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Amphibians
Amphibians are a taxonomic class of animals. Amphibians are tetrapod indicating that they are four legged. They are also characterized by being vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone, and ectothermic, meaning they rely mostly on the environment for heat. Examples of amphibians include frogs, salamanders, toads, newts, and caecilians.
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characters," Ballengée says. "I wanted to somehow recall that."
Reference: Brandon Ballengée, Stanley K. Sess ...Written By: Robert Woodard
JUL 12, 2016
Videos
In some species, gender is determined by genetics, one pair of chromosomes will produce a male, another pair a female. H
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 02, 2016
Neuroscience
How dead do you have to be before you’re really dead? No, it’s not a scene from a science fiction movie, but
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 23, 2016
Videos
Research ecologist Charlie Christafilly has worked for the last thirty years in Olympia, Washington at the US Forest Ser
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 14, 2016
Plants & Animals
Normally when you think of spiders, you think about spider webs lurking in the unoccupied regions of your dry home
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you stumble upon a rare giant Chinese salamander, but this past week, that’s exactly
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2015
Infographics
Venom is a toxin secreted by certain animals as a means of defense, aggression, or trapping prey. Given that venom is us
...
MAY 27, 2015
Plants & Animals
In the tropical jungles of Madagascar there are thousands of different species of birds, monkeys, reptiles and insects.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 30, 2015
Plants & Animals
The culmination of a nine-year study by biologists finds that an animal of one species often battles with one from anoth
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 27, 2015
Cancer
Wait before you whack that toad. Not only is it frowned upon to kill cane toads inhumanely, but the amphibian's venom co
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 24, 2015
Plants & Animals
Researchers have found fossil remains of a previously unknown species of crocodile-like "super salamander" that roamed t
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 18, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
When viruses such as influenza and Ebola jump from one species to another, their ability to cause harm can change dramat
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 02, 2015
Plants & Animals
When zoologist Ivan Sazima went for a walk in the park in southeastern Brazil on a warm September day in 2013, he was ho
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
MAY 15, 2014
Technology
characters," Ballengée says. "I wanted to somehow recall that."
Reference: Brandon Ballengée, Stanley K. Sess ...
Reference: Brandon Ballengée, Stanley K. Sess ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard