Animals in Eco-systems
North America
| COASTAL WATERS | DESERT |
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Nile Monitor |
Gila Monster |
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4.5 to 7 feet in length Range: Native of Africa; now an invasive species in Florida Habitat: Diet: Carnivorous predator Reproduction: Links: Science News for Kids: Alien Invasions |
Description: USA's largest lizard Range: Habitat: Diet: Carnivorous Reproduction: Links:
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Leatherback Turtle |
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| Description: The only sea turtle
without a hard shell, the adult leatherback can grow to a length of 2
meters (6 1/2 feet) and weigh nearly one ton (2000 pounds). The
leatherback sea turtle is listed as an endangered species. Range: Leatherbacks can tolerate wide temperature changes. They are found as far north as Maine, Canada and Nova Scotia and nest in eastern South American coastal regions. Habitat: know as pelagic (living in the waters of the open sea), but also live in coastal waters Diet: Reproduction: Nesting areas in Caribbean and southern Florida as well as the eastern coast of South America. Links: NOAA Fisheries |
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Green Sea Turtle |
Hawksbill Sea Turtle |
| Description: Range: Habitat: Diet: Reproduction: Links:
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| INLAND WATERS | TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST |
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Green Frog |
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| Description: Range: Near-arctic region: Canada, eastern United States Habitat: wide variety of habitats that surround most inland waters, such as: swamps, wooded swamps, ponds, lakes, marshes, bogs, banks of slow moving rivers and streams, oxbow lakes, sloughs, and impoundments. Diet: Reproduction: Links: Animal Diversity Web |
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