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35mm color slides of reptiles and amphibians

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[crocodilia] [frogs] [lizards] [snakes(uncategorized)] [snakes, non-poisonous] [snakes, poisonous] [toads] [turtles]

Slide# Subject Common name Scientific name
K 11270 Hatching-Birth Exhibit - The reptile egg provides a healthful environment
for the developing embryo and protects it from damage. After
development, however, the animal must free itself or the egg becomes its
tomb.
5809 Amphiuma didactylum, Amphiuma tridactylum. Tab XIX from Wagler, Amphiuma
Descriptiones et Icones Amphibiorum.
K 11256 Worm-like amphibians: the Caecilians. caecilian
K 11257 Reproduction Exhibit: Caecilians are unique among amphibians in caecilian
effecting internal fertilization by means of a penis.
K 11258 Diversity of Amphibian Eggs Exhibit. amphibian
5499 Champsa fissipes (Wagler); Caiman latirostris (current scientific name). caiman, broad-snouted Caiman latirostris
Broad-snouted caiman. From Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones
Amphibiorum, 1828.
7298 Nilkrokodil [= Nile crocodile]. From Brehms Tierleben by Alfred Edmund crocodile
Brehm.
K 15772 Red Eft eft, red
7352 Batrachia [frogs]. Tafel 68 from Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur, frog
1899-1904.
5918 Ceratophrys ornata, male [frog]. Illustration by Robert Mintern. frog
Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, vol 11, plate 46, 1885.
5919 Frog, Bufo regularis. Plate 52 from Proceedings of the Zoological Society frog Bufo regularis
of London, 1880. Illustration by R. Viandier. Shot for temporary exhibit, Art
in the service of science, 1995.
5502 Rhacoessa hypoxantha (Wagler); Utroplatus fimbriatus (current scientific gecko, flat-tailed Utroplatus fimbriatus
name). Flat-tailed gecko. From Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones
Amphibiorum, 1828.
3320 Land iguana. Opuntia cactus trunks. Galapagos Islands, Plaza Island. iguana
Taken by Oscar Byron in 1968.
K 11264 Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura acanthura) close-up. This lizard is iguana Ctenosaura acanthura
abundant in North and South America.
K 11285 Life Span of Lizards in the Wild Exhibit. lizard
5927 Tejus rufescens [lizard]. Transactions of the Zoological Society of lizard
London, vol 11, plate 45, 1885.
K 11284 Growth of Lizards in Contrasting Climate Exhibit. lizard
5916 Lizard, Chloroscartes fasciatus. Plate 25 from Proceedings of the lizard Chloroscartes fasciatus
Zoological Society of London, 1862. Illustration by George Henry Ford.
Shot for temporary exhibit, Art in the service of science, 1995.
K 14989 Adult Newt. newt
K 14994 Newt, red eft stage. newt
K 14995 Newt, Marbled. newt, marbled
5176 Python curtus. Plate XLV from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of python Python curtus
London, 1889.
K 11333 Length of Life of Reptiles Exhibit. Animal life span depends on inherited reptile
capability and on circumstances of its life. This exhibit shows how long
some reptiles are capable of living.
K 11332 Largest and Smallest Reptiles Exhibit. Fully grown reptiles range in size reptile
from tiny lizards to giant turtles.
K 11331 Growth of Reptiles Exhibit - Young animals typically grow rapidly, but reptile
growth slows greatly at sexual maturity and eventually almost stops.
K 11330 Chemoreception of Snakes and Lizards Exhibit. For snakes and for most reptile
lizards Jacobson's organ seems to be at least as important as the nose in
"smelling" food, enemies, and potential mates.
K 11329 Shedding in Snakes and Turtles Exhibit. Snake, Gopher Tortoise and reptile
Slider Turtle examples.
K 11318 Anatomy Exhibit: skeletons of Python, Komodo Lizard, Alligator and reptile
Loggerhead Turtle.
