, •Forests, meadows, bugs, mice, chicks, small brush-lands lizards •Near humans Ferret:

Range: •Bred from European population •Domesticated worldwide Life Span: •6-10 years Diet: •Carnivorous - rodents Habitat: and other small animals •Forests and semi- forested areas near water Virginia Opossum:

Range: •North America •from Ontario southward into Life Span: •1-2 years Diet: Habitat: •Omnivorous – insects, •wooded areas carrion (dead stuff), fruit, •prairies leaves, grains, small animals •marshes •human habited areas Mouse:

Range: •Originated in Asia •Followed humans around the world Life Span: •1-4 years Diet: •Omnivorous – seeds, Habitat: nuts, leaves, fruits, •Meadows, farms, vegetables, and bugs and any place near humans Spanish Translations Salamandra de Tigre Rayada:

El Local: Vida: •Todos los Estados Unidos •Hast excepto los desiertos, las a 20 Montañas Appalacian, y años Nueva Inglaterra Hábitat: •El sur de Canadá •cerca del agua en los bosques Dieta: •praderas húmedas •Carnívoros – insectos, •los adultos se quedan invertebrados, pequeños debajo de la tierra vertebrados, ratones, durante la mayor parte ranas, sapos del año Ranas de Árboles:

El Local: •Australia del norte y del este •Nueva Guinea del sur •introducido en pequeñas Vida: regiones en Florida •15-20 años Hábitat: Dieta: •La Selva Tropical •Carnívoros - insectos y •pantanos arañas, invertebrados, •prados pequeños vertebrados •fregaderos y servicios! Tortuga de Caja:

El Local: •En el este de los Estados Unidos •En el sur de Maine a Florida al largo de la costa oriental •Hacia el oeste de Michigan/Illinois Vida: •puede vivir más de Dieta: 100 años •Omnívoro - caracoles, insectos, gusanos, bayas, hongos, raíces, flores, Hábitat : peces, ranas, salamandras, serpientes, •bosques abiertos aves, huevos, y carroña •prados pantanosos •jovenes principalmente carnívoro •Cerca de corrientes •adultos principalmente herbívoros y estanques Culebra-real coralillo :

El Local •El sudoeste de losEstados Unidos Vida: •15-20 años Dieta: Hábitat: •Carnívoros - roedores •árido, rocoso pequeños, serpientes (semidesierto) regiones más pequeñas, aves, •a menudo encontrado huevos cerca de graneros y granjas Skink de cola prensil:

El Local: •Islas Solomon

Vida: •13-20 años

Dieta Hábitat: •Herbívora - hojas, fruta, •La Selva Tropical vides Este Chillido Búho:

El Local: •En el este de Norte América •Los Montañas Rocky en el oeste de la Costa Atlántica Vida: •El sur de Canadá hacia el •12-15 años sur de la Florida y Texas

Dieta: Hábitat: •carnívoros – insectos, •zonas boscosas invertebrados, anfibios y •las zonas urbanas y reptiles, Aves muy pequeñas suburbanas Erizo Pigmeo Africano:

El Local: •central y el sur de África Vida: •8-10 años en cautivo Dieta: •2-3 años en la •Omnívoro – naturaleza invertebrados, fruta, raíces, semillas, pequeños •Hábitat: animales •sabana y prados Ratas:

El Local: •cada continente excepto Antártida Photograph Copyright © 2006 Roger Hatcliffe •las especies creídas Vida: provinieron en la extensión •2-4 años de Asia con la gente Hábitat: Dieta: •bosques •omnívoro y oportunista – •campos abiertos plantas, basura de alimento •vertederos de basura humana, pequeños •alcantarillas animales •edificios humanos