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Amphibians Flashcards

1
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Do amphibians have scales?

A

No

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2
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Are Amphibians ectothermic?

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Yes

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3
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Are amphibians cryptic?

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Yes

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4
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Amphibians have this type of skin

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Glandular

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5
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The 3 taxonomy orders of amphibians

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Caudata
Anura
Gymnophiona

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6
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Largest amphibians

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Chinese giant salamander

Goliath frog

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7
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Smallest amphibians

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Thorius sp.

Eleutherodactylus sp.

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8
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Life span of amphibians

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Up to 55 years

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9
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How many Caudata families?

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10

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10
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How many Caudata species?

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> 500

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11
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Where are the Caudata species found?

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N./S. America, Europe, Asia

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12
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How many Anura families?

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33 families

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13
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How many Anura species?

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> 5,000 species

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14
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Where are Anura species found?

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Worldwide

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15
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This frog can live up to 55 years!

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White’s Tree Frog

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16
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The pigmentation on this frog makes them appear to have teeth

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Monkey Frog

17
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This frog has “chicken skin”

A

Ranidae- Mantellas

18
Q

We eat this frog’s legs

A

American Bullfrog

19
Q

This frog “wears eyeliner”

A

Eyelash Frog

20
Q

This frog’s nickname is Pacman

A

Ornate Horned Frog

21
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This frog has “teeth” but not classified as teeth because there is no enamel

A

Ornate Horned Frog

22
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Frogs have an atlas but not this

A

Vertical vertebrae

23
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Where does gas exchange occur?

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Lungs, gills, and/or the skin

24
Q

Some of this species of amphibians do not have lungs

A

Some salamanders

25
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Are males or females larger?

A

Females are larger

26
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Do amphibians thermoregulate?

A

Yes

27
Q

Humidity

A

> 70%

28
Q

Toxin uses for people

A

Weapon (poison dart frogs)

Pharmacology (pain killers, psychoactive)

29
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Types of toxins

A

Aposematism and Mimicry

30
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What is used to anesthetize amphibians?

A

Tricaine Methanesulfonate (MS-222)

Isoflurane

31
Q

Venipuncture sites

A

Abdominal vein (very superficial)
Femoral vein
Sublingual vein

32
Q

Most common problem in amphibians

A

Red Leg

33
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Aeromonas is aka

A

Redleg disease

34
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Signs of redleg

A 
Erythema (reddening of the skin)
Cloudy eyes or bleeding in eye
Fibrinous coelitis
Fibrinous or cloudy lymph sacs
Splenomegaly
Hepatomegally 
Blood hemorrhages beneath skin
35
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Treatment for redleg

A

Antibiotic ointment Tritop or Neosporin
Tetracycline bath
Enrofloxacine (Baytril)

36
Q

What are the effects of Chytrid Fungi

A

Interferes with respiration and control of water flow and kills adult frogs

37
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Where did Chytrid fungi originate?

A

In African Clawed frogs

38
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Treatment for Chytrid Fungi

A

Itraconazole

39
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How many chambers are in amphibian hearts?

A

3 chambers

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