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Animals that spend part of their lives in water and part on land are
called amphibians. Usually, they hatch from eggs laid in streams or
ponds. As adults, they move to land to live. The word amphibian comes
from a Greek word that means ``living a double life.''
The animals in the class Amphibia are placed by scientists midway
between fishes and reptiles in the animal kingdom. They probably developed
millions of years ago from fish that stayed out of water for longer
and longer periods. The first amphibians were the forerunners of all
backboned land animals. None of the early amphibians exists today.
Most forms of amphibians died out altogether. Those that survived ...
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Amazing amphibians
New Straits Times;
February 25, 2003 ;
309 words
......02-25-2003 Amazing amphibians Edition: 2* Section...on land and in water. Amphibians (am-fee-bee-ans...surrounding air, water or soil. Some frogs...their prey. All amphibians, except caecilians...like to be near water. If they're not...pools and swamps. Amphibians lay their ...
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What are amphibians?
Al Bawaba;
March 27, 2005 ;
64 words
...Animals that lay their eggs in water, develop there, and can live in both the water and on the land as adults are called amphibians. Frogs, toads and newts are amphibians. They are found all over the world. Amphibians cannot keep their bodies warm...
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Amphibians Hibernate
Al Bawaba;
July 22, 2006 ;
64 words
...Animals that lay their eggs in water, develop there, and can live in both the water and on the land as adults are called amphibians. Frogs, toads and newts are amphibians. They are found all over the world. Amphibians cannot keep their bodies warm...
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Reptiles and Amphibians
The World Almanac for Kids 2005;
458 words
......supply of venom! KINDS OF AMPHIBIANS Amphibians are cold-blooded animals...part of their lives in water and part on land. They...scales.) The skin of most amphibians is soft and moist. And...comes out of the skin, amphibians usually must live near water or moist places to ...
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You can take a fish out of water. (research on how fish evolved into...
Science News;
October 22, 1988 ;
Monastersky, Richard;
322 words
...You can take a fish out of water From dinosaurs to dogs...their ancestry back to the water. Sometime around 350 million years ago, fish-like amphibians crawled out of the water and established for the...paleontologists believe these amphibians evolved from some primitive...absorbe oxygen from ...
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WHERE ARE THE FROGS? AMPHIBIANS IN 'SERIOUS TROUBLE,' FACE...
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);
February 6, 2008 ;
Eisele, Tim;
745 words
......medicine for humans. Amphibians are like the canary...concentrations of Atrazine in water, lower than what...can be in drinking water, can sterilize developing...that even living in water downstream of wastewater...treatment plants, amphibians are affected from...land and wash into ...
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Froggy went a missin'.(endangered amphibians)
Earth Island Journal;
June 22, 1999 ;
Eaton, Joe;
718 words
......become less frequent, the world's amphibians- - frogs, toads and salamanders...of the ozone layor may be exposing amphibians to harmful doses of ultraviolet light...some frog species. Acid rain Soil and water pH levels below 4-5 can be fatal to...freshwater wetlands has a direct impact on ...
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Broadcasting spring's arrival; Amphibians' ancient songs signal the...
Sunday News Lancaster, PA;
March 30, 2003 ;
John McGonigle;
702 words
......Gamber. Sometimes, though, amphibians must cross roads to reach...migrating, road-crossing amphibians. McMillan-Gamber said spring...correspond with spring because amphibians are cold- blooded. "Air...McMillan-Gamber said, "as well as water temperatures of the shallow...maturity and returns to ...
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Worldwide Report Says Amphibians Are in Peril; Ecological Stresses May Be...
The Washington Post;
October 15, 2004 ;
Juliet Eilperin;
787 words
......by surprise." Amphibians are under assault...deforestation, water pollution and...on land and in water. Overharvesting of amphibians for food and medication...the decline in water quality [and availability] and amphibians. . . . Amphibians...
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Deadly fungus that could make amphibians the new dinosaurs
The Scotsman;
April 22, 2008 ;
Jenny Haworth Environment Correspondent;
622 words
......Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, infects all kinds of amphibians and causes the fatal disease chytridiomycosis. Iain...and caecilians, which are limbless, almost eel-like amphibians, are all under threat. "There are 6,000 species of amphibians in the world and over two- thirds of them are in...the garden, ...
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Deadly fungus could bring about mass extinction of amphibians within three...
The Hindustan Times;
April 22, 2008 ;
434 words
......Scientists first noticed the alarming number of amphibians under threat about 15 years ago. But it was not until...and caecilians, which are limbless, almost eel-like amphibians, are all under threat," said Iain Stephen of London...According to Stephen, there are 6,000 species of amphibians in the world ...
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The polluted planet: Alarm as global study finds one-third of amphibians...
Belfast Telegraph;
October 15, 2004 ;
Steve Connor;
787 words
......decline. While 32 per cent of amphibians are threatened with extinction...extinction but, in the case of amphibians, the actual loss of species...quandary," Dr Stuart said.Amphibians are considered uniquely sensitive...porous skins are vulnerable to water-borne toxins and infections...threats.But ...
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Amphibians losing race to keep pace with global change
The Hindustan Times;
May 4, 2007 ;
388 words
......to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, May 4 -- Amphibians are losing the race to keep pace with the current...it's not just that there are threats and pressures amphibians have to deal with. There have always been threats...now than any known in the last 100,000 years, and amphibians face threat more ...
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Using Amphibians and Reptiles to learn the Process of Science.(activity...
Science Activities;
January 1, 2001 ;
GREENE, JANICE SCHNAKE GREENE, BRIAN D.;
787 words
......observed that young children are very curious about amphibians and reptiles and want to touch and observe them...however, many develop a fear, even a phobia, of amphibians and reptiles. Frequently, this fear was not caused...rather by hearing other people express fear. Studying amphibians and reptiles ...
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Using amphibians and reptiles to learn the process of science.
Science Activities;
January 1, 2005 ;
Greene, Janice Schnake Greene, Brian D.;
787 words
......observed that young children are very curious about amphibians and reptiles and want to touch and observe them...however, many develop a fear, even a phobia, of amphibians and reptiles. Frequently, this fear was not caused...rather by hearing other people express fear. Studying amphibians and reptiles ...
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