Lower Vertebrates and Invertebrates Laboratory

Teaching animal husbandry and supporting conservation
Female panther chameleon
The Lower Vertebrates and Invertebrates Laboratory supports both our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.  
As well as contributing to the conservation of species, the lab gives students invaluable practical experience working with animal husbandry.  It helps them build a greater understanding of the work that goes into caring for species, including many that are either endangered or critically endangered. 
 

Explore some of our species

Leaf insect, Phyllium sp Leaf insect 'Phyllium sp'

Male Panther Chameleon 'Furcifer pardalis' Male Panther Chameleon 'Furcifer pardalis'

Ivory Millipede 'Chicobolus spinigerus' Ivory Millipede 'Chicobolus spinigerus'

Sun Beetle 'Pachnoda marginata' Sun Beetle 'Pachnoda marginata'

Orchid Mantis 'Hymenopus coronatus' Orchid Mantis 'Hymenopus coronatus'

Death Feigning Beetle 'Asbolus verrucosus' Death Feigning Beetle 'Asbolus verrucosus'

Golden Mantella Frog 'Mantella aurantiaca' Golden Mantella Frog 'Mantella aurantiaca'

Giant African Land Snail 'Lissachatina fulica' Giant African Land Snail 'Lissachatina fulica'

Giant Asian Mantis 'Hierodula patellifera' Giant Asian Mantis 'Hierodula patellifera'