41. Amazing Animals Site 1 Polar Bears Images. Page 39. endangered Mammals Tasmanian Devil 2. Site 1. Page 41. Page 19. lizards The Chameleon. Site 1 Chameleon Images. Page 22. http://www.readyed.com.au/urls/gifted/

Activities for Gifted Children: Click on the book you are working on: Book 1: Insects and Spiders Book 2: Mammals Book 3: Reptiles and Amphibians Book 1: Insects and Spiders Page 19 Internet Tasks Site 1 : Intro to Insects Site 2 : Wonderful World of Insects Site 3 : Antboy's Bugworld Site 4 : Bee Eye Page 23 Butterflies and Moths Site 1 Page 25 Social Insects Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Page 30 Common Insects Site 1 Page 33 Beneficial Insects 3: Silkworm Site 1 Page 34 Beneficial Insects: Who's No. 1? Site 1 Page 37 Spiders: Humans and Spiders Site 1 Book 2: Mammals Page 9 Identifying Mammals: Mammal Extremes and Diets Site 1 Extra Info! Page 13 Identifying Mammals: Endangered Mammals Site 1 Site 2 Cites.org (CITES) Site 3 Page 15 Identifying Mammals: Creative Production - A Colouring Book Site 1 Page 20 Aquatic Mammals: Whales on the Internet Site 1 : WhaleNet Resources Site 2 : Whales Online Page 24 Aquatic Mammals: Should Dugongs Be Hunted? Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Page 25 Endangered Mammals: The Big Cat Family Site 1 : Wild About Cats Page 27 Endangered Mammals: Big Cats in Captivity Site 1 : Cyber Tiger Page 30 Endangered Mammals: Elephants 2 Site 1 : Elephanteria Page 31 Endangered Mammals: Elephants 3 Site 1 : Bagheera.com

42. Nearctica - Natural History - Reptiles - Lizards A Few of Our Native lizards. Photographs and a little information on some North American species of lizards. SPECIFIC. San Joaquin Valley endangered Species. http://www.nearctica.com/nathist/reptile/lizard.htm

Reptiles Lizards Special Segments Butterflies of North America Conifers of North America Eastern Birds List of N.A. Insects Home Eastern Wildflowers General Topics Natural History Ecology Family Environment Evolution Home Education Home Conservation Geophysics Paleontology Commercial Organizations Buy Books on Reptiles A checklist of the lizards of North America with links to photographs and/or information (EIS). Tree of Life - Squamata . Keven de Queiroz and Emilia Martin. This site contains a phylogeny of the Squamata (Lizards) along with a few photographs and an extensive list of references. Herpetology . University of Texas at Austin. This is a team-taught course on amphibians and reptiles at the University of Texas. Included are a number of lectures on a variety of topics including phylogeny and diversity of amphibians and reptiles, population ecology, interspecific competition, foraging activity, energetics, community ecology, and much more. Highly recommended. Herps of Texas - Lizards . Texas Memorial Museum. This is a great site with photographs and information on the lizards of Texas. Southern California Natural History . Photographs and information on the lizards of Southern California may be found here. El Paso's Reptiles and Amphibians . EPBIONET. Photographs and information on the lizards found in the El Paso region.

43. Ajc.com News Endangered Creatures For Sale Barrera told authorities about several previous illegal shipments between himself and Chye involving hundreds of endangered snakes, lizards and turtles. http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/1203/21animals.html

44. Cape Times - Three Held After Attempt To Poach Rare SA Lizards Gosling Three Japanese men were arrested at Cape Town International Airport on Friday with 37 endangered lizards strapped to their bodies under their clothing. http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=271&fArticleId=2079107

45. Gale Schools - Environment - Endangered Species - Desert Monitor Status endangered, FWS Status Not Evaluated, IUCN Listed by FWS June 14, 1976 Family Varanidae Food Small rodents, lizards, snakes, scorpions, and insects http://www.galeschools.com/environment/endangered/desert_monitor.htm

