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  2. Amphibian - Wikipedia

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    The smallest amphibian (and vertebrate) in the world is a frog from New Guinea (Paedophryne amauensis) with a length of just 7.7 mm (0.30 in). The largest living amphibian is the 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) South China giant salamander ( Andrias sligoi ), but this is dwarfed by prehistoric temnospondyls such as Mastodonsaurus which could reach up to 6 m ...

  3. Portal:Amphibians - Wikipedia

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    Warty frog species tend to be called toads, but the distinction between frogs and toads is informal, not from taxonomy or evolutionary history. An adult frog has a stout body, protruding eyes , anteriorly-attached tongue , limbs folded underneath, and no tail (the tail of tailed frogs is an extension of the male cloaca).

  4. Portal:Amphibians/Introduction - Wikipedia

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    The smallest amphibian (and vertebrate) in the world is a frog from New Guinea (Paedophryne amauensis) with a length of just 7.7 mm (0.30 in). The largest living amphibian is the 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) South China giant salamander ( Andrias sligoi ), but this is dwarfed by prehistoric temnospondyls such as Mastodonsaurus which could reach up to 6 m ...

  5. Frog - Wikipedia

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    The mountain chicken frog, so-called as it tastes of chicken, is now endangered, in part due to human consumption, and was a major food choice of the Dominicans. [220] Raccoon , opossum , partridges , prairie chicken , and frogs were among the fare Mark Twain recorded as part of American cuisine.

  6. When Nature Gets Weird: 50 Odd Facts That May Leave You ... - AOL

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    Milk sort of oozes from a region of their skin, which the young platypi (sometimes called puggles) can lap up. Image credits: Gulo in Nature #22 The Amphibian That Can Regrow Any Of Its Limbs

  7. List of amphibians - Wikipedia

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    The list below largely follows Darrel Frost's Amphibian Species of the World (ASW), Version 5.5 (31 January 2011). Another classification, which largely follows Frost, but deviates from it in part is the one of AmphibiaWeb , which is run by the California Academy of Sciences and several of universities.

  8. Amphibians are the world's most vulnerable animals and ... - AOL

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    The world’s frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble. A new global assessment has found that 41% of amphibian species that scientists have studied are threatened ...

  9. Eating live animals - Wikipedia

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    It is a traditional practice in many East Asian food cultures. Animals may also be eaten alive for shock value. Eating live animals, or parts of live animals, may be unlawful in certain jurisdictions under animal cruelty laws. Religious prohibitions on the eating of live animals by humans are also present in various world religions.