Vertebrate Zoology Fall 2020
These short videos are an attempt to provide some basic identification and/or natural history information for species that students might otherwise only see in photos or professional videos. I will continue adding them throughout the semester as I find time.
Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)
Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) - adult
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Yellow-bellied Slider (Tracheyms scripta) our of range
Turtle Hoop Nets
Juvenile Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) ft. Lulu
Life stages of the American Bullfrog (Rana catesbiana)
Searching for snakes in a restored tallgrass prairie (no luck...)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) scat
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) in hand
Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Wildlife Camera Timelapse. How many species can you identify?
Flipping rocks to find small catfish
Comparison of three different sunfish (Lepomis spp.)
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)