Catalog Press Room E-newsletters Sign Up Archives ... Timeline Desert Monitor Varanus griseus Status: Endangered, FWS Status: Not Evaluated, IUCN Listed by FWS: June 14, 1976 Family: Varanidae (Monitor lizard) Description: Grows to 59.1 in (150 cm) in length; grayish-brown to yellow-brown above, with crossbars on the back and tail; two to three longitudinal lines on the neck; underparts are dotted with yellowish spots; snout is depressed; nostril is closer to the eye than the tip of the snout; head scales are larger than the nuchal scales. Habitat: Sandy desert, sometimes with rocky hills, with sparse vegetation. Food: Small rodents, lizards, snakes, scorpions, and insects. Reproduction: Lays 10-20 eggs in sand; incubation period up to 300 days. Threats: Conversion of habitat for agricultural use. Range: Africa (north), Asia (central), India (northwest) Description There are three subspecies of Varanus griseus, V. g. griseus (western desert monitor), V. g. caspius (eastern desert monitor), and V. g. koniecznyi (Thar desert monitor).

46. Animal Bytes - Lizards lizards, like many other reptiles are essential in controlling rodent and insect Although not all are listed as endangered or threatened, populations are under http://www.seaworld.org/AnimalBytes/lizards.htm

Lizards Common Name: lizards Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Genus species: approximately 3,000 species Fast Facts Size: ranges from the 40mm (1.6 in.) Brookesia minima to the 3m (9.9 ft.) long Komodo dragon Weight: varies between species Description: long reptile; most have legs (though there are legless lizards); tail length and shape varies Life span: varies Sexual maturity: varies; generally 2 years Gestation: varies; usually relies on environmental conditions Habitat: ranges from temperate and tropical regions, some can withstand colder climates Diet: most species are predatory; few are completely herbivores Status: some species listed as endangered by USFWS Fun Facts Their legs are not positioned like a mammals, they stick out on each side and push the body along, undulating or wriggling. Of course the legless lizards move entirely by undulating movements, just as a snake does. Some lizards have a tail with weakened vertebrae so it can break free and escape if caught by the tail. The tail can regenerate, though usually not to the same length and look of the original tail.

47. Endangered Species Report Card For the latest news and information on the endangered species campaign foxes, frogs, snakes, turtles, falcons, salamanders, otters, lizards, sunfishes, ferns http://www.cnf.ca/report_2000/

Back to Endangered Species SEE 2000 REPORT CARD GRADES Liberal Promises To Keep... (And miles to go before they sleep!) "How can we say we want to ensure the survival of a particular species if, at the same time, we allow critical habitat to be destroyed?... [A] federal law that does not adequately protect the critical habitat of an endangered species is a law of little value. Why? Simple. No habitat, no species. This is not a political argument, this is a biological fact. For 80% of all species, habitat is the critical feature of their recovery." The Hon. David Anderson, P.C., M.P. Minister of the Environment September 1999 The Liberal government has been promising to pass legislation protecting endangered species and their habitats since they were elected in 1993. The promises have been repeated in international agreements, throne speeches and by successive Environment Ministers. However, the proposed Species at Risk Act (SARA) will not satisfy any of these promises since the objective - to ensure the protection and recovery of endangered species and their habitats - will not be met by this bill. SARA allows for political intervention at every major stage of conservation including habitat protection and also listing, prohibitions, recovery planning and enforcement. "In failing to produce a bill that is tough enough to save the... species currently at risk, the minister - but more crucially, the prime minister - has also failed to repair the Liberals' dismal and well-deserved reputation as environmental primitives."

