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13 Cards in this Set
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Order-Gymnophiona: Family-Caecilian: Genus-Caeciliidae— 10-50 Latin AM, eq Afr and India Terrestrial Fused skull-stegokrotaphic |
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Gymnophiona: Caecilian: Typhlonectidae— 10-50 Latin AM Aquatic, viviparous Zygokrotaphic |
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Caudata: Sirenidae— <10 S. US and MEX Aquatic, eel-like External gills Tiny forelegs No hindlegs Lay eggs |
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Cryptobranchidae: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis- <10 Aquatic (cold mt. streams), N. America and Asia Folded skin Extremely stout No eyelids Carnivore |
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Caudata: Salamandridae: Notophthalmus viridescens 50-100 E. and C. N. America |
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Dicamtodontidae— <10 Pacific coast from N. California to Br. Columbia Eat small mammals |
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Ambystomatidae—"mole salamanders" Terrestrial 10-50 Fat tails, stout Internal fertilization Ambystoma maculatum (tiny and big with spots along spine), E. US A. opacum (black), E. US |
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Ambystomatidae: A. tigrinum— 10-50 E. and C. N. America Splotchy skin Ambystoma jeffersonianum (blue) Ambystoma laterale (blue-spotted) |
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Caudata: Proteidae— Necturus maculosus; "mudpuppy" <10 E. and N. America Aquatic Paedomorphic 4 legs
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Amphiumidae—(congo eels) SE US <10 Aquatic Tiny arms and legs Snake-like |
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Plethodontidae—subfamily Plethodontinae 250-750 Hindlimbs larger than forelimbs Desmognathus fuscus (streamlined), E. US Plethodon glutinosus (lighter tail), E. US Plethodon cinereus, "Eastern red-backed salamander" |
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Plethodontidae—subfamily Spelerpinae Eurycea bislineata (narrow, brownish, blotchy), E. US Eurycea longicauda (narrow, reddish and spotted), E. US Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (gray, flattened tail, subterranean), Appalachian Pseudotriton ruber (white-really red with black spots), E. US |
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Plethodontidae: Hemidactylinae— Hemidactylium scutatum 4 toed salamander |
