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an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes
vertebrate
an animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.
Endotherms
an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat.
ectotherms
a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs which detect pressure and vibration.
Lateral Line
the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.
Gills
lampreys and hagfish
Jawless Fishes (2 examples)
sharks rays and skates
Cartilaginous Fishes
catfish sturgeon and Eel
Bony Fishes
a gas-filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes, used to maintain and control buoyancy.
swim bladder
Amphibians are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia.
Amphibians
are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest (thorax)
Lungs
is the larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad. They are usually wholly aquatic, though some species have tadpoles that are terrestrial
tadpole
act of something changing like a tadpole to a frog
metamorphosis
are a group of limbless, serpentine amphibians
Caecilians
are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body,
Salamanders
is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura
Frogs
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands
Toad
are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia
Reptiles
are eggs of a clade of tetrapod vertebrates comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals
Amniotic Eggs
are diapsids of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield
Turtles
are reptile species of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines. They are particularly distinguished from other turtles by being land-dwelling, while many other turtle species are at least partly aquatic
Tortoises
large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.
Crocodiles
a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. The two living species are the American alligator and the Chinese alligator
Alligators
are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes
snakes