48. Cyclura.com - Endangered Iguanas Get Their Day In 1997, the World Conservation Union declared these iguanas of the Caribbean islands the most endangered lizards in the world and organized a group of http://www.cyclura.com/article/articleview/70/1/3/

Home About Cyclura.com Contact Us Site Map Informational News Articles 50 Lizards References ... Links Interactive Photo Gallery Live Cams Sightings Puzzles ... Guestbook Lizard Shops Store Books Critter Corner Gifts, Art ... Specialty Items Conservation Sites ISG TSA UI TCA ... ICFFCI Mailing List Format: Text HTML Cyclura.com Reprinted from New York Times on the Web While hunting hogs deep in the rugged Hellshire Hills of Jamaica one day in June 1990, Edwin Duffus rescued a large lizard from his dogs and carried it four hours by foot and bicycle to his home and ultimately to Kingston's Hope Zoo. Next to the Anegada iguana, Ms. Malone found the Jamaican iguana to be the most genetically distinctive and biologically important species of the group. But inbreeding necessitated by its small numbers has forced the Jamaican iguana into a genetic bottleneck, making it susceptible to dangerous mutations, parasites and disease. There, Dr. Peter Vogel, a herpetologist at the University of the West Indies, and Rhema Kerr, a zoo curator, identified the lizard as a Jamaican iguana, believed extinct for nearly 50 years. The rediscovery inspired an intensive effort to save both the Jamaican iguana and the dry tropical forest of the Hellshire Hills that is its last redoubt. After several exhaustive surveys, Dr. Vogel has estimated the iguana population at fewer than 100. The rediscovery inspired an intensive effort to save both the Jamaican iguana and the dry tropical forest of the Hellshire Hills that is its last redoubt. After several exhaustive surveys, Dr. Vogel has estimated the iguana population at fewer than 100.

49. Thedesertsun.com | Endangered Species Act Hits 30 At the time Selzer said he had never heard of the endangered Species Act, the 1973 law that was shielding the lizards’ habitat from the proposed country club http://www.thedesertsun.com/news/stories2003/local/20031228022026.shtml

e-mail story print story headlines by e-mail subscribe now! var pageName="local_news headline: Endangered Species Act hits 30" var server="" var channel="" var pageType="" var pageValue="" var prop1="" var prop2="environment" var prop3="By Benjamin Spillman" var prop4="" var prop5="" var prop6="news" var prop7="local_news" var prop8="" var prop9="" var prop10="" var s_code=' ' Endangered Species Act hits 30 Coachella Valley Preserve system strengthened environmental law signed in ’73 More stories about the environment Post or read comments in our online forums By Benjamin Spillman The Desert Sun December 28th, 2003 Paul Selzer can thank a tiny lizard for making him an unlikely member in the desert’s club of Endangered Species Act pioneers. It was the early 1980s and Selzer, a Palm Springs attorney, had a client whose plans to build a new country club were being hindered in part because it would have threatened a population of Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizards. At the time Selzer said he had never heard of the Endangered Species Act, the 1973 law that was shielding the lizards’ habitat from the proposed country club development.

50. Endangered Animal Sanctuary They re actually tigers, lions, leopards, racoons, snakes, turtles, monkeys, lizards, and the list goes on. These are endangered animals, some of which have http://www.eagle.ca/sanctuary/

Endangered Animal Sanctuary Save 3 Siberians, 3 Africans, 6 Canadians and a handful of Americans from execution. Believe it or not you have the power to save them from this sentence. They aren't political prisoners, nor did they commit any crime. They're actually tigers, lions, leopards, racoons, snakes, turtles, monkeys, lizards, and the list goes on. These are endangered animals , some of which have been smuggled into Canada by animal dealers, and unfortunately wound up in the wrong hands. The founders of the Sanctuary have found safe haven for these animals in Northumberland County, in south central Ontario, Canada. For more than 20 years the Endangered Animal Sanctuary, founded by Bill Valliere and Roy Hayashi , has been taking in and caring for animals that have been injured, abandoned, or mistreated. The Sanctuary needs your help. Without your help and the help of people who share the same concern about these animals, they will inevitably die. History Become a Pawt-Tner A Tribute The Endangered Animal Sanctuary 181 Whitehead Road Grafton, Ontario Canada

