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SPECIES INFORMATION:
Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum Interesting Fact: There are less than 13 individuals left in the wild and the species is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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Fire Bellied Toad Bombina bombina Interesting Fact: This species entering the pet trade is likely how the Chytrid Fungus spread globally threatening amphibians on continents previously unexposed.
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African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis Interesting Fact: In the 1930’s women’s urine would be injected into female frogs if the frogs ovulated then the woman was pregnant. This was later refined into at home pregnancy tests.
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Jewel Cichlid Hemichromis bimaculatus Interesting Fact: Both parents will rear their young, staying at the nest and protecting the brood.
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Cane Toad Rhinella marina
Interesting Fact: Cane Toads are classified as an invasive species in over 20 countries.
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Razorback Musk Turtle Sternotherus carinatus Interesting Fact: This turtles shell has a distinct sharp keel down the center which is where it’s common name is derived. Care Sheet
LINKS:
Pittsburgh Reptile Show Youtube
Cane Toads An Unnatural History Youtube
On the Hunt for Wild Burmese Pythons in Florida Youtube
Exotic pet trade linked to invasive fungus that’s killing frogs globally
Washington Post
Kingsnake.com Classified Ads Website
Cape Point 2014 (invasive Xenopus removal) Youtube
Chytrid Fungus - How does it spread and it's life cycle Youtube
QUARTER-SIZED BABY TURTLE UNBOXING | New Additions! Youtube
The simpsons and invasive species Youtube
Frogs vs. Fungus | National Geographic Youtube
BOOKS:
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America by Jon Mooallem
The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming the Planet—and Ourselves by Leslie Anthony
Forbidden Creatures by Peter Laufer