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Reptlise and Amphibinas Reptilaensda mphibiaanrsep robably Becautshee hya vmeo isstk ins, amphib them ostm isunderstaonoidm alinst he ians mluisvtee i thienrw ateorr i nv ery worldS.o metimtehse f actasb outth ese moista reatso keepf romd ryinogu t. interesatniinmga lasr ed ifficulttos ep Thosteh alti vweh erteh eraer em anyd ry aratfer omt hem anym ythasn d legendmso.n thdsu rintgh ey eadri gd eepb urrows Somes torisehso wt hema se vidla,n gertog ett.om oistuarned m aya lsboe come ousb easotrsa sh avinsgu pernatural dpoorwmant dutrhiend gr yp erioEdv.e n ersC.r ocodialnedsa lligaatroerg si ants,t oadst,h em ostl and-dwelolfi tnhge it'tsr uea,n d theya rec ommonliyl lamphibiarnest,u rnt ow atetro l ayt heir tempered-mnoor ea pproachatbhlaen eggsa,n d their deyovuenlgoi pnw ater, an angrbyu llI.ti sa lstor uteh asto me breathiwnigth g ilblesf orteh ebye come snakefsr,o gasn,d t oadasr ep oisonousa.i brr eathers. Howevemro,s to ft hem anyk indosf r ep Reptilaerseb etteeqru ippfeodrl ifoen tileasn d amphibiaanrse h armlesAs . landT.h eyh avea dryo utecro verionfg numbeorf t hema ree vend irechtellyp fule ithsecra loersp lateTsh.ips revenltoss s toh umanl ifaen,d a lolf t hemfi ti mporoft heir bfloudiyd sp,er mitttihnegmt o tantilnyt noa turoev'esr all apsld aone,s livfea rf romw atere-veni nh otd,r yc li everyl ivitnhgi ng. matesT.h eierg ghsa �e tao ugshh elaln d Oft hefi vep rincigpraolu posfa nimalsd on oth avet ob ei nw ateSro.m ek indosf withb ackbo-nmeasmmalsb,i rdsr,e p reptihloelsdt heierg gisn sei tdheibro dy tileasm,p hibianasn,d fishes-prteilesu nttihle hya tcthh,e "ng ivbei rttho"t heir ! occuptyh em idde positiAomnp.h ibiansy oungL.i kteh ea dulttsh,ey ounrge ptiles area step loiwnte hres caloefl ifTeh.e y breathwei thl ungsw;h icha rem ore comeb etweerne ptialnedsfi sheAsm.o ng efficieinntr emoving cadribooxni adned animals bwaictkhb onetsh,e ya ret he int akiinngo xygetnh aeni thtehreg ilolrs lowest foorrg mr,o upt,h acta nl ivoen thep rimitliuvneg osf t hea mphibians. landf,o ra,s a dultmso,s tk indosf a m Butr eptialreess t icloll d-bloaondie� phibiahnasv el ungasn dc anb reatahier . malsT.h eya rec ommoni nr egiofnrso m Theys penadt l eaas pta rotf t heliirv iens warmt ot ropicTahlo.st eh alti vien t em waterh,o wevearn,d a tt hisst aglei,k e peratree giosnusrv ivteh ec oldw inters fishetsh,e hya veg ills. byh ibernating. Amphibiaanrsem osta bundanbto,t h Int hep asdtu,ri ngt hey earosft heC oal inn umberasn dk indsi,nw arm,m oist Ages wampsa,b ou3t5 m0i lliyoena rasg o, clima�Tehse.ya rec old-bloaondiemda ls.a mphibiawnesr et hed ominanatn imals Theibro dyt emperatvuarrei weist ht he on eartThh.e yw eret hefi rsatn imatlos temperatoufrt eh eisru rroundiIntig ss . invadteh el andb,u ti nd istribution, they notk epta ts omec onstahnitg hl evebly werel imitteodm oisrte gioWnhse.n r ep interrneaglu lataisoi nti, s i nb irdasn d tileasp pearetdh,e ys oonb ecamet he mammalsT.h osef ewk indosf a mphibdominanatn imalbse,c austeh eyc ould iantsh alti vien c oldt,e mperarteeg ionsi nhabai gtr eatrearn goef l anadr eas-the hiberndautrei ntgh ew intemro nths. drya sw elals t hem oist. 3 Amphibian LivinAgm phibians Them ostf amouosft hep rehistroerpic tiles wtehrede i nosaurs. ofM tohset