51. Animal Fact Sheets The effort to save lizards, reptiles and other animals requires cooperation representatives and express your views about conservation of endangered species and http://www.zoo.org/educate/fact_sheets/day/legless.htm

back European Legless (Glass) Lizard Ophisaurus apodus Classification and Range Legless lizards belong to the family Anguidae, a family of around 80 species that is largely confined to the Americas. Two species of this family occur in the Old World: the slow worm ( Anguis fragilis ) and the European legless lizard ( Ophisaurus apodus ), which is exhibited at Woodland Park Zoo. Although many members of this family lack limbs, this is not a characteristic of every anguid; many American anguid lizards have four well-developed limbs. If you like this animal and find it particularly fascinating you can adopt it! European legless lizards, also called glass lizards, range from the Balkans as far as Istria (peninsula in northeastern Italy) and northeast Bulgaria. They are also found in Crimea, Caucasus and parts of southwest and central Asia. Habitat The European legless lizard is normally found in fairly dry habitats, often frequenting rocky hillsides with some cover. These lizards can also be found in dry stone walls, embankments and stone piles. They are diurnal and crepuscular, and are often active after rainfall.

52. Guidelines Monitors Protection All monitor lizards are listed as Appendix II (threatened) animals following species are listed under Appendix I (endangered) Varanus bengalensis http://www.iosphere.net/~ajs/Monitor.htm

AFH Guidelines For The Keeping Of MONITOR LIZARDS This document is provided, free of charge, by the AFH. It can be freely distibuted in printed or electronic form, but must have all text intact and credit given to the AFH. The AFH has also developed guidelines for large constrictors and keeping large boid snakes in schools. These guidelines have been used, in conjunction with our legislative handbook, to favorably influence municipal, county, and state legislation. The AFH also publishes THE VIVARIUM, the acclaimed journal on the captive breeding of amphibians and reptiles. Introduction The following statement was drafted in response to the increasing number of proposals in part sponsored by anti exotic pet groups to restrict the rights of herpetoculturists to practice their avocation. A current trend among local animal control agencies has been to use arguments referring to "potential danger", or the biased arguments of organizations such as the Humane Society of America (HSA) (in their model regulations, HSA essentially states their opposition to the keeping of reptiles by the private sector), to attempt to implement a ban on the ownership of various reptiles. Large pythons, boas and monitor lizards have increasingly become the target of these regulatory proposals. Bias against the keeping of reptiles as pets What are the real potential dangers presented by monitor lizards?

53. LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: NEWS: ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: Lizard Smu... smuggling, a felony. One count accused the defendant of violating the endangered Species Act by engaging in the trade of monitor lizards. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2000/Dec-09-Sat-2000/news/14999477.html

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Advertisement [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Click for printable version Click to send to a friend Don Astorga leaves the Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse on Friday after being sentenced to probation for smuggling a dozen lizards from the Philippines to Las Vegas. The lizards were found inside his underwear. Photo by K.M. Cannon Saturday, December 09, 2000 ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: Lizard smuggler gets three years probation Judge describes suspect's actions as `a bit bizarre' By CARRI GEER THEVENOT REVIEW-JOURNAL A Las Vegas man must spend three years on probation for smuggling a dozen lizards, which he concealed inside his underwear, from the Philippines to the United States last year. "I don't know why you engaged in the conduct you engaged in," U.S. District Judge Philip Pro told the defendant. "It certainly seemed a bit bizarre." Pro ordered the 31-year-old defendant, Don Astorga, to spend the first four months of probation on home confinement and pay a $500 fine.

