Amphibians

Question 1

What are the two orders of amphibians represented in the Philippines

Answer 1

-Gymnophiona, one family (Caeciliidae)
-Anura, six families

Question 2

What amphibians are not represented in the Philippines

Answer 2

Salamanders (order Caudata)

Question 3

Are elongated worm-like amphibians without limbs or girdles, a very short tail and externally segmented body

Answer 3

Caecilians (Caeciliidae)

Question 4

How many amphibian fauna does the Philippines have? How many endemic? And is dominated by what?

Answer 4

a. 101 species
b. 79 endemic
c. Dominated by anura

Question 5

Compare frogs and toads

Answer 5

Frog- slimy, slippery skin
Toad- drier watery skin

Question 6

Is it true that the warts on toad’s skin are actually tubercles and do not cause the development of warts in humans as once supposed?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

What are the 3 main regions of the adult anuran body?

Answer 7

Head, trunk, limbs

Question 8

Does the adult anuran body have neck and tail?

Answer 8

No. There is no neck or tail.

Question 9

It is found on the upper jaw

Answer 9

maxillary teeth

Question 10

It is located on the anterdorsal part of the head and posterior to the nares

Answer 10

pair of external nares

Question 11

What type of eyes does Anura have

Answer 11

vertical, horizontal or circular pupils

Question 12

What eyelids are immovable and movable (upper eyelids and lower eyelids) and provided with ____

Answer 12

• lower eyelids (movable)
• upper eyelids (immovable)
• nictitating membrane

Question 13

It is located posterior to the head and fused directly with it.

Answer 13

trunk

Question 14

Also recieved urogenital openings

Answer 14

cloaca

Question 15

What to pairs of limb extend laterally from the trunk

Answer 15

• forelimbs (anterior)
  -hindlimbs (posterior)

Question 16

Posterior and lateral to the eye is the

Answer 16

Tympanum or eardrum

Question 17

Angle formed by forelimbs and hindlimbs

Answer 17

-axilla (forelimbs)
-groin (hindlimbs)

Question 18

3 divisions of forelimb

Answer 18

-upperarm, forearm, hand (wrist, palm, digits/fingers)

Question 19

3 divisions of hindlimbs

Answer 19

-thigh, leg, foot (ankle, sole, digits/toes)

Question 20

Typically there are how many digits in a limb

Answer 20

-5 (pentadactyl) but there may be 4(tetradactyl)

Question 21

The hand and foot may be

Answer 21

Webbed

Question 22

Tips of toes or fingers may be

Answer 22

swollen or into disks or pads

Question 23

Digits are supported by what bone

Answer 23

Phalanges

Question 24

In some frogs it is found between distal and penultimate phalanges

Answer 24

intercalary cartilage

Question 25

The skin may be smooth and moist but may be rough when with __

Answer 25

tubercles or rugose

Question 26

Metacarpals (hand) may be ___
Metatarsals (foot) may be ___

Answer 26

Metacarpals (hand)- thenar or palmar
Metatarsals (foot)- inner or outer location

Question 27

Also known as poison gland located behind the head on shoulder region

Answer 27

paratoid glands

Question 28

Is it true that amphibians do not have ribs

Answer 28

true