Amphibian

Amphibians

Information
Taxonomy: Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Subphylum- Vertebrata Class- Amphibia Orders- Caudata, Anura, Caecilia Amphibian Characteristics- Vertebrates: Amphibia
 * Amphibians: means "double life"
 * Live in water and on land
 * The link between fish and reptiles
 * Characteristics
 * body structure
 * legs (tetrapods)
 * moist skin
 * body function
 * primitive lungs & diffusion through skin for respiration
 * gills as tadpoles
 * three chambered heart
 * Ectotherms
 * body temp changes with the environment
 * reproduction
 * external fertilization
 * external development in aquatic egg
 * Order Caudata- Salamanders- Amphibians with tails, smooth skin
 * Order Ceacilia- Ceacilians- Limbless amphibians, live in tropical climate, usually blind
 * Order Anura- Frogs and toads- Some are posionous, vocal cords produce sounds for mating

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Photo Credit: markgelbart.wordpress.com

Ever seen Matilda? This newt is very similar to the newt that Matilda put into a rude teachers water. Newts are very harmless unless they are poisonous(rare and not typically found near Africa). They are salamanders that live in only water. Newts belong to the Caudata Order. Photo Credit : gardenplotter.com

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