Herpetology Lab Practicum Vocabulary
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Carapace
The back/top of a turtle or tortoise shell
Plastron
The bottom of a turtle or tortoise shell
Cloaca
single exterior opening used by reptiles and amphibians for their digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts
Vent
The external slit of the cloaca (commonly referred to)
Cranial crest
Raised bony/fleshy ridges or points on the dorsal surface of an animals head - usually between or behind the eyes - frequent identifier in toads
Costal Grooves
Vertical grooves on the sides of a salamander body
How to count costal grooves
Count every groove between arm and leg (excluding the arm and leg pits) then add 2
Dorsolateral fold
folds on the side more up towards the back.