iNaturalist Webpage by Izabela Blagg https://padlet.com/xva310/gwq8kabz9005 3 species en-us 2019-12-04 23:18:19 UTC 2023-05-24 19:06:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4f8.png The Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis xva310 https://padlet.com/xva310/gwq8kabz9005/wish/419986829
  • The Green Anole may be either green or brown in color depending on its environment (Green Anole [Anolis carolinensis], n.d.).
  • The Green Anole can be found virtually anywhere, from urban to rural districts, and will likely be resting on fences or trees (Green Anole [Anolis carolinensis], n.d.).
  • Rather than viewed as harmful, Green Anoles can prove to be beneficial to gardens and backyards as they prey on small insects (Brown, n.d.). 
  • As a means for either defending their territory or enticing females, male anole will open and close their red dewalp as a display of dominance  (Brown, n.d.).
  • It was found in a study that the original and regenerated tail of an anole are functionally different when compared to each other. Upon studying both tails, it was seen that the regenerated tail typically is less capable of finer movements when compared to the original tail (Ritzman, et al., 2012).
    • iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32984410
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    Brown, L. (n.d.). Beneficials in the Garden - Green Anole. Retrieved from https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials/beneficial-19_lizard_green_anole.htm.

    Dewey, T. (n.d.). Critter Catalog. Retrieved from http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Odocoileus_virginianus/.

    Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/easternfoxsquirrel/.

    Fahey, B. (n.d.). Critter Catalog: Fox Squirrel. Retrieved from http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Sciurus_niger/.

    Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/anocar.htm.

    Grovenburg, T., Jacques, C., Klaver, R., DePerno, C., Brinkman, T., Swanson, C., . . . Powell, R. (2011). Influence of landscape characteristics on migration strategies of white-tailed deer. Journal of Mammalogy, 92(3), 534-543. Retrieved from www.jstor.org/stable/23259815

    McCleery, R., Lopez, R., Silvy, N., & Sarah N. Kahlick. (2007). Habitat Use of Fox Squirrels in an Urban Environment. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 71(4), 1149-1157. Retrieved from www.jstor.org/stable/4496171

    Ritzman, T. B., Stroik, L. K., Julik, E., Hutchins, E. D., Lasku, E., Denardo, D. F., … Fisher, R. E. (2012, July 2). The Gross Anatomy of the Original and Regenerated Tail in the Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis). Retrieved from https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ar.22524.

    White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus - NatureWorks. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/whitetaileddeer.htm.

    ]]>     2019-12-04 23:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/xva310/gwq8kabz9005/wish/419992508     The Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger xva310 https://padlet.com/xva310/gwq8kabz9005/wish/420013974
  • Fox squirrels can be found throughout the eastern and central United States, and can typically be found in urban and suburban settings (Fahey, n.d.).
  • A squirrel's tail can have a multitude of purposes such as keeping their face warm during the colder seasons, being used as a balancing tool for when climbing trees, as well as being able to act as a parachute if they were to fall from a high place (Texas Parks and Wildlife, n.d.).
  • One squirrel has the potential of burying thousands of pecans over the span of 3 months (Texas Parks and Wildlife, n.d.).
  • Fox squirrels are a popular game animal in Texas (Texas Parks and Wildlife, n.d.).
  • Fox squirrels often used urbanized settings to their advantage, such as the female fox squirrel who may utilize buildings in the late winter to raise their young (McCleery, et. al., 2007) 
    • iNaturalist link:
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32984553
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  • The white-tailed deer is herbivorous and its diet can change depending on the season and habitat ("White-tailed Deer", n.d.).
  •  Male bucks may live together in groups of three or four individuals, except during mating season when they become solitary ("White-tailed Deer", n.d.)
  • The White-tailed deer can run at speeds up to 30 miles an hour ("White-tailed Deer", n.d.).
  • The White-tailed deer have different scent glands on their feet and legs that they use to communicate with each other, and the scent coming from these secretions can be particularly strong during mating season  (Dewey, n.d.).
  • The North Great Plains were historically inhabited by White-tailed deer (Grovenburg et. al., 2011).
    • iNaturalist link:
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34137711
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