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Amphibians are cold-blooded animals that usually split their time between using their lungs on land and breathing with gills underwater. Learn about the three groups of amphibians which include frogs and toads, newts and salamanders and caecilians.
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Are there really hallucinogenic frogs?
What would happen if a fairytale princess licked a toad instead of kissing it in order to find her prince charming? Trippy hallucinations might await her instead of wedded bliss.
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Do toads cause warts?
Do toads cause warts? The wart-like bumps protruding from their backs may give some that impression, but nothing could be further from the truth.
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How can salamanders regrow body parts?
If a salamander gets in a scrape, it can drop its tail, scurry off and return to business as usual. What if we could do that? Scientists are using the salamander as a blueprint for human genome research to reveal how to regenerate human limbs.
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How Frogs Work
Frogs have been around for about 200 million years. In that time, they've adapted to their changing surroundings to ensure their survival. How have they changed, and what's the difference between frogs and toads, anyway?
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Amphibians
Amphibian, one of a large class of cold-blooded vertebrates (animals with backbones).
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Axolotl
Axolotl, a Mexican salamander that retains most of its larval characteristics, but which matures sexually and is able to reproduce.
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Frog
Frog, a small tailless amphibian. Scientifically, there is no distinction between frogs and toads.
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Mud Puppy
Mud Puppy, a salamander that lives in lakes and rivers in the eastern United States.
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Newt
Newt, a salamander found in or near freshwater in North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
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Salamander
Salamander, a tailed amphibian. Salamanders are cold-blooded animals (their temperature changes with that of their surroundings).
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Spadefoot Toad
Spadefoot Toad, the common name for a family of amphibians. Spadefoot toads are widely distributed over Europe, southern Asia, northwest Africa, and North America.
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Surinam Toad
Surinam Toad, a brownish-black, tongueless amphibian found primarily in the Amazon and Orinoco rivers of South America.
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Toad
Toad, a small, tailless amphibian. Scientifically, there is no distinction between toads and frogs.
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Tree Frog
Tree Frog, or Tree Toad, any of several kinds of climbing frogs or toads. Most live in trees, but some inhabit smaller plants, and a few species are ground-dwellers.
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