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23 de may. de 2024 · Variegated golden frog ( Mantella baroni) in the Ranomafana National Park of Madagascar. A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura [1] (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without tail').
20 de may. de 2024 · Frog, any of various tailless amphibians belonging to the order Anura. The name ‘frog’ is often used to distinguish the smooth-skinned, leaping anurans from the squat, warty, hopping ones, which are called toads. In general, frogs have protruding eyes, no tail, and strong, webbed hind feet.
Hace 1 día · Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.
17 de may. de 2024 · Tetrapod, (superclass Tetrapoda), a superclass of animals that includes all limbed vertebrates (backboned animals) constituting the classes Amphibia (amphibians), Reptilia (reptiles), Aves (birds), Mammalia (mammals), and their direct ancestors that emerged roughly 397 million years ago during the.
16 de may. de 2024 · Salamander, any member of a group of about 740 species of amphibians that have tails and that constitute the order Caudata. The order comprises 10 families, among which are newts and salamanders proper (family Salamandridae) as well as hellbenders, mud puppies, and lungless salamanders.
Hace 1 día · All amphibians belong to the Amphibia class of animals, with Lissamphibia being the sub-class. There are about 8,000 species of amphibians in the world, and a vast majority of them (some ninety percent) are frogs. As ectothermic animals that live near water, amphibians tend to live in warmer climates and mostly in freshwater areas.
10 de may. de 2024 · Amphibians are true masters of adaptation, with their ability to thrive in both land and water environments, their cold-blooded nature, and their moist and permeable skin. Their primitive lungs and three-chambered heart make them truly unique among vertebrates.
