Lesson 25 Lecture Notes Flashcards
Urodela have
glands on the skin that release a warning chemical
four limbs and a tail
webbed feet
respire through skin
Anura have
a specialized body for jumping
a head and trunk fused together
camo skin
glands that release a warning chemical
Anura have
a specialized body for jumping
a head and trunk fused together
camo skin
glands that release a warning chemical
What are a few main differenced between frogs and toads?
Frogs have smooth skin, and spend most of their time in the water
toads have rough skin and only return to water to reproduce
Apoda are
legless ones
nearly blind- mostly in Asia and African tropics
All amphibians
are vertebrates with a backbone
Endoskeleton
tetrapods with webbed feet (most)
ectothermic
young amphibians are usually
herbivores
Reptiles have what sort of skin?
dry, rough, covered in epidermal scales
most reptiles have how many legs?
tetrapods or no legs
most reptiles have a 3-chambered heart and efficient
lungs
a reptile zygote is encased in a
leathery shell with a yolk sac
Crocodilia are (habitat) Crocodilia look like
semi-aquatic with an elongated snout, powerful jaws and tail, and eyes and nostrils on top of the head
Squamata usually kill their prey by
suffocation or drowning
What are some differences between snakes and lizards?
lizards have 2 pair of limbs, ears, eyelids, and the same type of scales all over
snakes have no legs, no ears, no eyelids, and have specialized scales on the stomach for movement