8.4 Flashcards
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Cold blooded four legged vertebrae’s live near warm water considered terrestrial
Amphibians
Changing of an immature hatchling
Metamrphosis
Lizard looking amphibian found world wide
Salamander
Amphibian that looks like a eel lives and attacks in shallow waters
Siren
A certain type of dormancy an eel can live through when Sirens go through drought
Estivation
Amphibians with strong body’s with a head not connected to the neck
Frogs and toads
Smooth skin water or tree dwelling animals
Frog
Rough skinned terrestrial amphibians
Anurans
Burrowing anurans
Spade like feet
Have flat bodies
Perching Anuans
Blunt noses and rough skin
Teresteral anuans
Frogs and toads belong in this group
Poisonous
Make loud noises
Skin is dangerous
Anurans
The larva of frogs and toads
Tadpoles
Long bodies
Limbless
Amphibians
Caecilians
What 3 groups are salamanders divided into
Wholly terrestrial, wholly aquatic, amphibious