Amphibian Family Characteristics

Question 1

What is the Spadefoot Toad family?

Answer 1

Pelobat idae

Question 2

How do Pelobatidaes breed?

Answer 2

Explosive breeders, vibration

Question 3

What is the True Toad family?

Answer 3

Bufon idae

Question 4

How do the Bufonidaes breed?

Answer 4

Lay eggs in double strands, form breeding balls

Question 5

What is the Narrowmouth Toad family?

Answer 5

Microhyl idae

Question 6

What is the True Frog family?

Answer 6

Ran idae

Question 7

What size are the Ranidae family?

Answer 7

Largest frogs in NC

Question 8

What is different about Ranidae vocal sacks?

Answer 8

Paired vocal sacks in some

Question 9

What is the Hellbender family?

Answer 9

Cryptobranch idae

Question 10

What size are the Hellbenders?

Answer 10

Giant salamanders

Question 11

What environment do Hellbenders live in?

Answer 11

High gradient, cold water

Question 12

What is the Mole Salamander family?

Answer 12

Ambystomat idae

Question 13

Where do Ambystomatidae live?

Answer 13

Terrestrial, underground

Question 14

What family is the Lungless Salamanders?

Answer 14

Plethodont idae

Question 15

What kind of diversity does the Plethodontidae family have?

Answer 15

Highest diversity

Question 16

What is the groove that the Plethodontidae family has and what is it used for?

Answer 16

Nasolabial groove: to detect pharamones, on nose and mouth area

Question 17

What is the Newt Family?

Answer 17

Salamandr idea

Question 18

Does the Salamandridae family have costal grooves?

Answer 18

no

Question 19

What is significant about the skin of Salamandridae?

Answer 19

Skin is toxic