Week 4: Amphibian

Question 0

Ambystomatidae

Answer 0

Mole salamanders

Question 1

What are the 3 orders

Answer 1

Gymnophiona
(Caecilians)
Caudata
(Salamanders and newts)
Anura
(Frogs/toads)

Question 2

What are the two mole salamanders

Answer 2

Axolotl

Tiger salamander or waterdog

Question 3

What are Bambina

Answer 3

Fire bellied toads

Question 4

What are dendrobatidae

Answer 4

Poison dart frogs

Question 5

What are Hylidae

Answer 5

Tree frogs

Question 6

What are the 3 hylidaes

Answer 6

Red eyed tree frog

Green tree frog

Whites tree frog

Question 7

What are Pipidae

Answer 7

Clawed frogs

Question 8

What are the two pipidaes

Answer 8

Dwarf frogs

African clawed frog

Question 9

What are ranidae

Answer 9

True frogs

Question 10

What is the one rinidae

Answer 10

American bullfrog

Question 11

What is different about amphibians integumentary than reptiles

Answer 11

They she’d but it’s more of a peeling of a sunburn.

Not covered in scales

Glands keep their skin moist

Question 12

What are the different ways amphibians eat

Answer 12

Prehension

Suction

Ambush/pounce/tongue prehension

Question 13

What is required respiratory system in the beginning of an amphibians life

Answer 13

Gills

Question 14

What are the different ways an amphibian will breath

Answer 14

Gills
Air gulping 
Buccal pumping
Cutaneous
Pulmonic

Question 15

What % NaCl is used for amphibians

Answer 15

0.6%

Question 16

Ambystomatidae

Answer 16

mole salamaders

Question 17

what are the two ambystomatidae

Answer 17

Axolotl

Tiger salamander or waterdog

Question 18

Bobina

Answer 18

fire bellied toads

Question 19

Dendrobatidae

Answer 19

poison dart frogs

Question 20

Hyledae

Answer 20

tree frogs

Question 21

what are three species of Hylidae

Answer 21

Red eyed treefrog

Green treefrog

Whites treefrog

Question 22

Pipidae

Answer 22

clawed frogs

Question 23

what are the species of pipidae

Answer 23

dwarf frog

African clawed frog

Question 24

Ranidae

Answer 24

true frogs

Question 25

what is the species of ranidae

Answer 25

american bullfrog

Question 26

What is different about the integumentary of an amphibian vs a reptile

Answer 26

not covered in scales and shed more of a skin (like a sunburn peeling) can breathe through there skin Glands keep there skin moist

Question 27

All amphibians are ____________, and they capture there prey by _______, ________, _________, or ___________.

Answer 27

carnivorous prehension, suction, ambush/pounce/lure, or tongue prehension

Question 28

Describe the different types of respiratory system for amphibians

Answer 28

``` gills - beginning of life air gulping buccal pumping cutaneous pulmonic ```

Question 29

what is the % of NaCl for amphibians

Answer 29

0.6%

Question 30

what are the different types of enclosures for amphibians

Answer 30

arboreal - tall and tree like terrestrial - shallow more land space semi-aquatic aquatic

Question 31

what is the minimum size and substrate depth for a arboreal and terrestrial enclosures

Answer 31

10 gal 5cm for plants

Question 32

minimum size for aquatic and semi aquatic enclosures

Answer 32

larger amphibians need >55 gals