Reptile Alphabet Book

By:5A - 5th Graders

2010 Lincoln Elementary Author Visit

In Honor of David M. Nieves visit to Lincoln Elementary SchoolNovember 17, 2009

Jacob JoshMorganBrandiMackenzieKatieVeranikaMichelleAlexLori

AshlenChrisRachelleBrandonKrisLaneMasonJaymiee KendraLaShawn

Lincoln Elementary 5th

Graders Class Of 5A

A is for American AlligatorThey grow up to be 15 feet long.It lives in southeastern United States.

Eat fish snails, crustaceans, birds, and mammals. Alligator’s tail is almost half the bodys length and mainly use for swimming.

Alligator has the strongest bite of any living animal.

Alligators swallow there food whole.

What does it look like?

A long slithery blue snake and it

can look like blue, gray, black,

and white.

BIs for… “Blue Beauty Snake”

Where does it live?

The Blue Beauty Snake is found

In the rainforests of Vietnam in

South Asia.

What does it eat?

Blue Beauty Snakes eats

lizards, birds, and rodents.

Interesting Fact:Blue Beauty snakes cangrow up to 3ft to 9ft long!

By Josh

CIS FORCORN

SNAKECorn snakes are 6 feet and are slender. They eat lizards, birds, and small mammals. They are actually rat snakes and got there name from the pattern on there belly.

By Jacob and Einstein the snake on the left

Is for

Desert Horned Lizard DInteresting facts

They mate during springThey lay 2-16 eggs in June or July.They can squirt blood out of its eyes and is gooey and hard to get off.

Food and HabitatIt lives in Idaho and northern Mexico.The lizard eats ants,beetles,and spiders.

Lori

EIs for Egypti

an tortoise

It makes a

chirping

noise like a

bird.

It grows to five inches long!

Lane

F IS FOR FRILLED LIZARD

The frilled Lizard has a frill on its neck. It lives in northern Australia. It likes to eat mice and large insects. It also is a carnivore. The neck frill has long spines. When it is going to attack it opens its yellow mouth and uncurls its frill too.

Ashlen

G is for

GeckoThey are short and flat and

have bumpy scales. They live

in warm climates throughout

the world. Geckos eat insects

and arachnids. They even

have little bristles on their

toes that can stick to many

surfaces.

By Chris

A Herpetologist study reptiles. They have to go to collage and learn about reptiles.

Facts: They work with reptiles, They learn about reptiles. They are cool because they have reptiles. They find new reptiles. They have cool gear.

H is for Herpetologist

IIs for iguana

Most iguanas live in deserts or other dry habitats.

They eat fruit, flowers, leaves, and insects.

The green iguana may grow to 6 feet long.

Jackso

n’s

Chameleo

n

Is for

To get a territory they half to push each other the furthest.

The tongue has a

sticky tip to help

them get their

prey.

J

Is for King Cobra

The king cobra measures about 13 feet long. There fangs are about one inch.

KKing cobras live in forest areas of Asia and India.

The king cobra is a snake-eater. They hunt during the day.

King cobras lay from two to four dozen eggs in the spring.

By: Alex

LIs for

Leopard GeckoIt’s a creamy yellow color, with black spots like a leopard.They live in the desert of Pakistan, Northern India, Afghanistan, and parts of Iran.

It eats crickets, mealworms, grasshoppers, and some insects.

Their habitat is a rocky, dry, grassland.They have eyelids, but most reptiles don’t.

By: Kendra

MIs for

Map turtleThey feed only in the water. They eat snails and clams. They also lay in the sun.

Brandi

is for Nieves, David N

By; Morgan

David lives near Kansas City, Missouri.

His hometown is Bellevue, Nebraska.

David became a herpetologist, because at the age of eight he brought home a garter snake, that his brother caught, and has been fascinated with them ever since.

David became an author, because of his

strong commitment to the misunderstood, an often feared group of

animals. (snakes and other reptiles) He has written two books.David is working on another book.

