Vertebrates

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Vertebrates

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an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.

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Endotherms

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an animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.

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Ectotherms

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an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat.

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Lateral Line

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a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs which detect pressure and vibration.

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Gills

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the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.

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Jawless Fishes

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Agnatha is a superclass of jawless fish in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, consisting of both present and extinct species.

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Cartilaginous Fishes

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they are jawed vertebrates with paired fins, paired nares, scales, a heart with its chambers in series, and skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone.

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Bony Fishes

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is a diverse taxonomic group of fish that have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue, as opposed to cartilage.

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Swim Bladder

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a gas-filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes, used to maintain and control buoyancy.

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Amphibians

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Amphibians are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia. Modern amphibians are all Lissamphibia.

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Lungs

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The lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest (thorax).

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Tadpole

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A tadpole is the larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad.

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Metamorphosis

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the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

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Caecilians

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Caecilians are a group of limbless, serpentine amphibians.

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Salamanders

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are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body

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Toads

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is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.

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Reptiles

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Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today’s turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.

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Amniotic Eggs

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Amniotes are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals.

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Turtles

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Turtles are diapsids of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield

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Tortoises

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Tortoises are reptile species of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines

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Crocodiles

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Crocodiles or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.

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Alligators

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An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae.

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Snakes

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Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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LIzards

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Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.