Reptiles  and Amphibians

       Web Page for Kids
      
Alligators, snakes, turtles, lizards, amphibians

 

Reptiles:

Introduction to reptiles from Friends of the National Zoo
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/

Kids Links to Reptiles and Snakes
http://www.wc4.org/reptiles_snakes.htm

Electronic Zoo – hotlist
http://netvet.wustl.edu/reptiles.htm

Reptiles printouts from Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/printouts.shtml

Yahoo Kids – reptiles -pictures and web sites for kids
http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/Living-Things/Animals/Reptiles-and-Amphibians/Pictures

San Diego Natural History Museum reptiles page
http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/reptiles/

Saint Louis Zoo Comparing Amphibians and Reptiles
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/amphibians/
  

Massachusetts snakes from UMass Extension
http://www.masnakes.org/guide.html

Snakes of North America - pictures
http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/SoNA.html


Turtles and Tortoises from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/reptiles/turtles.html 

Reptile Channel - http://www.reptilechannel.com/


Alligators - http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/american-alligator/
             http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Americanalligator.cfm

             More alligators - http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/crocodile.htm

Caiman - http://crocodilian.com/cnhc/csp_ccro.htm
          http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/www/schoolhouse/rainforest_library/animal_library/caiman.htm
         
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/reptiles/caiman-info.htm

          http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/caiman/Blackcaiman.shtml
        

Crocodiles from PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/crocs/
       
http://www.lib.duke.edu/bes/reptiles/crockgator.htm
        American crocodile
           
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/crocodile.php
        Crocodile glossary
           
http://www.oneworldmagazine.org/tales/crocs/glossary.html
        Facts and Myths about crocodiles
           
http://www.oneworldmagazine.org/tales/crocs/index.html
        Crocodilian Species info – Alligators, Crocs, and Gharials
           
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/csl.html
       
Cuban Crocodile
          http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Cubancrocodile.cfm

Desert Iguana
  
http://www.desertusa.com/april97/du_desiguana.html

Galapagos Tortoise
   http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/galapagos-tortoise/
  
Honolulu Zoo with nesting video - http://www.honoluluzoo.org/galapagos_tortoise.htm
  
San Diego Zoo - http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-galapagos_tortoise.html

    http://www.galapagosonline.com/nathistory/wildlife/animals/tortoise.htm

Gecko
    
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/lizard/Gecko.shtml
     Oakland Zoo - http://www.oaklandzoo.org/site/animals/reptiles/lined-leaf-tail-gecko
                      http://www.oaklandzoo.org/site/animals/reptiles/giant-leaf-tailed-gecko?task=blogsection
                      http://www.oaklandzoo.org/site/animals/reptiles/leopard-gecko
                      http://www.oaklandzoo.org/site/animals/reptiles/neon-day-gecko

     http://www.zoo.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=1945
     Tokay gecko - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Tokaygecko.cfm

Gharials - http://www.honoluluzoo.org/gharial.htm
            http://nationalzoo.si.edu/publications/zoogoer/2002/6/gharials.cfm
            
http://www.whozoo.org/students/lydia/gharials.htm

Gila Monster - http://www.desertusa.com/sep97/du_gilamonster.html
                 
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/lizard/Gilamonster.shtml
                 
http://www.whozoo.org/anlife2000/jamiebritt/gilaindexrev.html

Komodo Dragon
     Honolulu Zoo -
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/komodo_dragon.htm

    
San Diego Zoo - http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-komodo.html
   
 http://www.scz.org/animal_exhibits-animal.php?a_id=210
     http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Komododragon.cfm
     http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/komodo.htm
   
 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/lizard/Komodoprintout.shtml

Lizards - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/lizard/Lizardprintout.shtml
   
Horned Lizards - http://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_horned_lizard.php

     http://www.kidskonnect.com/component/content/article/13-animals/41-lizards.html
    
http://www.factzoo.com/reptiles/types-of-lizards.html

Sea Turtles - http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/SeaTurtle/home.html
      http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php
     
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/
     
Sea Turtle Migration Tracking - http://cccturtle.org/sat1.htm
     
Marine Turtles - http://www.turtles.org/marines.htm

Tortoises - http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php
             http://www.reptilegardens.com/learning-pages/turtles-tortoise/
             
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-turtle.html

             
Tortoise video - http://www.savegalapagos.org/kids/tortoise-tube.shtml
             
Desert Tortoise - http://www.nps.gov/moja/naturescience/desert-tortoise.htm
                                 http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_tort.html
                                 
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/Destortprintout.shtml

                                 http://www.nvwf.org/nevada/wildlife/tortoise.htm
                                 http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_tortoise.htm
             
Aldabra Tortoise -
                         http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Meet_the_zoos_herps/default.cfm?id=5
                        
http://whozoo.org/students/ceydel/turtle.htm

                         
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/turtlesandtortoises/aldabratortoise.htm

Turtles - Sea - http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/SeaTurtle/home.html
                  http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/sea_turtles.php

          
Marine - http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/turtles/index.html

