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Related Resources

Teachers: download Amphibian Alert! a curriculum for teaching children about amphibians and their global population declines.

Reptile Discovery Center Activity Guide

Reptile Discovery Center Programs

Reptile and amphibian fact sheets:

Amphibians
  • African clawed frog
  • White's tree frog
Crocodilians
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Snakes
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Turtles
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