Tuesday, April 24, 2012

I am a Dwarf Toad and I am Croaking Near a Rock

Found a Dwarf American Toad at my new house in Wooster, near Greenbriar next to some rocks in my front yard.
classification:
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Bufonidae
Bufo
B. americanus
posted by Brandon S.

Canadian Geese Classification

Found some Canadian geese in my neighborhood just next to a lake that is near my house.
classification:
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Subphylum - Vertebrata
Class - Aves
Order - Anseriformes
Family - Anatidae
Genus - Branta
Species - Branta canadensis
posted by Brandon S.

Monday, April 23, 2012

er...nevermind.

Scratch that last post, it actually took me under 5 minutes. Anyway, it should be quick and easy to get the info based on the common name now.

Working on something.

Working on a javascript for the page that will allow quick and easy access to what we've found, and descriptions of them via a set of labled buttons. Should be done by tomorrow, assuming I'm not lazy tonight.

Maybe?

The only thing I can find is the Water Oak, which looks very similar, but not exactly the same. Just in case, the water oak is Quercus nigra.

Taxonomy of that lizard.

The evil lizard I posted about on an earlier day is the Prairie lizard, also known as the Fence Runner, Fence Lizard, or Gray Lizard. It is Sceloporus consobrinus. I identified it based on the easily noticable blue markings on either side of it's stomach, a sign of mating, which aren't visible in the picture.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Plant Atonomy


leaf type: Dicot: the leaf is on a petiole instead of a sheath
Margins: undulate: for the irregular pattern on the leaf's edges
venation: simple pinnate: the other veins branch off of a central vein
Roots: has a fibrous root system because it is in soft soil with little rocks near it

Thursday, April 12, 2012

A fungus.

I figured out what this was yesterday, but I couldn't get to a computer. I'll just look it up another day. Found it on a tree-stump in my grandpa's back yard. Brandon B.
Taxonomy Specs:
cant find the taxonomy specs for some reason. the internet is not helping in trying to find anything, but i at liest know that this is a lobster fungus or the Hypotheses fluoridation

Plant I found (the creeping woodsorrel)

I know that I've seen this a lot, and I should know what it is, but I have no idea. Brandon B.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Geraniales
Family Oxalidaceae – Wood-Sorrel family
Genus Oxalis L. – woodsorrel
Species Oxalis corniculata L. – creeping woodsorrel  posted by Brandon S.

It's not what it looks like.

I don't know WHAT it is, but it isn't what it looks like.

Lizard

And here is my archenemy, the prairie lizard, the most cunning, evil, and camera-shy creature on the earth. taxonomic specs later.

Fungus

I will go back and edit all of these when I know what they are. Brandon B.
Taxonomy:
this is the Brown mushroom or the Agaricus bisporus 
Brandon S.

Another tree

Don't know anything about this one either. help?

A tree......just a tree....

No idea what it is exactly. Any help?

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Box Turtle Classification

Eastern Box Turtle
Classification:
Kingdom-Animal
Phylum-Chordate
Class-Reptile
Order-Testudines
Family-Emydidae
Genus-Terrapene
Species-Terrapene carolina

Found this little guy in my backyard under some leaves near my creek- Brandon S.
 http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/eastern_box_turtle.htm