          
Links - http://www.kidskonnect.com/component/content/article/13-animals/54-turtles.html
                  
http://42explore.com/turtle.htm
                    

      
   Gulf of Maine Aquarium - http://www.gma.org/turtles/
                           
Species - http://octopus.gma.org/turtles/species.html

      
   Eastern Box Turtle - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Easternboxturtle.cfm
                                 http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/eastern_box_turtle.htm
                                 http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-easternboxie.htm
      
   Alligator Snapping Turtle -
                 
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Alligatorsnappingturtle.cfm

Snakes:

       Anaconda - http://www.nashvillezoo.org/animals/reptiles/green-anaconda
                    http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/green-anaconda/

                    http://www.neaq.org/animals_and_exhibits/animals/anaconda/index.php
                    
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/Anacondacoloring.shtml

       Black Mamba - http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/black-mamba/
                        http://www.ypte.org.uk/animal/snake-black-mamba-/174
                        http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/black_mamba.htm

Black Racer - http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/colcon.htm
               http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-guide/colubercpriapus.htm

Boa Constrictor - http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/boa-constrictor/
                    http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Boaconstrictor.cfm
                    
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/boa.htm
                    
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/Boa.shtml
                    
http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/reptiles/BoaConstrictor.html

Copperhead - http://www.umass.edu/nrec/snake_pit/pages/copper.html
               http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/copperhead.htm
               
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Northerncopperhead.cfm

Cottonmouth - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Cottonmouth.cfm

Coral Snake - http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/eastern-coral-snake/
                http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-guide/micrurusffulvius.htm

Eastern Hognose -
http://www.umass.edu/nrec/snake_pit/pages/hog.html
                         http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/eastern_hognose_snake.htm

        Garter Snake - http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/eastern_garter_snake.htm
                        http://www.anapsid.org/gartcare.html
                             http://www.gartersnake.org/

       Green Mamba - http://www.whozoo.org/Intro98/kevbrash/greenmamba2.htm

       King Cobra pages from National Geographic
            http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/king-cobra/

            King Cobra from Enchanted Learning
             
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/Kingcobra.shtml
            Another King Cobra page -
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/snakes/kingcobra.htm

Milk Snake - http://www.oplin.org/snake/fact%20pages/milk_snake/milk_snake.html
                 
   http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Nongame/snakes/profile_milk_snake.htm     

Python - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Python_reticulatus.html
          http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-python.html
          http://www.snakesworld.info/python-snakes

Rattlesnake - http://www.desertusa.com/may96/du_rattle.html
               http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-rattlesnake.html
               http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/eastern-diamondback-rattlesnake/

   Timber Rattlesnake - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Nongame/snakes/profile_timber_rattlesnake.htm
                          http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-guide/crotalushorridus.htm

Ringneck Snake - http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/northern_ringneck_snake.htm
                   http://www.snakefacts.net/ringneck_snake/ringneck_snake.html
                   http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-guide/diadophispunctatus.htm


Amphibians:

Checklist and Identification Key for Amphibians
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/herps/amphibid/index.htm

Amphibians from Friends of National Zoo
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/default.cfm

Freaky Frogs from National Geographic
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0403/articles/mainarticle.html


Amphibians at Fort Worth Zoo
http://whozoo.org/herps/amphibs/amphibs.htm

Frog Dissection

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
http://www-itg.lbl.gov/vfrog/

Froggy Page with pictures and sounds
http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/

Frogs from the Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/

Frog Life Cycle
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Frogs/life_cycle_of_frogs.htm

Bullfrogs - http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/herps/amphibid/species/bullfrog.htm
             http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rana_catesbeiana.html

Leopard Frog - http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/leopard.html

Newts - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/amphibians/Newtprintout.shtml
         
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/amphibians/newt-info.htm
          http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Nongame/salamanders/east-redspot_newt.htm

Salamanders -
http://www.anapsid.org/sallies.html
                http://www.naturehaven.com/Frog/salamander.html

Spring peeper http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/herps/amphibid/species/speeper.htm
                http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=AR0014
                http://library.thinkquest.org/11034/sprpeep.htm
                http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/spring_peeper.htm
                http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/spring-peeper/

Toads - True toads - http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/amphibians/family_bufonidae.htm
                        http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Bufonidae.html

Amphibians printout from Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/amphibians.shtml


Reptiles word search game
 
http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/reptiles.html

"Reviled and Revered" from the Smithsonian – Toads, Turtles, Snakes, Salamanders, 
    and Other Creepers and Crawlers  (grades 3-8)

   
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/herps/index.html

Snakes Alive! Webquest -
http://www.thematzats.com/snakes/webquest.htm

Learn About Snakes - http://www.42explore.com/snake.htm

Snakes - http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/snakes/facts.htm
          http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/snakes/activities.htm

Snakes Printouts - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/printouts.shtml

Snakes Lesson Plan - http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/snakes/

Interactive Frog Dissection
  
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/home.html

Lesson Plans - http://www.reptilesalive.com/teachers/teacherlessons.html
                http://www.proteacher.com/110011.shtml
                http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lesson_plans/reptiles1.html
                http://thematicunits.theteacherscorner.net/reptiles.php
                http://www.pbs.org/teachers/sciencetech/inventory/animalsreptilesamphibians-68.html

See also Mrs. M's Plant and Animal Classification page

See also Mrs. M's Dinosaurs page

 

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