Mudpuppy Salamander

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Mudpuppy Salamanders

• By Vanessa
• Darren

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Table Of Contents

• Slide 1 Title Page
• Slide 2 Table Of Contents
• Slide 3 Introduction
• Slide 4 Habitat
• Slide 5 Facts
• Slide 6 Tadpole Measurement Chart
• Slide 7 Food
• Slide 8-Facts
• Slide 9- Conclusion
• Slide 10 Bibliography
• Slide 11- The End

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Introduction

• Il y a trois different kaind de Salamandre dans
  Manitoba. Our research is on the Mudpuppy
  Salamander.We chose this Salamander because we
  like it. We are presenting facts on the habitat,
  food and other interesting facts. We chose these
  these things because we thought they were very
  interesting.

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Habitat

• Mudpuppy Salamanders are found in medium to large
  rivers or lakes.
• This Salamander is found in eastern Lowa along
  the Mississippi River.
• They take refuge under sunken objects such as
  rocks,logs,boards,and other debris.

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Facts

• Mudpuppies are active all year round but are
  mainly nocturnal.
• They have small compressed gills.
• Adult Mudpuppies are brown to a reddish brown, or
  a gray above with varying numbers and sizes of
  black spots.

• This Salamander has 4 toes in the front and back
  feet.
• This Salamander is listed as an Endangered
  Species in Lowa.
• It is said that Mudpuppies probably do not have
  keen eyesight and rely heavily upon olfactory
  cues to find there pray.

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Tadpole Measurement Chart
Date Heads Tails Total
May 4/01 5 mm. 5 mm. 10 mm.
May 8/01 4 mm. 5 mm. 9 mm.
May 14/01 6 mm. 6 mm. 12 mm.
May 16/01 10 mm. 15 mm. 25 mm.
May 23/01 10 mm. 30 mm. 40 mm.
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Food

• This Salamander will eat anything it can catch
  such as crustaceans, insects, worm, fish, fish
  eggs, other salamanders, and crayfish.

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Facts

• This Salamander is extremely slimy and nearly
  impossible to hold with bare hands.

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Conclusion

• Nous esperons vous nos presentation sur ce
  Mudpuppy Salamander. We hope you enjoyed our
  presentation on the Mudpuppy Salamander. Ici est
  de autre interessant de fait sur eux. Here are
  some other facts interesting facts about them
  they can lay 70-100 eggs each spring. They have 4
  sets of gills but dont use one.They eat tadpoles
  and also other small animals like small frogs. Il
  y a des si beaucoup a apprendre envioir le
  Mudpuppy Salamandre en vous aux void.

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Bibliography

• www.google.com
• www.salamanders.com
• www.herpnet.net/lowa-Herpetology.com
• Encarta

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The End