Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
 Vertebrate Biology/Ecology Class

"Ecologist for a Day" Field Study

October 2 , 2007

We were delighted to have a class from GSSM visit the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory's Conference Center for a day of learning about local animals and their habitats.

Here are some pictures from the trip.
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Here is a list of the vertebrates we observed in their native habitats:
bullfrog
bronze frog
lesser siren
red salamander
gopher tortoise
musk turtle (stinkpot)
fence lizard
green anole
ground skink
coral snake
southeastern crown snake
blackbanded sunfish
pirate perch
redfin pickerel
speckled madtom
tadpole madtom
warmouth
yellowfin shiner


Here is a list of the vertebrates we observed from the Outreach collection:
barking treefrog
leopard frog
southern toad
marbled salamander
slimy salamander
spotted salamander
tiger salamander
common snapping turtle
eastern box turtle
softshell turtle
yellowbelly slider
broadhead skink
legless lizard
brown snake
coachwhip
corn snake
eastern hognose snake
eastern kingsnake
garter snake
pine snake
rat snake
scarlet kingsnake
canebrake rattlesnake
copperhead
cottonmouth
eastern diamondback rattlesnake
pigmy rattlesnake
American alligators
southern flying squirrel

 

Thank you for your keen interest in ecology and for participating in our program. It is always a pleasure to have you visit.

Sean

 

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