Amphibians

Question 1

Answer 1

Class Lissamphibia

Order Gymnophiona

Caecillians

1. No limbs or girdles
2. elongate worm like body
3. tail extremely short

Question 2

Answer 2

Class Lissamphibia

Order Caudata (Urodela)

Family Sirenidea

Sirens

1. Only family lacking hind limbs
2. external gills retained in adult

Question 3

Answer 3

Class Lissamphibia

Order Caudata

Famil Cryptobranchidae

Hellbenders

1. Fleshy folds on side of compressed body function as respiratroy organs
2. lungs used as hydrostatic organs

Question 4

Answer 4

Class Lissamphibia

Order Caudata

Family Rhyacutritionidae

Olympic Salamanders

1. Relatively small with small head
2. large eyes
3. skin smooth
4. lungs greatly reduced

Question 5

Answer 5

Class Lissamphibia

Order Caudata

Family Proteidae

Mudpuppys

1. external gills retained in adults

Question 6

Answer 6

Class Lissamphibia

Order Caudata

Family Ambystomatidae

Mole Salamanders

1. adults with smooth skin
2. costal grooves present
3. adults with or without gills depending on sp and population

Question 7

Answer 7

Class Lissamphibia

Order Caudata

Family Salamandridae

True Salamanders

1. Rougher skin than other salamanders
2. No costal grooves
3. parotoid glands present in some (swollen area in shoulder region contains poison glands

Question 8

Answer 8

Class Lissamphibia

Order Caudata

Family Amphiuidae

Amphiumas

1. Long slender body
2. small front and hind limbs
3. smooth skin with out folds

Question 9

Answer 9

Class Lisamphibia

Order Caudata

Family Plethodontidae

Lungless Salamanders

1. skin smooth
2. costal grooves present
3. only family with nasolabial groove (indentation connecting the nostril to the tip)

Question 10

Answer 10

Class Lisamphibia

Order Anura

Family Ascaphidae

Tailed Frog

1. Tail like copulatory organ in male
2. skin rough
3. triangular patch on snout
4. verticle pupil

Question 11

Answer 11

Class Lissamphibia

Order Anura

Family Pipidea

clawed frog

1. Flattened body
2. paddle like limbs
3. adults aquatic
4. skin smooth
5. lateral line canals present even in adult

Question 12

Answer 12

Class Lisamphibia

Order Anura

Family Scaphiopodidae

Spade Foots

1. Skin smooth
2. teeth in upper jaw
3. spade like keratinous tubercle on inner edge of hind foot

Question 13

Answer 13

Class Lissamphibia

Order Anura

Familiy Bufonidae

True Toads

1. rough skin
2. no teeth
3. large parotoid glands posterior to eyes

Question 14

Answer 14

Class Lisamphibia

Order Anura

Family Hylidae

Tree frogs

1. Usually with adhesive disks on tips of toes
2. smooth skin

Question 15

Answer 15

Class Lissamphibia

Order Anura

Family Microhylidae

1. small burrowing frogs with pointed snounts

Question 16

Answer 16

Class Lissamphibia

Order Anura

Family Ranidae

True Frogs

1. teeth in upper jaw
2. smooth skin
3. relativily long hind limbs