Ecologist for a Day

Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Vertebrate Biology/Ecology Class

"Ecologist for a Day" Field Study

October 14 , 2008

We were delighted to have a class from GSSM visit the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory's Conference Center for a day of learning about local animals and their habitats.

Here are some pictures from the trip.

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Here is a list of the vertebrates we observed in their native habitats:
green frog
lesser siren
red salamander
slimy salamander
eastern box turtle
gopher tortoise
musk turtle (stinkpot)
fence lizard
five-lined skink
green anole
ground skink
black racer (juvenile)
southeastern crown snake
creek chub
pirate perch
redfin pickerel
speckled madtom
tadpole madtom
warmouth
cotton mouse


Here is a list of the vertebrates we observed from the Outreach collection:
barking treefrog
green treefrog
bullfrog
gopher frog
leopard frog
southern toad
spadefoot toad
marbled salamander
mole salamander
spotted salamander
tiger salamander
common snapping turtle
mud turtle
softshell turtle
yellowbelly slider
broadhead skink
legless lizard
banded watersnake
black racer
brown snake
coachwhip
corn snake
eastern hognose snake
eastern kingsnake
pine snake
rat snake
scarlet kingsnake
southern hognose snake
canebrake rattlesnake
copperhead
cottonmouth
eastern diamondback rattlesnake
pigmy rattlesnake

American alligators
common crow
gray squirrel
nine-banded armadillo
opossum
southern flying squirrel

 

Thank you for your keen interest in ecology and for participating in our program. It is always a pleasure to have you visit.

Sean