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VERTEBRATE ANIMALS

Animals which have an internal nerve cord protected by a bony vertebral column are called Vertebrates. They include Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Monotremes, Marsupials and Mammals. These animals are assigned to the subphylum Vertebrata within the phylum Chordata.

VERTEBRATE EXHIBITS IN THE AUBREY MANNING GALLERY

During 1996 and 1997, the vertebrate specimens housed in the Museum Gallery were redisplayed by Zoology Honours Students. In December 1997, the Gallery was named in honour of Aubrey Manning, Professor of Natural History (1973-1997).

Many of the vertebrate specimens from the Collections are illustrated and described here in web pages created by Zoology Honours Students. The diversity of approaches to website creation reflects the interests of the individuals who made the pages.

Primates Introduction Fish Amphibia Reptiles Birds Monotremes Marsupials
Sloths, Armadillos & Anteaters Introduction to Placental Mammals
Sloths, Armadillos & Anteaters
Visit the Butterfly Collection Visit the Beetle Collection Visit the Tick Collection
Reptiles Birds
Pangolins Colugos
Shrews, Moles & Hedgehogs
Tree Shrews
Ungulates
Primates
Ungulates
Bats
Carnivores Rodents Ungulates
Carnivores Rodents Ungulates
Rodents


INTRODUCTION TO VERTEBRATES
FISH AMPHIBIANS REPTILES BIRDS
INTRODUCTION TO MAMMALS
MONOTREMES MARSUPIALS PLACENTAL MAMMALS
SLOTHS, ARMADILLOS, ANTEATERS PANGOLINS COLUGOS SHREWS, MOLES, HEDGEHOGS
TREE SHREWS BATS UNGULATES RODENTS CARNIVORES PRIMATES