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Vertebrate Species

Vertebrate species are animals with backbones or spinal columns. Example species include: bony fish; sharks; rays; amphibians; reptiles; mammals; and birds. In some cases closely related species lacking a backbone such as hagfish with a bony skull called a cranium are included in the group. To date this group includes as many as 58,000 species ranging in size from a small carp of 0.3 inches to 110 feet for the Blue Whale.

Spotlights

Adult Cane Toad (Bufo marinus). DOI. US Geological Survey. Invasive.org
Cane Toad Species Profile

USDA. National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center.

Originally introduced to control sugar cane pests; current population in Florida was an accidental release.

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

The Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to preventing and controlling aquatic nuisance species, and implementing the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act (NANPCA) of 1990.

Vertebrate Species News

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