manyk indwse ren otm uchl argtehra n chickebnusts, o mew ereg iants-ltahreg esta nimatlhsta h avee ver loinvl eadn d. When greactha ngetso okp lacien t he earth's ctlhiemsvaeet resy,p ecialriezped tilweesr en ota blteo a djusttot hen ew conditionst,h ewyae nrden otm atchfeosr them orei ntellibgierndatsn dm ammals. Mosto ft hea nciernetp tidliessa ppeared. Oft hem anyk indasn dg reavta rieotfy LivinRge ptiles amphibitahnaset x istientd h ep astth,e re areo nltyh reger ouptsod ay:( 1t)h ec aecil Turtles iansw,h icah re smlaelgll,,e wsosrmlike animalosf thet ropic(s2;)f rogasn d toadwsh,i chha vef oulre gasn dn ot ail; and( 3s)a laamnderasn dn ewt,ws hicahr e sliml,o ng-taialnedd t,y pically four leggeSdi.m ilatrhleyr ,e ptialreesr epre sentetdo dabyy f arf ewearn dl esvsa ried typetsh ani nt heg eologpiacts .T hefi ve survivgirnogu pasr e·(: 1t)h eo ddt uataras, primitcirveea tures foounni ds loannldys .. off the-n orthecrona sotf N ew Zealand; (2t)u rtleeass,ii ldye ntibfiyet dh esihre lls; (3)li zarwdhsi,c ht ypicahlalvye f our legasn da distitnacit(l ;4s )n akewsh,i ch arel egleasnsd;( 5)t heg ianctr ocodiles anda lligators. CrocodainldAe lsl igators Bullfrog Forgs-AmphbiianWsi htoutT ails Everyoknneo wsw hatf rogasn dt oads frogsl,i veisn pondsm,a rshesa,n d lookl ikeT.h eya res quat, tcarielalesssw ampyl owlandIsns. p rintgh,e m ales turetsh acta nj umpl ongd istanwcietsh givoeff l owd,e ep-throbaotoemdi,nc ga lls their powheirnfldu elg Bsu.t h owd oesa asl ouda sa pig'gsr untTsh.i iss t hem at frodgi ffefrr oma toad? ingc alAls.s oona st hef emalleasyt heir The typfircoagllsi vien o rn eawra ter,e ggisn t hew atetrh,em alefse rtitlhiezme. andt heyh avem oisstk inTsh.e t ypicalI na weeko,r l ongeirft hew ateirsc ool, toadssp end tahdeuilrlt i voesnl and, ofthee gghsa tcahn,d a swaromf t inbyl ack tenf arf romw atera,n dt heyh ave dryt,a dpoleemse rges. rough, uswuaarltslyky i ns. Bullfrtoagd polbeesc omvee rly arge Both fraongdts o adlsa yt heierg gisn somea sl onga ss ixi ncheIsn.n orthern wateTrh.e y oungc,a llteadd polleisvi,en regiointsm ,a yr equiarsem ucha st hree thew atewri,t ghi lflosrb reathiAn tga.d polea,tfi rshta,s n ol egbsu,t i td oehsa ve leopard a taiAls. t het adpoclhea ngegsr adually Frog intiot asd ult ftohremt ,a idli sappears, andl egdse velofipr,st th ef ronatn dt hen theb ackA.t t hes amet imet,h eg ills, too, disappeaanrdt, h ea nimaalc quirleusn gs forb reathaiinrgT. h esaer es omeo ft he manyc hangtehsa tta kpel acaes t het ad polbee comeasn a dult. The bulltfhrelo agr,g easntdo neo ft he mostf amilioafr a llN orthA merican 5 HoseF'rso g FlyiFnrgo g Silver-striped Sedgefrog Golden Frocgosm ien a wide Montella rangoefc oloarnsda re mosatb undiantn th e warmh,u mirde gions oft hweo rlMdo.s t Three-striped PanamanPioainsF orno g frorgasn gfer oomn e PoinsF orog tof ouirn chienss i ze. GreeFnr og WoodF rog .. PickFerroegl yearfso rt hemt oc ompletthee igrr owth Nota lflr ogasr es o" typicianal p"p ear andc hangien ttoh ea dulfto rm. fuAl lanceT.h e three-isnpcoht tferdo gth at growbnu llfmraoygb em oret hana foot liviensn orthwesNtoerrtnAh m erichaa s longw heni tsb igh indl egsa ref ully a roughw,a rtsyk inm,u chl ikae t oad's, stretched. buti ti sm oisTth.e w oodf rogo,fn orth Them orec ommonh,a ndsomlee oparde