54. Endangered Reptiles And Amphibians In Texas Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea, endangered, endangered. Texas Tortoise Gopherus berlandieri, Threatened, lizards, State Status, Federal Status (Listed). http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/endang/animals/reptiles/

Maincontent Local Navigation Supplemental Navigation/Info Printer friendly ... Reptiles Endangered Reptiles and Amphibians in Texas State of Texas Threatened and Endangered Species Links Mammals Fish Reptiles Amphibians ... Invertebrates Additional Links Federal Endangered Species Act Texas Threatened and Endangered Species Regulations Map of Texas Ecoregions Natural Subregions of Texas PDF KB Natural Subregions of Texas (JPG, KB Index of Natural Regions and Subregions Rare Resources Review Requests (Including Threatened and Endangered Species) Microsoft Word Document KB Endangered Reptiles and Amphibians in Texas For additional information on Texas Threatened and Endangered Species, please call Turtles Lizards Snakes Salamanders ... Frogs and Toads Turtles State Status Federal Status (Listed) Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta Threatened Threatened Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas Threatened Threatened Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Endangered Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii Endangered Endangered Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii Threatened Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea Endangered Endangered Cagle's Map Turtle Graptemys caglei Threatened Federal Candidate for Listing Chihuahuan Mud Turtle Kinosternon hirtipes Threatened Texas Tortoise Gopherus berlandieri Threatened Lizards State Status Federal Status (Listed) Reticulated Gecko Coleonyx reticulatus Threatened Reticulate Collared Lizard Crotaphytus reticulatus Threatened Texas Horned Lizard

55. Redtailboa.net Reptiles Snakes Lizards Herps Redtailboa by Delinda Smith Sarah Wahlert Posted May 29 2003 lizards snakes frogs being May 15 2003 Turtle Conservation Fund listed 25 most endangered turtles highlight http://redtailboa.net/sitemap_7.html

56. Redtailboa.net Reptiles Snakes Lizards Herps Redtailboa she felt sorry crickets feed reptiles animals included lizards snakes rabbits result lobbying Oceana others could reduce endangered leatherback loggerhead http://redtailboa.net/sitemap_5.html

57. Endangered Species the first lizard cannot fail to catch at least another two hundred lizards at the to experience firsthand exactly what it s like to be an endangered species. http://www.gdm93.dial.pipex.com/species.htm

ENDANGERED SPECIES The Princey Foundation has decided to take an active role in wildlife conservation. Princey himself has initiated the venture, allocating a substantial cash sum to the project in the hope of saving some of the world's rarest creatures from extinction, and impressing those attractive young women who work for Greenpeace. Foundation biologist Professor Kiki O'Toole of the University of Tokyo (Japan) was asked to select the animals that she thought were in the most immediate danger. After much deliberation, she has recommended that The Foundation concentrate on the following species. The Polynesian Tropical Penguin Once commonplace throughout the Pacific Area, the Polynesian Tropical Penguin now only exists in isolated pockets in Tuvalu and Western Samoa. Biologists speculate that thousands of years ago an enormous iceberg carried colonies of Emperor Penguins north, where they settled on the sandy shores of many tropical islands. The penguins subsequently evolved to adapt to the warmer climate, losing their insulating layers of fat and developing glands that secrete sun tan lotion onto their feathers. Now however the Tropical Penguin cannot evolve fast enough to keep pace with global warming, and easily succumbs to the heat.

58. Trade In Species: Live Lizards, Legal Imports / Technical And Source Notes Technical Notes Definition Live lizards, legal imports includes individuals from all CITES, or the Convention on International Trade in endangered Species of http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/BIO/variables/156notes.htm