K 11327 Changes with Growth of Rat Snake and Lizard. Both show changes from reptile
young to adult in color and pattern.
K 11321 Reproduction Exhibit - Most species of reptiles lay eggs, but many reptile
produce living young.
K 11311 Alligator Snapping Turtle luring a fish, full view of Exhibit. reptile
K 11314 Teeth and skull of snake (left) and turtle (right). reptile
K 11315 Locomotion of Reptiles Exhibit. Shows some ways reptiles move through reptile
and over water and even through air.
K 11317 Internal Anatomy Exhibit. The internal organs of the four major groups of reptile
reptiles - Snake, Turtle, Crocodilian and Lizard --are shown in models
from which the skin, muscles, some bones, and much fat and other tissue
have been removed to present an unobst
K 11326 Range of Hearing/Fields of Vision Exhibit. Snakes can detect low-pitched reptile
sounds. Typically, young snakes, turtles and crocodilians look much like
the adults though colors usually are brighter and patterns more distinct in
the young.
K 11310 Lures - Exhibit shows small fish approaching lure of young Alligator reptile
Snapping Turtle. Motionless turtle holds its mouth open until a fish is
attracted by the squirming forked appendage on the tongue.
K 11322 Growth and Longevity Exhibit. reptile
K 11328 Fangs Exhibit shows 1) nonvenomous fangless snake, 2) rear-fanged reptile
snake, 3) elapid snake, 4) viperid snake, 5) venomous lizard. The fangs
are lodged in the upper jaws in the loosely attached maxillary bones
shown in red on the skulls. Only a few of the sn
K 11320 Reptile Skin Exhibit. Skin, the outermost covering, protects the body from reptile
micro-organisms, poisons and physical damage, retains fluid and
minerals and provides structural support. Its sensory receptors receive
stimuli - e.g. touch, temperature - from the
K 11325 Parental Care Exhibit - Reptiles. Most reptiles abandon their eggs or reptile
newly born young, which can fend for themselves.
K 11323 Defense and Feeding Exhibit. Active and Passive Defense. Most reptiles reptile
are carnivorous.
K 2026 Salamander, Alpine. salamander, Alpine
K 14996 Salamander, Black-bellied. salamander, black-bellied
K 14997 Salamander, Blue Ridge Mt. salamander, Blue Ridge
Mountain
K 8228 Salamander, Cave. salamander, cave
K 11336 Salamander, Dusky. salamander, dusky
K 9198 Salamander, Eastern Mud. salamander, Eastern mud
K 14244 Salamander, iguana, and chameleon. Jacobaeus, Holger. Museum Salamander, iguana,
Regium… Copenhagen, 1696. Part 1, section 1, No. 71, Tabula VI. chameleon
K 10125 Salamander, Jefferson's. salamander, Jefferson’s
K 9189 Salamander, Long-tailed. salamander, long-tailed
K 1633 Salamander, Marbled. salamander, marbled
K 11337 Salamander, Mountain. salamander, mountain
K 9197 Salamander, Northern Red. salamander, Northern red
K 14998 Salamander, Red-backed. salamander, red-backed
K 14999 Salamander, Spotted. salamander, spotted
K 9200 Salamander, Spring. salamander, spring
K 1635 Salamander, Tiger. salamander, tiger
K 11338 Salamander, Two-lined. salamander, two-lined
K 15000 Salamander, Yellow-barred Tiger. salamander, yellow-barred
tiger
5500 Cyclodus flavigularis (Wagler); Tiliqua scincoides gigas (current scientific skink, giant blue-tongued Tiliqua scincoides gigas
name). Giant blue-tongued skink. From Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones
Amphibiorum, 1828.
K 14201 Snail-eater (snake). Schlegel, Hermann. Abbildungen neuer oder Snail-eater
unvollstandig bekannter Amphibien… Dusseldorf, 1837-1844. Atlas,
tabula 15.
5911 Zamenis elegantissimus, "reptile from Midian" [snake]. Plate 62. snake
Illustration by R. Mintern. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of
London, 1878.
