3Rd Nine Weeks Cards

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Devonian

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geologic period and system of the Paleozoic, spanning 60 million years from the end of the Silurian, 419.2 million years ago, to the beginning of the Carboniferous, 358.9 Mya.

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Caudata

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DescriptionSalamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults

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Anadromous

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ascending rivers from the sea for breeding

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Vomerinevi

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bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.

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Viviparous

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bringing forth live young that have developed inside the body of the parent.

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Amnion

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the innermost membrane that encloses the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile

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Regeneration

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process of renewal, restoration, and growth that makes genomes, cells, organisms, and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage

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Galapagos

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DescriptionThe Galápagos Islands is a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.

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Swimbladder

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DescriptionThe swim bladder, gas bladder, fish maw, or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish to control their buoyancy, and thus to stay at their current water depth without having to waste energy in swimming

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Chorion

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the outermost membrane surrounding an embryo of a reptile, bird, or mammal. In mammals (including humans), it contributes to the formation of the placenta.

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Allantois ov

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the fetal membrane lying below the chorion in many vertebrates, formed as an outgrowth of the embryo's gut. In birds and reptiles it grows to surround the embryo; in eutherian mammals it forms part of the placenta.

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Ovoviviparous

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producing young by means of eggs which are hatched within the body of the parent, as in some snakes.

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Nictitating

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The nictitating membrane (from Latin nictare, to blink) is a transparent or translucent third eyelid present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye from the medial canthus for protection and to moisten it while maintaining vision.

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Goliath

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Biggest bull frog

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Cutaneous

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relating to or affecting the skin.

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Bioindicators

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an organism whose status in an ecosystem is analyzed as an indication of the ecosystem's heath.

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Claspers

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a male anatomical structure found some groups of animals, used in mating

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Caecilians

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are a group of limbless, serpentine amphibians. They mostly live hidden in the ground and in stream substrates, making them the least familiar order of amphibians.

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Lionfish

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venomous marine fish

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Monotremes

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a group of highly specialised egg-laying predatory mammals, containing the platypus and echidnas

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Gnathostomata

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a genus of parasitic nematodes

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Axolotl

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is a neotenic salamander related to the tiger salamander.

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Fusiform

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Fusiform means having a spindle-like shape that is wide in the middle and tapers at both ends

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Hellbender

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a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States

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Mudpuppy

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species of salamander in the genus Necturus. They live an entirely aquatic lifestyle in the eastern part of North America in lakes, rivers, and ponds

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Herpetology

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the study of amphibians and reptiles

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Yolk

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the yellow internal part of a bird's egg, which is surrounded by the white, is rich in protein and fat, and nourishes the developing embryo.

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Dart frogs

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These species are diurnal and often have brightly colored bodies. This bright coloration is correlated with the toxicity of the species, making them aposematic

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Amplexus

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the mating position of frogs and toads, in which the male clasps the female about the back.

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Reptiles

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DescriptionReptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives

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Gills

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respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms that extracts dissolved oxygen from water and excretes carbon dioxide

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Permian

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a geologic period and system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous period 298.9 million years ago, to the beginning of the Triassic period 251.902 Mya.

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Agnatha

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is a superclass of jawless fish in the phylum Chordata

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Tadpole

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the tailed aquatic larva of an amphibian (frog, toad, newt, or salamander), breathing through gills and lacking legs until the later stages of its development.

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Apoda

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DescriptionCaecilians are a group of limbless, serpentine amphibians

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Mesozoic

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relating to or denoting the era between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic eras, comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods

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Vertebrata

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Scientific name for the class vertebrata

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Anura

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Frog class

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Chytridiomycosis

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DescriptionBatrachochytrium dendrobatidis, also known as Bd or the amphibian chytrid fungus, is a fungus that causes the disease chytridiomycosis in amphibians.

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Benthic

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The benthic zone is one of the ecological regions of a body of water. It comprises the bottom—such as the ocean floor or the bottom of a lake—the sediment surface, and some sub-surface layers. Organisms living in this zone—that is, on or in the bottom of the body of water

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Albumen

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egg white, or the protein contained in it.

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Amphibians

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Amphibians are small vertebrates that need water, or a moist environment, to survive

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Anticoagulant

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used to reduce the ability of the blood to clot

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Placoderms

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DescriptionPlacodermi is a class of armoured prehistoric fish, known from fossils