Biodiversity and Protected Areas / Trade in Species: Live lizards, legal imports Technical Notes: Definition Live lizards, legal imports includes individuals from all Sauria and Rhynchocephalia species listed under the CITES treaty which were imported in the year 2000. Years Covered and Frequency of Update Each year countries, collaborating with scientific organizations, determine export, re-export and import quotas; permits are issued to fulfill these quotas. Countries report the number of permits issued for the previous year on an annual basis. UNEP-WCMC produces regular outputs of net trade in wild-collected fauna and flora listed on CITES Appendix II as part of the Significant Trade Review process. Methodology Data on net exports and net imports as reported by CITES correspond to legal international trade and are based on data from permits issued, not on actual items traded. Figures may be overestimates if not all permits are used that year. Some permits issued in one year are used at a later date; therefore, numbers of exports and imports may not match exactly for any given year. The international trade in wildlife and wildlife products, worth billions of dollars annually, causes serious declines in the numbers of many species of animals and plants. The degree to which species are being affected by the over-exploitation for trade aroused such concern for the survival of species that an international treaty was drawn up in 1973 to protect wildlife against such over-exploitation and to prevent international trade from threatening species with extinction. This international treaty is known as CITES, or the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Convention entered into force on 1 July 1975 and is one of the world's largest conservation agreements in existence.

59. Trade In Species: Live Lizards, Legal Exports / Technical And Source Notes Technical Notes Definition Live lizards, Legal Exports includes individuals from all CITES, or the Convention on International Trade in endangered Species of http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/BIO/variables/155notes.htm

Biodiversity and Protected Areas / Trade in Species: Live lizards, legal exports Technical Notes: Definition Live Lizards, Legal Exports includes individuals from all Sauria and Rhynchocephalia species listed under the CITES treaty which were exported in the year 2000. Years Covered and Frequency of Update Each year countries, collaborating with scientific organizations, determine export, re-export and import quotas; permits are issued to fulfill these quotas. Countries report the number of permits issued for the previous year on an annual basis. UNEP-WCMC produces regular outputs of net trade in wild-collected fauna and flora listed on CITES Appendix II as part of the Significant Trade Review process. Methodology Data on net exports and net imports as reported by CITES correspond to legal international trade and are based on data from permits issued, not on actual items traded. Figures may be overestimates if not all permits are used that year. Some permits issued in one year are used at a later date; therefore, numbers of exports and imports may not match exactly for any given year. The international trade in wildlife and wildlife products, worth billions of dollars annually, causes serious declines in the numbers of many species of animals and plants. The degree to which species are being affected by the over-exploitation for trade aroused such concern for the survival of species that an international treaty was drawn up in 1973 to protect wildlife against such over-exploitation and to prevent international trade from threatening species with extinction. This international treaty is known as CITES, or the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Convention entered into force on 1 July 1975 and is one of the world's largest conservation agreements in existence.

60. Endangered Turtle Series Bred project aims at assessing the current population of the endangered turtle species tortoises, snakes – both venomous nonvenomous, monitor lizards and iguanas http://www.chennaionline.com/events/2004/05mcbt.asp

Astrology Chat Cityscape Classifieds ... Home Chennai Peak season special! US-India-US at $999 Chennai News Photo Feature ... Home Endangered Turtle series bred The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) located on the ECR Road has successfully bred one of the world’s critically endangered Indian Painted roof turtle, Kachuga kachuga. 19 hatchlings are now thriving in the centers nursery. This is the first time that these turtles have bred in captivity in India making it a highly significant conservation effort. The adults of these hatchlings were acquired from the Kukrail Reptile Conservation Center of the Uttar Pradesh (U P.) Forest Department in year 2001. The prime reasons attributed to the successful breeding programme include excellent habitat conditions, feed programmes and the overall environment around the pond where these hatchlings were breed. Bride Groom with photo Kachuga kachuga, the beautiful river turtle is protected under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and is listed under the Action Plan Rating I of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Among the 28 species and sub species found in India they occupy top priority for conservation. Males of this species reach up to 22 cms in length, where as females attain 60 cm and over. In India their distribution is restricted to a few areas in the states of U P, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Assam and West Bengal. A species of large rivers it basks on sandbanks, logs and rocks and is a herbivore, eating leafy matter and fruits. Over the years intensive pressure on habitats in terms of river courses changing, fishing and sand mining has destroyed their basking and nesting habitats. Poaching for food and trade has further depleted their numbers making them one of the worlds most threatened species.

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