5497 Periops hippocrepis (Wagler); Coluber hippocrepas (current scientific snake, horseshoe racer Coluber hippocrepas
name). Horseshoe racer [snake]. From Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones
Amphibiorum, 1828.
5503 Dipsas dendrophila reinw (Wagler); Boiga denrophilia (current scientific snake, mangrove Boiga dendrophilia
name). Mangrove snake. From Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones
Amphibiorum, 1828.
5498 Coluber lichtensteinii neuw (Wagler); Mastigodryas bifossatus (current snake, racer Mastigodryas bifossatus
scientific name). Racer [snake]. From Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones
Amphibiorum, 1828.
5507 Elaphe parreyssii, Rat snake. From Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones snake, rat Elaphe parreyssii
Amphibiorum, 1828.
5496 Coelopeltis rhombeata (Wagler), Psammophylax rhombeatus (current snake, spotted or rhombic Psammophylax
scientific name). Spotted or Rhombic grass snake. From Wagler, grass rhombeatus
Descriptiones et Icones Amphibiorum, 1828.
4698 Desert swift. Watercolor painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. swift
697 Horned toad painting. toad
K 18073 Hall of Biodiversity: Square-marked toad (Bufo regularis) in the toad, square-marked Bufo regularis
Dzanga-Sangha Rainforest diorama
5501 Testudo boiei (Wagler); Geochelone carbonia (current scientific name). tortoise, red-footed Geochelone carbonia
Red-footed tortoise. From Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones Amphibiorum,
1828.
6781 Turtle. From The American drawings of John White, 1577-1590. By Paul turtle
Hulton and David Beers Quinn.
5504 Clemmys caspica, Caspian turtle. From Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones turtle, Caspian Clemmys caspica
Amphibiorum, 1828.
5506 Phrynops geoffroyana, Geoffrey's side-necked turtle. From Wagler, turtle, Geoffrey's Phrynops geoffroyana
Descriptiones et Icones Amphibiorum, 1828. side-necked
5505 Staurotypus triporcatus, Mexican giant mask turtle. From Wagler, turtle, Mexican giant mask Staurotypus triporcatus
Descriptiones et Icones Amphibiorum, 1828.
K 18076 Hall of Biodiversity: Gabon Viper (Bitis gabonica) in the Dzanga-Sangha viper, Gabon Bitis gabonica
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crocodilia

Slide# Subject Common name Scientific name
K 11312 Alligator Teeth and Baby Crocodilian Skull Exhibit. alligator
K 14310 Alligator. Holbrook, John Edwards. North American herpetology... Alligator
Philadelphia, 1842. Volume II, plate VI.
K 8320 Alligator. Alligator
K 11319 Osteoderms. The deep layer of the skin in many kinds of lizards and all caiman, South American
crocodilians and on the legs and tails of some turtles contains discs or
nodules of protective bone. Nearly all the surfaces of the South American
Caiman, whose skin is shown here, ar
K 9636 Crocodile. crocodile
6611 Crocodilus bipurcatus. Tab. 1 from Abbildungen neuer oder crocodile Crocodilus bipurcatus
unvollstandig bekannter Amphibien, nach der Natur oder dem leben
entworfen, herausgegeben und mit einem erlauternden. Texte begleitet
von Dr. H. Schlegel. Dusseldorf 1837-1844.

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frogs
Slide# Subject Common name Scientific name
K 11243 Close-up of bullfrog, side view. bullfrog
K 8417 Bull Frog, close-up. bullfrog
K 11391 Bull Frog. bullfrog
K 1274 Bullfrog (young). Rana oatesbeiana. bullfrog rana oatesbeiana
K 11255 Drawings show how tadpoles are adapted to obtaining food. frog
5355 Poison dart frogs. Hall of Reptiles & Amphibians frog
K 11396 Green frog on lily pad (1/6 natural size) frog
6674 Flying frog (fictitious species) painting for Temporary Exhibit frog
Endangered!, 1997. Painting by Brian Morrissey.
