Veterian Key

CHAPTER 7 SNAKES Mark A. Mitchell COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY Snakes are listed in the class Reptilia and order Squamata. Squamata include the suborders Serpentes (snakes) and Sauria (lizards)….

CHAPTER 8 LIZARDS Javier Nevarez COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY Lizards are members of the class Reptilia, subclass Lepidosauria, order Squamata (Box 8-1). They are further classified under the suborder…

CHAPTER 6 CROCODILIANS Javier Nevarez COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY Modern-day crocodilians date back to the Mesozoic era over 65 million years ago, surviving to the present with relatively few…

CHAPTER 4 ORNAMENTAL FISH Stephen M. Miller, Mark A. Mitchell Ornamental fish present an unusual paradox in that they are both well known and unknown to veterinarians. These animals are…

CHAPTER 17 GUINEA PIGS Shannon M. Riggs COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY Guinea pigs, Cavia porcellus, are members of the Caviidae family of the order Rodentia. Guinea pigs are native…

CHAPTER 3 INVERTEBRATES Trevor Zachariah, Mark A. Mitchell Invertebrates represent the largest group of animals on Earth, with approximately 1 million species characterized to date. Additional species are being discovered…

CHAPTER 14 RABBITS Kristine M. Vennen, Mark A. Mitchell Domestic rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, belong to the order Lagomorpha, and their ancestors are from Western Europe and northwestern Africa.1,2 Unlike rodents,…

CHAPTER 18 CHINCHILLAS Shannon M. Riggs, Mark A. Mitchell COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY There are two species of chinchilla that are kept in captivity: Chinchilla laniger (or lanigera) and…

CHAPTER 15 HAMSTERS AND GERBILS J. Jill Heatley, M. Camille Harris COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY Hamsters and gerbils are members of Rodentia, the largest order of mammals. Their name…

CHAPTER 16 HEDGEHOGS J. Jill Heatley COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY Hedgehogs are members of the order Erinaceomorpha, family Erinaceidae, subfamily Erinaceinae. The 12 species from 5 genera are widespread…