AmphibiansShow your readers what creatures live in the vast amphibian kingdom. This book provides an overview of the amphibian class and related groups within the class, including behavior, life cycle, communication, conservation, and habitats. How scientists class |
Contents
INTRODUCING AMPHIBIANS | 4 |
The Common Frog | 10 |
Communication | 16 |
Sirens and Giant Salamanders | 22 |
Caecilians | 28 |
Poison Frogs | 36 |
CLASSIFICATION | 42 |
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adult Amazing facts Amphibia ORDER Anura Amphibian Behavior Amphibian Orders amphibian species amphibians live animals Anura aquatic backbone body breathe breeding ponds breeding season Bufo burrow caecilians California newts cane toad carnivores centimeters CLASS Amphibia ORDER Classification key CLASS crested newt croaking Cryptobranchoidea Cycle Darwin's frog embryo external gills extinct feed female lays fire salamander fish fossil frog or toad frog's frogs and toads frogs gather genus giant salamanders Gymnophiona habitats hatch hind limbs inches insects key CLASS Amphibia larvae lay their eggs leap legs Lissamphibia live on land lives in water lungs Male frogs metamorphosis million years ago mole salamanders mouth mucus newts and salamanders ORDER Caudata oxygen poison frog ponds to breed predators prey protected Raintree Rana Ranidae reptiles return to water salamanders and newts Salamandroidea Sirenoidea Sirens superfamily survive tadpoles tailed amphibians temperature tetrapods tiny tree frogs vertebrates vocal sac warning water to breed young