K 11244 Vocalization of frogs. frog
K 11245 Pickerel frog catches and swallows a cricket. frog
5808 Cystignathus pachypus [frog]. Juvenile female, mature male. Tab XXI from frog Cystignathus pachypus
Wagler, Descriptiones et Icones Amphibiorum.
K 11254 Typical breeding habitat of the wood frog in four seasons. frog Rana sylvatica
K 11249 Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) close-up in simulated natural habitat. frog Rana sylvatica
K 11250 Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) head-on view. frog Rana sylvatica
K 11251 Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) side view. frog Rana sylvatica
K 11253 Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) side-front view. frog Rana sylvatica
K 11252 Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) on log. frog Rana sylvatica
K 11242 Amphibian breeding pond with frog and spotted salamander eggs. frog :salamander
K 8327 Tree Frog, Anderson's. frog, Anderson’s tree
K 9034 Bronze Frog. frog, bronze
K 9205 Cricket Frog. frog, cricket
K 11402 Green Frog, close-up of head. frog, green
K 1278 Green Frog. frog, green
K 14990 Horn Frog. frog, horn
K 11385 Leopard Frog. frog, leopard
K 11112 Tree Frog, Lowland Burrowing. frog, lowland burrowing
tree
K 9055 Tree Frog, Mexican. frog, Mexican tree
K 14991 Pickeral Frog. frog, pickerel
K 2565 Pickerel Frog. The frog escapes the preying eye of many of its land frog, pickerel
predators, by diving into the water. Many times, however, the frog wanders
far inland and must rely on its protective coloration for survival. The neutral
color of the pickerel, frog and
K 9039 Pig Frog. frog, pig
K 9079 River Frog. frog, river
K 11375 Spring peeper sitting on moss. frog, spring peeper
K 9006 Squirrel Tree Frog. frog, squirrel tree
K 14992 Tree Frog calling. frog, tree
K 2566 Tree Frog. So remarkable is the protective coloration of the tree frog that it frog, tree
can scarcely be noticed as it perches on the foliage or the trunk of a tree.
A peculiar property of the tree frog enables it to duplicate the color of its
surroundings to a cer
K 11414 Tree Frog, common. frog, tree
K 9060 Western Chorus Frog. frog, Western chorus
K 11425 Wood Frog. frog, wood
K 17851 Rain forest habitat of Phyllobetes Terribilis (poison dart frog) / Quebrado Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates terribilis
Guanqui
K 17852 Poison Dart Frog / Phyllobates terribilis Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates terribilis

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lizards
Slide# Subject Common name Scientific name
K 11480 Anole, American. Turning color to match background. anole
K 11275 Male Green Anole, close-up. Dewlap, the distinctively colored flap skin on anole, green
the throat of this lizard, best developed in males, apparently serves in
territorial defense and sex and species recognition.
K 11274 Mating: Green Anoles mating. Reproduction Exhibit. anole, green
K 11273 Panamanian Anole, close-up. Example of concealing coloration. anole, Panamanian
K 8045 Chuck-walla. chuck-walla
K 14031 Gecko. gecko
K 14875 Gecko, Banded. gecko, banded
6306 Rodriguez Gecko. By Robert Mintern, from British Museum, Catalogue of gecko, Rodriguez Phelsuma gigas
lizards in the British Museum, London, 1885-1887. 3 vols.
K 11266 Striped gecko on tree limb, close-up (Family: Gekkonidae). This lizard is gecko, striped gekkonidae
noted for having a voice; most reptiles are mute.
K 11108 Gila Monster. Gila monster
K 11269 Gila Monster, close-up (Family: Helodermatidae). The two living species Gila monster
of this family are the only venomous lizards. Found in southwestern United
States and Mexico.
