Week 8: amphibian Flashcards
legless, wormlike tropical amphibian
gymnophiona
What are the classes of amphibians
Gymnophiona
anura
caudata
frogs and toads are also known as
anura
salamanders and newts are also known as
caudata
amphibians self defense
toxic secretions by skin and biting
amphibian skin texture
smooth, sticky, scaleless and moist
amphibian eggs are
soft eggs surrounded by gel
amphibians chambers in heart
three
_______ are areas of increased permeability on ventral surfaces
drink patches
Dermis glands produce secretions that help ______
protect the amphibians skin
Amphibians regularly shed _________
outer layers of epidermis
in amphibians __________ is gas exchange through skin
cutaneous respiration
Most amphibians have teeth but ________ do not
bufonid toads
tadpole metamorphosis is usually complete in _____ days
90
what stimulates metamorphosis in amphibians
thyroid hormones