Note making sheet Kingdom Animalia - Vertebrate report

This note-making sheet Is designed to help you summarise information and help you to make sure that your work is really in your own words, avoiding plagiarism.
You must submit it with your assignment to show where you got your information from and how you are interpreting it.

INSTRUCTIONS
FIND information about each section
Copy and paste the information into the Original Information column
Place the website URL or the book name into the Source column
Highlight the important words/points
Make a summary of the original information in the My Interpretation column in your own words.
Use your summary column to assist you in completing your assignment webpage

My native Australian vertebrate: _______________________

KEYWORDS SOURCE ORIGINAL INFORMATION MY INTERPRETATION

Website URL or COPY and PASTE the bit that Make a summary in YOUR OWN
Book name answers your question. WORDS
HIGHLIGHT the important words.
Scientific Name http://www.arod.c Varanus gouldii Varanus gouldii
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Distribution map http://www.arod.com.a
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Habitat http://www.walkaboutp Goannas are found throughout most Sand goannas are found throughout most of
ark.com.au/index.php/ of Australia and manage to persist Australia mostly found in a variety of
reptiles/goanna environments. Most goannas live in dry, hot and
in a variety of environments. Most sandy places such as deserts. Other goannas tend
species are terrestrial, or ground to live in burrows, trees or hollow logs. Most
dwelling. Prominent among these is burrows are dug to be around 1-metre-deep with
the Sand goanna (Varanus gouldii the far end close to the surface, just in case the
also known as the ground goanna burrow gets blocked off by a predator or if the
burrow collapses.
or Gould's goanna), the most
common of all goannas. They are
often found in close proximity to a
burrow or den, which may be a
hollow log, or if in the plains a dug
burrow which can be up to a metre
(three feet) deep. They may even
take over rabbit warrens. The far
end of the burrow is often close to
the surface, so if the entrance is
blocked off (by a predator, or a
collapse) the goanna just needs to
 break through a thin layer of soil to
be free.
Diet https://en.wikiped The diet of goannas varies greatly
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a habitat. Many of the small species
feed mostly on insects, with some
being small lizard specialists. Many
of the medium to large species will
feed on whatever prey items they
can catch. This includes eggs, fish
(V.Mertensi), birds, snails, lizards,
snakes, marsupials, and rodents. All
species are carrion eaters and will
feed on the carcasses of dead
animals.
Class https://www.google.co a vertebrate animal of a class that
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Morphological http://www.walkaboutp Goannas have very long and sharp claws for
adaptations ark.com.au/index.php/ catching prey, defending against predators and
reptiles/goanna used to dig burrows. They have thin heads so
they can fit them inside other burrows and eat
their eggs. They also blend in with their
surroundings because their skin is used as
camouflage. To escape predators or catch prey
they can lift their body off the ground to run
away.a
Current threats to http://www.walkaboutp Like most native fauna, goannas
the habitat of your ark.com.au/index.php/
The diet of goannas depend on the
species and the habitat. As babys
they mostly feed on insects whilst
larger goannas will eat whatever
prey they can catch. This includes
eggs, snakes, fish, birds, lizards,
rodents and marsupials. All
species are carrion eaters and will
also eat the carcasses of dead
animals.
A reptile is a vertebrate animal that has a
backbone. Reptiles have scales all over
their body. All lizards including the sand
goanna are classified as reptiles because
they have scales. snakes, lizards,
crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises also have
scales. They have very dry and scaly skin
and typically lay soft shelled eggs.
Goannas have very long and sharp claws for
catching prey, defending against predators and
used to dig burrows. They have thin heads so they
can fit them inside other burrows and eat their
eggs. They also blend in with their surroundings
because their skin is used as camouflage. To
escape predators or catch prey they can lift their
body off the ground to run away.
The current threat to goannas are humans.
Humans are a threat to them because they are
native vertebrate reptiles/goanna are rather wary of human intrusions
into their habitat, and will most
likely run away (into the scrub, up a
tree, or into the water, depending
on the species). A goanna is a
rather swift mover, and when
pressed will sprint short distances
on its hind legs.
Goannas also rear up when
threatened, either chased or
cornered, and also inflate flaps of
skin around their throats and emit a
harsh hissing noise.
ruining their habitats by cutting down trees and
moving into their habitat. If goannas spot a human
they will most likely run into the scrub, climb up a
tree or swim away depending on the species.
Goannas are very clever to the way if they are
corned they will sprint short distances on its hind
legs. When they feel threatened they inflate their
flaps of skin around their throats and sound a loud
and harsh hissing noise.