K 14029 Iguana. iguana
K 14877 Iguana, Desert. iguana, desert
K 11735 Iguana, Marine. iguana, marine
K 11272 Lizard Families: Diversity and Distribution Exhibit. lizard
K 11262 All-Female Species of Lizards Exhibit. lizard
2129 Phrynosoma boucardii, a lizard found on the central plateau of Mexico. lizard Phrynosoma boucardii
2130 Phrynosoma orbiculare, a lizard found on the mountains and high plateau lizard Phrynosoma orbiculare
of central and southern Mexico.
2122 Prynosoma taurus, a lizard found in dry forests in mountains of Southern lizard Prynosoma taurus
Mexico.
K 11592 Arizona Alligator Lizard. lizard, Arizona alligator
K 11283 Exaggerated Size, section of Defense and Feeding Exhibit. The Australia lizard, Australian frilled
Frilled Lizard, left, expands a brightly-colored frill to bluff a potential :lizard, helmeted
enemy. The Helmeted Lizard, right, erects a throat fan and neck crest
while turning its compressed body sid
K 11582 Bunch Grass Lizard. lizard, bunch grass
K 2022 Casque-headed Lizard. lizard, casque-headed
K 11589 Clark's Spiny Lizard. lizard, Clark’s spiny
2125 Coast Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum), found west of the deserts. lizard, coast horned Phrynosoma coronatum
K 11104 Collard Lizard. lizard, collared
K 11602 Crevice Spiny Lizard. lizard, crevice spiny
2127 Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos), feeds largely on ants. lizard, desert horned Phrynosoma platyrhinos
K 14871 Desert Night Lizard. lizard, desert night
K 14874 Earless Lizard, greater. lizard, earless
K 14873 Earless Lizard, speckled. lizard, earless
K 11268 Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard, close-up, (Family Agamidae) resembles lizard, Egyptian spiny-tailed
iguanid but are found in Europe, Africa, and Asia where iguanid do not
live.
K 11267 European Glass Snake on rock (Family: Anguidae). This legless lizard lizard, European glass
has movable eyelids and ear openings: snakes do not. snake
K 11101 Whiptail Lizard, fatherless. lizard, fatherless whiptail
K 2569 Fence Lizard. Although fence lizards cannot change color to match their lizard, fence
environments like the chameleons, they are well hidden from their
enemies. As they feed in the plowed fields, among rocks, stumps, or on
fallen trees, their color blends in so well wi
K 8323 Fence Lizard. lizard, fence
2118 Flat-tailed Horned Lizard (Pyrnosoma m'callii). Its scaly skin covered ear lizard, flat-tailed horned Pyrnosoma m'callii
is an adaptation to dansy habitat.
K 8043 Fringe-footed Lizard. lizard, fringe-footed
K 2315 Glass Snake Lizard. lizard, glass snake
K 14876 Horned Lizard. lizard, horned
2128 Phrynosoma asio, - This horned lizard is found at low elevation in arid lizard, horned Phrynosoma asio
tropical scrub forest in Southern Mexico.
2131 Phrynosoma braconnieri. This horned lizard lives in pineoak woodland in lizard, horned Phrynosoma braconnieri
mountainous region of Southern Mexico.
2133 Phrynosoma ditmarsi, a horned lizard of an extremely rare species. lizard, horned Phrynosoma ditmarsi
5346 Komodo dragon, detail. lizard, Komodo Dragon
K 17850 Komodo Dragon Lizard lizard, Komodo Dragon
K 11281 Detail from Komodo Dragon Lizard group- close-up of Komodo Lizard lizard, Komodo Dragon
feeding on wild boar.
K 11282 Komodo Dragon Lizard Habitat Group. A lifelike display of three Komodo lizard, Komodo Dragon
Dragons, the world's largest lizards, in their natural habitat. One is shown :wild boar
feeding on a wild boar.
K 11263 Lace Monitor (Varanus varius) Australia, close-up. This species of lizard is lizard, lace monitor Varanus varius
a tree dweller. All feed on other animals.
K 11105 Leopard Lizard. lizard, leopard
6305 Martinique Lizard. By John Gabriel Pretre, from Constant Dumeril,