Anura
Anurans represent, by far, the most speciose, diverse, and widespread of the three extant amphibian orders. They are found throughout most of the world, except in polar regions, and some oceanic islands and… More »
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Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura (meaning "tail-less", from Greek an-, without + oura , tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare , to jump). Most frogs are characteriz...
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Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (February 15, 1949 – March 16, 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker (2000-2001), and in several cabinet ministries as Foreign Minister brie...
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Superorder Salientia (frogs and toads) ... Order Anura (frogs and toads) ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Amphibia Order Anura...
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Anura is the name we have given to our exciting new creation. The name eventuated from a naming competition that we held and was submitted by Lee David Rimar who won himself a shiny new Anura! Brent Kirby & Diane Bekel were the runners up who happened to submit the same name on the same day!
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The Order Anura; ... This group, which occurs on all continents, is unspecialised except for jumping - the specialisation common to all anurans. It includes the virtually world wide genus Rana, containing 200-300 species, all of which have a notch on the end of the tongue.
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ORDER ANURA; ... Family Leiopelmatidae (Tailed frogs): Distribution is Old and New World, restricted to new Zealand and the Western United States. ... Fertilization is internal-- a rare condition in anurans. All species are oviparous, with one species having direct development. The specimen you will see in lab today is...
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The anurans have become highly specialised for a hopping method of locomotion. Most species can walk slowly, rather like newts, but they rely on HOPPING for fast movements. They are extremely efficient at this method of locomotion - the world record for a frog hop is over three metres. ... 5 Order Anura...
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The order Anura is comprised of the frogs and toads. The most readily distinguishable characteristic of this order is the absence of a tail in the adult form. In fact the name Anura is translated as "without a tail." Even species that appear to have a tail don't really have one.
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Anura front/right view ... Anura left/front view ... Anura wheel detail...
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