USED TO IDENTIFY AMPHIBIANS
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USED TO IDENTIFY AMPHIBIANS |
AMPLEXUS: The sexual embrace of male amphibians. There are two types, pectoral, where the male clasps the female from behind wiht his forelimbs in the chest and pelvic in which the male clasps the female from behind with his forelimbs around her waist.
BOSS: A protuberance or swelling between the eyes on some spadefoot toads and true toads. Can be either glandular or bony.
COSTAL GROOVES: The vertical furrows of skin on the sides of some salamanders.
CRANIAL CRESTS: Ridges between or behind the eyes in toads.
DORSAL: On the upper surface of the body.
DORSOLATERAL FOLD: A glandular ridge that runs lengthwise between the side and spine on certain frogs.
NASIOLABAL GROOVE: A small groove that extends from the nostril to the upper lip in certain salamanders.
NEOTENIC: A condition in salamanders where the larval stage is prolonged. Some salamanders can breed in a neotenic condition.
NOCTURNAL. Active at night.
PARATOID GLANDS: Large wart like glands on the side or back of the head in toads.
TUBERCLES: Small bumps on the surface of the skin that are smaller than warts.
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE: The drum-like membrane that separates the external acoustic meatus from the tympanic cavity. Commonly called the eardrum.
VERMICULATIONS.
Marked with irregular fine lines or wavy impressed lines.
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