Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
63 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
The study of amphibians and reptiles |
Herpetology |
|
According to evolution what was the first vertebrates to live on land |
Amphibians |
|
Double life |
Double life |
|
Air provides less support then land against what |
Gravity |
|
What does the white watery poison that is foul tasting substance come from in a frogs skin |
Granular serous glands |
|
What is the Permian period nicknamed |
Age of amphibians |
|
Class of legless amphibians |
Caecilians |
|
Also known as urodela |
Cuadata |
|
The larva of amphibians |
Tadpole |
|
The name amphibian means |
Double life |
|
The biggest threat to all amphibians populations |
Cornhole |
|
When the male frog holds the female during breeding |
Amplexus |
|
A group of amphibians that do not have legs |
Caecilians |
|
This creature is a master of regeneration |
Axolotl |
|
Type of loop in the blood circulation of frogs |
Double |
|
Smallest species of vertebrate in the world was discovered I. This place in 2009 |
New guinea |
|
Organism that lets us know if a an environment is healthy or not |
Bio indicators |
|
Teeth on the roof of a frogs mouth |
Vomerine |
|
Means four legs |
Tetrapoda |
|
Special eye lid that amphibians use when they go underwater |
Nictitating |
|
A survival method of amphibians during the summer or in the desert |
Estivation |
|
Skin pigment cell |
Chromatophore |
|
Type of warning coloration |
Aposematic |
|
the largest anuran in the world |
Goliath |
|
One of the few salamanders known to make noise and remain aquatic as adults |
Waterdogs |
|
One of the reasons why amphibians should be saved is because they eat vast amounts of these |
Insects |
|
The largest aquatic salamander in the us |
Hellbender |
|
Growing body parts back |
Regeneration |
|
Respiration through the skin |
Cutaneous |
|
A special family of frogs known for the toxin they produce by eating ants beetles and millipedes |
Poison dart |
|
Lethal fungal disease disease of amphibians |
Chytridiomycosis |
|
Have warty dry skin designed for drier climates s |
Toads |
|
Substance helps to reduce moisture loss in the skin of amphibians |
Keratin |
|
Means no tail |
Anura |
|
Contains pigments that appear black or brown |
Melanophores |
|
What do some frogs have at a young age and then loose |
Lateral line |
|
Another word for dormancy |
Torpor |
|
What class and subclass are frogs in |
Amphibia lissamaphibia |
|
Class containing salamanders newts and mud puppies |
Cuadata |
|
Class containing frogs and toads |
Anura |
|
Class containing caeciliansword meaning leaping |
Apoda |
|
Word meaning leaping |
Salentiae |
|
How do frogs make sound |
Air passing vocal pouches on the floor of the mouth |
|
Frogs lay eggs in |
Cluster |
|
Toads lay eggs in |
Chains |
|
Yellow colored pigments |
Xananthophores |
|
Frog family |
Ranidae |
|
Toad family |
Bufonidae |
|
What family is the poison dart frog in |
Dendrobatidae |
|
Crypto Broncos is what animal |
Hell bender |
|
How many frogs have disappeared |
1/3 or 200 species |
|
What is killing frog population |
Pollution climate change over population habitat loss |
|
What are scent detectors |
Olfactory epithelium |
|
Necturus is what species |
Mudpuppies |
|
Apoda have what dealing with eyes |
Blindness |
|
Reflective or iridescent pigments |
Iridophires |
|
Digestive system is adapted to do what |
Swallow prey whole |
|
Small teeth in upper or lower jaw |
Maxillary |
|
What do frogs do to hold their meal |
Squash eyes down |
|
Which frog doesn’t have teeth |
Toads |
|
Digestive tract order |
Mouth esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine colon cloaca |
|
Exit hole of amphibians |
Cloaca |
|
What senses vibrations |
Tympanic membrane |