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A Thousand Friends of Frogs - Are you a friend of frogs? If so, you can join 999 others and send in your frog art and writings to this page, which celebrates all that is green or brown and croaks or sings. From the Center for Global Environmental Education in Minnesota you can learn fantastic frog facts, see and hear various types of frogs, and read field (or pond) reports regarding frog research from scientists all over the world. You can help them by answering questions about frogs in your area.
Amphibians - Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that are most similar to fishes and reptiles. Like fishes, amphibians can live in the water. Like reptiles, amphibians can also live on land. Learn more here!!
Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program - Frogs - Wouldn't it be great to build a frog pond or maybe a toad abode? Learn how at this fun site from the National Wildlife Federation. Find out froggy facts, discover how to make a froggy dessert (it's not what you think!), and find out what you can do to help frogs and their kin.
Chameleons - That little statuelike lizard never moves, but you could swear those eyes follow you wherever you go. They do. Chameleons have globular independent eyes that they can turn almost 360 degrees without ever moving their heads. The fascinating behavior, unusual body shapes, and changing color of these creatures have kept collectors intrigued for decades. However, they often face one major challenge: delicate by nature, these critters tend to die easily. But the availability of quality information on raising chameleons and new restrictions on importing them have led to captive-bred lizards that are healthier and better adapted, increasing their chances of survival. Did you know you should buy food-quality crickets for your lizard and not bait cricks, which are often fed growth hormones? You'll find lots of great info here for general lizard care, too!
Exploratorium: Frogs - I hope you brought a flashlight. That's the only way we're going to be able to track frogs in this swamp tonight. Shine your light over THERE. What's that, a carpenter frog? Hear how his call sounds like a person hammering or chopping wood? Hold on, what's THAT? Whew, just a Pine Barrens tree frog. Um, was that your foot I just stepped on? No? I hope it wasn't a bullfrog!
Frog and Toad Photographs and Calls - Get your frog sounds right here! We have your spring peeper, your squirrel tree frog, even your American toad. Step right up, no waiting, plenty of high-quality frog songs for all.
Frogs Do Things that You Should Know About - This simple little animated frog just sits on your screen and catches flies all day. He croaks with his mouth full, too.
Frogs of New England - Welcome to "The Frogs of New England" where you can identify, understand, and appreciate our tailless amphibian species.
Herp-edia-Online Reptile Encyclopedia - Herp-edia lists many species of snakes, lizards, and turtles. Each reptile list has photos, care sheets and breeder links. Herpetculture is the keeping of reptiles including snakes lizards and turtles.
Melissa Kaplan's Herp Information Collection - Extensive information on reptile and amphibian captive care, conservation, education, and health. You'll find care sheets for alot of species and much more.
Newts & Salamanders Homepage - Salamanders sometimes live in the water, but eventually they turn into land dwellers. Newts are generally aquatic. Don't confuse them with lizards! Lizards have scaly skin and claws, while these fragile animals have smooth skin and delicate feet. Did you know some newts have lived for over 50 years in captivity? This page gives hints on the care and feeding of these interesting creatures, which many people keep as pets.
North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations - The mission of the North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations is to facilitate the transfer of information on malformed amphibians. By compiling information from both the public and the scientific community, we hope to convey an accurate account of this phenomenon and accelerate its investigation. The Reporting Center is also designed to encourage further collaboration among scientists working to understand the cause(s) of amphibian malformations in the wild.
Reptiles...among other things - Alot of information about a wide variety of reptiles. Care sheets, pictures and links abound.
Reslider's Swamp - This site has extensive information on caring for pet red-eared sliders, a common type of turtle for sale in pet stores. You'll learn that they need cuttlefish bones to sharpen their "beaks," that raw meat is bad but live crickets and guppies are OK, and that it's important to filter the water in which your turtle is kept. There's a lot more to visit here in Reslider's Swamp: links to info about other species of turtles, a turtle cam, and more. Slide on in, the water's fine!
Salamander Chronicles - In certain areas of North America salamanders are amongst the most abundant types of amphibians, and yet the general awareness of the existance and characteristics of these fascinating creatures is limited. The Chronicles will attempt to fill this informational void.
Turtles of the World - Turtles of the World's ultimate goal is to support a near-real-time database of all freshwater turtles and tortoises in the world (approximately 263 known species). Conceptually, turtle researchers, museums, collectors, and other turtle enthusiasts would be able to contribute to and retrieve reference information from the database.
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