O Is for

Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad

.

It lives in Siberia, China, and Korea.They eat houseflies, bluebottles, assorted moth larvae, earthworms , meal worms, zoo phobias, crickets, and guppies. They change colors, going though the cycles of bright green to dark olive green. Its hard to tell if it is a male or a female. The toads have brightly colored bellies which are used as warning that they are poisons.

Jaymiee

PIs for Poison Dart FrogPoison dart frogs live in the tropical forests of Costa Rica to Brazil. They are carnivores. They eat spiders, ants, termites, and small insects. The two-inch-long golden poison dart frog has enough venom to kill 10 grown-men! There are more than 100 species of poison dart frogs.

Queen Snakeis for………Q

It looks like a garden snake. It

lives in marsh lands, fresh water, and water ways.

They grow 24 inches. They eat Cray fish, frogs, minnows, and tadpoles

They are diurnal which means they are active during the day.

Rachelle

RIs for Rattlesnake , It lives in North Central America.

It’s colors are red and white its long and big.

Rattlesnakes eat mice, rats, small birds and other small animals .

Rattlesnakes are not deaf in fact the structure of their inner ears is very much like that of humans. They do, however, lack external ears.

sis forSheltopusik!facts

The Sheltopusik looks like a snake but is really a lizard with no legs and is 4 ft. long. It lives in the forests of Europe. It eats insects, snails, small rodents, and small reptiles. The Sheltopusik has holes for ears. They are the largest species of legless lizards in the world.

Katie

TIS FORTuatara!FACTSThe Tuatara looks like a lizard but it is not really a lizard. The Tuatara lives near New Zealand. It eats giant crickets. There are only two species left of the Tuatara.

is for…Ugly

Salamander

UThe Ugly Salamander is green. They like small places. They are almost gone. The pollution in the water kills them.

It lives in Mexico City. It eats bugs.

The reason it got its name is because it has little spikes around its head and when it gets scared slimmy stuff comes out.

They can be 23

centimeters

long. Some

people keep

them as pets.

Rachelle

VIs for…

Veiled Chameleon

Some AWSOME facts are…

The Veiled Chameleon eats bugs like flies and

ants.

•It lives in Madagascar• Some people have them as pets•They can lay 20-70 eggs per year

The male can

grow from 18-

24” long

Females can grow from 10-13” long

Mason

W is for Warty Newt

It lives at the Black Sea. They are carnivores. They eat tadpoles and worms. They live for 25 years. They are the largest newt and can be found in Europe.

Their skin is covered with small bumps that have a milky acid smelly substance that helps keep predators away.

X is forXenopus Frog

It has a flat body with a triangular head.It lives in most of Africa.Its eats fresh water shrimp and fresh water crab.

The tadpole grows quickly.

Males are 2.5 inches long and females are 5 inches long.

By: Kendra

YIs For

YELLOW MUD TURTLE

The Yellow Mud Turtle is small, It is olive or brownish gray-colored It has yellow areas on it’s throat, head, and neck. The bottom shell is yellow, too. The Yellow Mud Turtle lives in Central United States. It eats worms, crayfish, frogs, snails, fish, fairy shrimp, slugs, leeches, and tadpoles. The Yellow Mud Turtle can live up to 15 years old. Skunks, raccoons, and small rodents eat the Yellow Mud Turtle. When hibernating, they eat earthworms that move in front of it.

Mackenzie

Z Is For

Zebra-Tailed Lizard

The Zebra-Tailed Lizard is 2.5 to 4 inches long , gray or a sandy brown color. It lives in open deserts. It eats moths, ants, and bees. In the summer, the females lay 2 to 8 eggs. The eggs hatch in July to November. More than 1 clutch can be laid in a season.

Facts

Mackenzie

Internet Sources• www.Wikipedia.org•http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals

Book Sources• Reptiles Up Close By David M. Nieves•More Reptiles Up Close By David M. Nieves•Snakes By Chris Mattison •The World Book Encyclopedia

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