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32 Cards in this Set
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Also known as Urodela |
Caudata |
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The larva of all amphibians |
Tadpole |
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The name amphibian means |
Double life |
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The biggest threat to all amphibian populations |
Snakes |
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When the male frog holds the female during breeding |
Amplexus |
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A group of amphibians that do not have legs |
Caecilians |
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The creature is a master of regeneration |
Axolotl |
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The type of loop in the blood circulation of frogs |
Double |
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The smallest species of vertebrate in the world was discovered in this place in 2009 |
New Guinea |
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Organisms that let us know if an environmental is healthy or not |
Bioindicators |
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Teeth on the roof of a frog’s mputh |
Vomerine |
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Means “four legs” |
Tetrapoda |
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Special eyelid that amphibians use when they go under water |
Nictitating (membrane) |
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A survival method of amphibians during the summer or in the desrt |
Estivation |
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Period known as the “Age of Amphibians” |
Permian |
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A skin pigment cell |
Chromatophore |
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Type of warning coloration |
Aposematic |
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The largest Anuran in the world |
Goliath (frog) |
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One of the few salamanders known to make noise and remain aquatic as adults |
Waterdogs (mudpuppies) |
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One of the reasons why amphibians should be saved is because they eat vast amounts of these |
Insects |
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The largest aquatic salamander in the USA |
Hellbender |
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Growing body parts back |
Regeneration |
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Respiration through the akom |
Cutaneous |
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A special family of frogs known for the toxin they produce by eating ants, beetles, and millipedes |
Poison Dart |
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Lethal fungal disease of amphibians |
Chytridiomycosis |
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Have warty, dry skin designed for drier climates |
Toads |
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Means |
Keratin |
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The amphibian order containing caecilians |
Apoda |
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Means “no tail” |
Anura |
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The study of amphibians and reptiles |
Herpetology |
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According to evolution, what was the first vertebrate to live on land? |
Amphibians |
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What did amphibians evolve from? |
Lobe-finned fish |