asteUrnni teSdt ataensd C andaa,i sa frogl,e stsh anf ouri nchelso ngh,a s warmb rownc ololri,k aen a utumlne af. roundl,e opardslpiokteos n itmse talliIct csh eekasr eb lacakn,d i th as sat rong gree·nbo dyT. wo yellowiosrh b ronze yellolwi nael ong utphpee jra wT.h isis patcheesx tenfdr om behineda che ye perfeccatm ouflagfeo,rt hew oodf rog tot hee ndo fi tbso dyT.h el eopafrrdo g prefers moistt o mweoaoddosw sa nd isa morem elodiosuisn gtehra tnh eb ullpondsT.h em ostl and-lovoifan lglt he frogB.o thp roducteh eicra lls frformo gisnN ortAhm ericiath, a st hes trange pouchetsh astw elulp jusbte hinadn d habiotf t urniinn gm idaiwrh eni tl eaps, belotwh ee arsW.h enn oti nu set,h ese sot haittl andfsa citnhge d irectfiroonm baglso olki kwer inklfeodl dosfs kin. whiciht t oookff . Thev erys imilpairc kerferlo gf,o und Someo ft hem anyk indosff rogosft he onlyi n easterNno rt.h Americah,a s tropiacnsds ubtropairceus n usuaclolly squaroer r ectanguslpaortrs a thetrh an orfuTlh.e g oldemna ntelfloare, x ample, round oIntelsse .g asr et ingweidt rhe do r isb rigohrta ngweh,i cihsq uitae c ontrast orangteh;el eopafrrdo ga'rseg reenish.t ot heg reeuns ualtlhyo ugohfta sa frog's colorT.h e tree-dwelfllyiinngfg r ogo f Darwin's southeasAtseiraann dn earbiys lanhdass Frog broadw ebsb etweeint se xceptionally lontgo esW.h eni tl eapfsr oma treteh,e Australian flyinfgr ogs preaidtsst o ess ot hatth e BurroFwreorg websa cta ss aiolrsp aarchutheesl,p iintg tog lidfeo rl ongd istanocret so m akea softs,a fe lanodnit nhgeg round. GoliFartohg Robber HornFerdo g Frog TheA ustralbiuarnr owferro sgp ends them anyd rym onthosf t hey eari na deepu ndergroubnudr rowI.t s toreas largaem ounotf w ateirn i tbsa ggbyo dy beforgeo inign tiot bsu rroTwh.e c losely relatSeodu tAhm erichano rnefdr oigs a nine-inwcahr tcyr eatutrhaet h as teeth largeen ougtho d raw blood. aItt snaps OrnaCtheo rFurso g StreckCehror'Fusrs o g anythitnhga cto mes closcea n asntdu ff astonishlianrggaleny i mailnst iot csa vern ousm outh. Thes harp-snoDuatrewdi nf'rso ga,l so ofS outAhm ericiasu, n usuianlt hatth e malecsa rrtyh ee ggisn t heo versivzoed caplo uchetsh astt rettchhef ullle ngth of theibro dyT.h ee ggsh atcahn dd evelop insitdhee speo ucheWsh.e nt heeym erge, theayr ef ulldye velopleidt tfrloeg s. Flyinfgr ogs tlhaeyie rg gso n leaves Theg ianotft hec lainst heA fricgaon ovepro olosfw ateWrh.e nt hee gghsa tch,l iatfhr ogw,i tha bodya sm ucha st en thes qumiirngt adpolwersi ggolffe the inchelso ngT.h es mallelsets,ts h ana n leavaensd f aliln ttoh ew atebre lowW.i th theb roasdu cticounp so nt heitro est,h e MarsupFiraolg adults hoclaodnn t ov ertical sfuorrf aces climbirrTgh.i si sa lsot rueo f thes il ver-strsiepdegde frhoogs,e 'fsr oga,n d othetrr efer ogosf,w hicthh eraer em any kindisn t het ropiacnsds ubtropics. Thet hree-stproiipseodfn r olgi veisn theS outhA mericajnu ngleTsh.e P an GianTtr eFer og amaniapno isofnr olgi veisnt hej ungles ThumbTerdeF er og of CentraAlm ericaB.o thp roducae stropngo isoinnt heg landisnt heisrk in. Likem anyo thetrr efer ogtsh,ey oung oft hesfer ogbse gitnh eliirv ienst hes mall Shovel-hTeraeeFd reodg poolosf w atetrh acto lleicnt th eh ollows oft reewsh,e rteh ef emalleasyt heierg gs. 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