Amphibians youtube/watch?v=LTFmOEy6M-o

AmphibiansIncludes frogs, salamanders and

caeciliansAll amphibians are carnivorous,Frogs and salamanders capture prey with

their tongues

AmphibiansBony skeletonUsually 4 limbs (tetrapod)Webbed feet often presentSkin usually smooth and moist with many

glandsSome with poison glands

Respiration by lungs, skin, and gillsEctotherms (rely on outside heat sources)

AmphibiansUse both aquatic and terrestrial habitatsLife cycle involves semi-terrestrial adults

that breed and lay eggs in water. Some undergo metamorphosis

Order GymnophionaCaecilianNo legsBurrow in soilLong, slender body, small

scalesInternal fertilization; eggs

deposited in moist ground near water

Do not go through metamorphosis

Caecilians – legless amphibians

Order UrodelaTailed amphibiansOura – tail; delos – evidentInternal fertilization but lay eggs in water

or moist soilNewts and salamandars

Tiger salamander

Northwestern salamander

Clouded Salamander

Green salamander

Cave salamander

Warty Newt

Eastern Red Spotted Newt

Order AnuraFrogs & Toads An – without; orua - tailInternal fertilizationUndergo metamorphosisVocalizations are used for male for courtship

and establishing territoriesLive near water

Order Anura

Brazilian horned frog

Flying frog

Harlequin toad

Goliath Frog

Morogoro Tree Toad

Venezuela Pebble Toad

Vietnamese Mossy Frog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxAEmlF-ulU

Turtle Frog

Glass Froghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EEau-w1Bwc

Purple froghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRC9sBNt9vs

Surinam Toadhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7b4spjXhw

Tree froghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im5Oj59LfXs