AmphibianPhotographed in full color . Take a close-up look at the first vertebrates to conquer land--from familiar bullfrogs and toads to unusual legless caecilians and eel-like sirens. Explore their anatomy, behavior, and pivotal place on the evolutionary time line. |
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Page 34
... breeding , " dress . " female lays her eggs first , then the male deposits his sperm over them . Caecilians have a special kind of internal fertilization in which the male inserts the end of his cloaca into that of the female . no fin ...
... breeding , " dress . " female lays her eggs first , then the male deposits his sperm over them . Caecilians have a special kind of internal fertilization in which the male inserts the end of his cloaca into that of the female . no fin ...
Page 48
... breed . In the breeding season , the brightly colored male develops a crest along his back and tail . Some species also have toe webs , or fringes , which are used in courtship displays to attract the female ( pp . 34-35 ) . The crested ...
... breed . In the breeding season , the brightly colored male develops a crest along his back and tail . Some species also have toe webs , or fringes , which are used in courtship displays to attract the female ( pp . 34-35 ) . The crested ...
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... bred in captivity . Captive breeding and the protection of natural habitats in nature reserves may permit the reintroduction of this and other frog species back into the wild . Crested newt's tail is almost as long as its body ISLAND ...
... bred in captivity . Captive breeding and the protection of natural habitats in nature reserves may permit the reintroduction of this and other frog species back into the wild . Crested newt's tail is almost as long as its body ISLAND ...
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adult African clawed toad American bullfrog amplexus animals aquatic Asian painted frog back legs belly body forward body shape bones BOOKS DORLING KINDERSLEY breeding burrow caecilians camouflage cloaca crested newt dart frogs develop disks DORLING KINDERSLEY EYEWITNESS enemies European common frog EYEWITNESS BOOKS DORLING female fingers and toes fire salamander forests fossil frog's frogs and toads front and hind front legs hatch head hind legs horned frog Ichthyostega insects KINDERSLEY EYEWITNESS BOOKS land larvae leaf litter leap look lungless salamander male mantella mating embrace mouth move Newt larva newts and salamanders Northern leopard frog numbers orange striped newt pads palmate newt panther toad parotoid Poison-dart frogs poisonous ponds predators prey push red-eyed tree frog salamander's sharp-ribbed newt sirens skeleton skunk frog South America species sticky surface swim tadpole tail tiger salamander tomato frogs Triadobatrachus tungara frog vertebrae walk White's tree frogs