Vertebrates

Vertebrates

1. Fish

   • Characteristics
     • have gills
     • scaly skin
     • have fins
   • Examples
     • Mudskipper
     • Snapper

2. Amphibians

   • Examples
     • Frogs
     • Toads
     • Salamanders
   • Characteristics
     • moist, scale-less skin
     • Eggs laid in water
     • Larva live in water
     • adult lives on land
     • larva has gills
     • adult has lungs

3. Reptiles

   • Examples
     • Snakes
     • Turtles
     • lizards
     • Tortoises
   • Characteristics
     • Scaly skin
     • Lay eggs with rubbery shells

4. Birds

   • Examples
     • Woodpecker
     • Flamingo
     • Banana Bird
   • Characteristics
     • have feathers
     • forelimbs are wings
     • lay eggs with hard shells
     • endothermic
     • have a beak
     • have a 4 chamber heart

5. Mammals

   • Examples
     • Ocelots
     • Dolphins
     • Porpoises
   • Characteristics
     • have hair
     • have a placenta
     • endothermic
     • have a diaphragm
     • 4 chamber heart
     • young feed on milk from mammary glands
     • have different types of teeth
       • incisors
       • molars
       • premolars
       • canines