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FROGS |
Amphibians |
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TOADS |
Amphibians |
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NEWTS |
Lizard-like amphibians |
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LOWLY |
Small amphibians |
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EFTS |
Small amphibians |
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HERPETOLOGY |
Study of amphibians and reptiles |
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SALAMANDERS |
Amphibians appeared as damsel ran off |
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MONOCARDIAN |
Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians. |
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DISCODACTYLIA |
A division of amphibians having suctorial disks
on the toes, as the tree frogs. |
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EPIPUBIS |
A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some
amphibians and other animals. |
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SEPTOMAXILLARY |
A small bone between the nasal septum and the
maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians. |
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UROSTYLE |
A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of
the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians. |
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ARTICULARY |
A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds,
reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. |
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ICHTHYOIDAL |
Somewhat like a fish; having some of the
characteristics of fishes; -- said of some amphibians. |
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STEGOCEPHALA |
An extinct order of amphibians found fossil in
the Mesozoic rocks; called also Stegocephali, and Labyrinthodonta. |
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ANALLANTOIDEA |
The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois
is developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms. |
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ANURA |
One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the
absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. |
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CLOACA |
The common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and
generative canals discharge in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many
fishes. |
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VENT |
The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also,
the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many
fishes. |
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URODELA |
An order of amphibians having the tail well developed
and often long. It comprises the salamanders, tritons, and allied
animals. |
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PRECORACOID |
The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely
united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and
amphibians. |
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GANOCEPHALA |
A group of fossil amphibians allied to the
labyrinthodonts, having the head defended by bony, sculptured plates,
as in some ganoid fishes. |
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PROTEIDEA |
An order of aquatic amphibians having prominent
external gills and four legs. It includes Proteus and Menobranchus
(Necturus). Called also Proteoidea, and Proteida. |
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LAGENA |
The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most
reptiles; an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea,
in fishes and amphibians. |
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BATRACHIA |
The order of amphibians which includes the frogs and
toads; the Anura. Sometimes the word is used in a wider sense as
equivalent to Amphibia. |