Contaminant Exposure and Effects-Terrestrial Vertebrates
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Name of Order:
arranged taxonomically
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Description |
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AMPHIBIANS |
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Caudata
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salamanders
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Anura
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frogs
and toads |
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REPTILES |
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Crocodilia
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alligators
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Testudines
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turtles
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Squamata
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snakes
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Lacertilia
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lizards
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BIRDS |
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Gaviiformes
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loons
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Podicipediformes
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grebes
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Procellariiformes
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albatross,
petrels, and storm-petrels |
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Pelecaniformes
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pelicans
and allies |
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Ciconiiformes
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herons,
storks, and allies |
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Anseriformes
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waterfowl
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Falconiformes
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birds
of prey |
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Galliformes
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fowl
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Gruiformes
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cranes,
rails, and allies |
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Charadriiformes
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shorebirds,
gulls, and allies |
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Columbiformes
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pigeons
and doves |
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Cuculiformes
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cuckoos
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Strigiformes
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owls
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Coraciiformes
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kingfisher
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Piciformes
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woodpeckers
and allies |
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Passeriformes
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perching
birds |
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MAMMALS |
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Didelphimorphia
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opossums
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Insectivora
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shrews
and moles |
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Chiroptera
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bats
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Xenarthra |
armadillos |
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Lagomorpha
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rabbits
and hares |
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Rodentia
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rodents
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Carnivora
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true
carnivores |
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Artiodactyla
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even-toed
ungulates |
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Last modified:
06/02/2006
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