amphibian

  • 61common frog — ▪ amphibian  (species Rana temporaria), largely terrestrial frog (family Ranidae), native to Europe, from Great Britain to central Russia. It is known in continental Europe as either grass frog or russet frog. The common frog is smooth skinned,… …

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  • 62glass frog — ▪ amphibian  any of a group of tree frogs (frog) found in the New World tropics, some species of which have transparent bellies and chests. In glass frogs the viscera are visible, and an observer can see the heart pumping blood into the arteries… …

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  • 63Leiopelma — ▪ amphibian genus       a genus of small New Zealand frogs (frog) belonging to family Leiopelmatidae (order Anura). There are three known species, and all are 30 to 40 mm (1.2 to 1.6 inches) long.       They are the only frogs indigenous to New… …

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  • 64lungless salamander — ▪ amphibian   any of more than 370 species of lungless amphibians dependent largely on cutaneous respiration (gas exchange through moistened skin). Plethodontidae is the largest group of salamanders (salamander), and its members occur… …

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  • 65marsh frog — ▪ amphibian also called  lake frog   large aquatic frog of the “true frog” family Ranidae, occurring naturally from the France to the Urals and by introduction in southern England. This species seldom occurs more than 1 to 2 metres (3 to 6.5… …

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  • 66poison frog — ▪ amphibian also called  poison dart frog  or  poison arrow frog   any of approximately 180 species of New World frogs (frog) characterized by the ability to produce extremely poisonous skin secretions (secretion). Poison frogs inhabit the… …

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  • 67amphetamine —  amphibian, amphibious …

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  • 68List of seaplanes and flying boats — The following is a list of flying boats and seaplanes. These do not include WIG or Wing In Ground effect craft, also referred to as water skimming wingships or, in Russian, ekranoplans .Austro Hungary* Lohner L mdash; biplane flying boat (1910s)… …

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  • 69Declin des populations d'amphibiens — Déclin des populations d amphibiens Le crapaud doré (Bufo periglenes), a été un des premiers indicateurs du déclin des populations d’amphibiens. Considéré dans les années 1980 comme abondant dans son habitat au Costa Rica, il a été observé pour… …

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  • 70Déclin Des Populations D'amphibiens — Le crapaud doré (Bufo periglenes), a été un des premiers indicateurs du déclin des populations d’amphibiens. Considéré dans les années 1980 comme abondant dans son habitat au Costa Rica, il a été observé pour la dernière fois en 1989 …

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