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Amphibians Flashcards

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Rhinella marina

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Cane toad

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Keelback Snake

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Recent arrival with toad specialising ancestors, can eat cane toads

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Evolution of snake traits

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Prey preferance, jaw morphology, toxin resistance

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Order Urodela

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Salamanders and newts, wild population of smooth newts

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Order Gymnophiona

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Legless caecilians, not in Australia

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Order Anura

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Frogs, naturally occuring in Australia

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Family Myobatrachidae

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Southern frogs, gondwanan, many burrowers with metatarsal tubercles on back of foot, inc coroboree frog

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Family Limnodynastidae

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Recent split from myobatrachid frogs, gondwanan usually swampland breeders, eg spotted marsh frog, banjo frog

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Family Hylidae

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Gondwanan, tree frogs, toe pads

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Genus Litoria

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Tree frog genus

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Genus Cyclorana

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Tree frog genus, burrowers with water tight mucus seal

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Family Microhylidae

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Newer, narrow mouthed frogs, direct development with terrestrial nests

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Family Ranidae

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True frogs, newer, one species, paired focal sacks, distinct dorsolateral folds

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Beautiful Nursery Frog

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Thorntons peak, climate change brings range up

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