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Kingdom Animalia:
1- Multicellular
2- Heterotroph
3- Most ingest food and digest it in an internal cavity
4- Animal cells lack the rigid cell walls that characterize plant cells
5- All animals are members of the Kingdom Animalia, also called Metazoa
Phylum Chordata:
1- Bilateral symmetry
2- Segmented body, including segmented muscles
3- Three germ layers and a well-developed coelom.
4- Single, dorsal, hollow nerve cord, usually with an enlarged anterior end (brain)
5- Tail projecting beyond (posterior to) the anus at some stage of development
6- Pharyngeal pouches present at some stage of development
7- Ventral heart, with dorsal and ventral blood vessels and a closed blood system
8- Complete digestive system
9- Bony or cartilaginous endoskeleton usually present.
Class Reptilia:
Order Squamata: Order Squamata (amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes)
Family Boidae: Family Boidae ( boas and pythons)
Genius and Species: Eunectes and eunectes murinus (anacondas )
Habitat: Green Anacondas are mostly aquatic but will hunt on land.
Appearance: The Green Anaconda are dark green with black oval spots. They have a large, narrow head with eyes and nostrils that are set on top of its head. The Green Anaconda also has and extremely muscular body that is covered with scales. They are also not poisonous.
Size: A Green Anaconda sizes are from 12-20 feet and may weigh over 300 pounds.
What they eat: They are carnivorous and will attack any vertebrate it can catch and swallow. They have a slow digestive system so after it eats it may not eat again for weeks or months.
Enemies: Incidental killing by man.
Lifespan: The Green Anaconda can live between a range of 10 years to 30 years, even though some have lived in this range, this specie is reputed to have short longevity.
Fun Facts: The Green Anaconda is possibly the largest snake on earth. Another name for this species is a Water Boa.
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Fiore, Carrie . "Animal Kingdom." . Serra Catholic School, Orange County. 18 January 2004.