Classification Techniques | Reptile Encounters

Classification

How do scientists group animals into common features? Why is this even important? Students can learn the scientific conventions for categorising animals into taxonomic hierarchy by getting up close with animals from different phylums and classes right down to individual genera. A fun and engaging incursion for your first secondary school incursion with us as it paves the way for all our others.

Classification

Spiny-leaf Stick Insect - Stick Insects are known as Phasmids which means “phantom”.

Classification

Green Tree Frog - Frogs are classified in the Order Anura which means “without tail”.

Classification

Frilled-neck Lizard - Only species in genus.

Classification

Olive Python - Olive Python Liasis olivaceus Pythons are non-venomous snakes that kill prey via constriction.

Curriculum Focus

Scientific conventions 

Species identification 

Organising biodiversity

 

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