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  2. Amphibian - Wikipedia

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    Amphibians have soft bodies with thin skins, and lack claws, defensive armour, or spines. Nevertheless, they have evolved various defence mechanisms to keep themselves alive. The first line of defence in salamanders and frogs is the mucous secretion that they produce. This keeps their skin moist and makes them slippery and difficult to grip.

  3. List of examples of convergent evolution - Wikipedia

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    Leaves have evolved multiple times - see Evolutionary history of plants. They have evolved not only in land plants, but also in various algae, like kelp. [214] Prickles, thorns and spines are all modified plant tissues that have evolved to prevent or limit herbivory, these structures have evolved independently a number of times. [215]

  4. Echidna - Wikipedia

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    Hatching takes place after 10 days of gestation; the young echidna, called a puggle, [23] [24] born larval and fetus-like, then sucks milk from the pores of the two milk patches (monotremes have no teats) and remains in the pouch for 45 to 55 days, [25] at which time it starts to develop spines. The mother digs a nursery burrow and deposits the ...

  5. List of fictional reptiles - Wikipedia

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    Rocko's Modern Life: Chameleon brothers Dimitri: Video game Sly Cooper: A vain, French marine iguana artist/frogman who speaks using Hip-hop slang. In Sly 2, he is fought as an antagonist who forges paintings and is a member of the Klaww Gang. In Sly 3 and 4, he is an ally to the Cooper gang, helping them after they retrieve his grandfather's ...

  6. Osteichthyes - Wikipedia

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    Osteichthyes (/ ˌ ɒ s t iː ˈ ɪ k θ iː z / ost-ee-IK-theez; from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) 'bone' and ἰχθύς (ikhthús) 'fish'), [2] also known as osteichthyans or commonly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse superclass of vertebrate animals that have endoskeletons primarily composed of bone tissue.

  7. List of fictional frogs and toads - Wikipedia

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    A mamodo frog who serve the main villain Milordo-Z. He have a yellowish-green spellbook and a slime-based spells. Chauncey "Flat-Face" Frog: Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse: The recurring arch-enemy who appears in nearly every episode, Chauncey is a chortling, cigar-smoking, derby-hatted criminal mastermind whose voice was based on Edward G ...

  8. Temnospondyli - Wikipedia

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    Temnospondyli (from Greek τέμνειν, temnein 'to cut' and σπόνδυλος, spondylos 'vertebra') or temnospondyls is a diverse ancient order of small to giant tetrapods—often considered primitive amphibians—that flourished worldwide during the Carboniferous, Permian and Triassic periods, with fossils being found on every continent.

  9. Amphiprion akindynos - Wikipedia

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    A. clarkii may have a yellow caudal fin. Adult A. chrysopterus are darker while the head bar is broader and not constricted or discontinuous. [ 4 ] Traditionally A. akindynos was included in the clarkii complex , however genetic analysis has shown that it is significantly different from any of the other species in the clarkii complex and ...