ECCB 302 Unit 2: Herps

Lesser Siren (scientific name)

Lesser Siren (scientific name)

Siren intermedia

Lesser Siren (Distribution)

Eastern half of Texas

Lesser Siren (Phylum, Subphylum, Class, Order, Family)

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Sarcopterygii

Order: Urodela (salamanders)

Family: Sirenidae

Three-toed Amphiuma “conger eel” (scientific name)

Amphiuma tridactylum

Three-toed Amphiuma “conger eel” (Distribution)

Eastern Half of Texas

Three-toed Amphiuma “conger eel” (Phylum, Subphylum, Class, Order, Family)

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Sarcopterygii

Order: Urodela (salamanders)

Family: Amphiumidae

Tiger Salamander (scientific name)

Ambystoma tigrinum

Tiger Salamander (Distribution)

Western subspecies, Barred Tiger Salamander, occurs from panhandle south to Big Bend and in Rio Grande Valley

Eastern Tiger Salamander found in East Texas

Tiger Salamander (Phylum, Subphylum, Class, Order, Family)

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Sarcopterygii

Order: Urodela (salamanders)

Family: Ambystomatidae

Common Mudpuppy (scientific name)

Necturus maculosus

Common Mudpuppy (Distribution)

East Texas

Common Mudpuppy (Phylum, Subphylum, Class, Order, Family)

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Sarcopterygii

Order: Urodela (salamanders)

Family: Proteidae

Red-spotted Newt (scientific name)

Notophthalmus viridescens

Red-spotted Newt (Distribution)

East Texas

Red-spotted Newt (Phylum, Subphylum, Class, Order, Family)

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Sarcopterygii

Order: Urodela (salamanders)

Family: Salamandridae