lungless+salamanders

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• lungless salamander — ▪ amphibian   any of more than 370 species of lungless amphibians dependent largely on cutaneous respiration (gas exchange through moistened skin). Plethodontidae is the largest group of salamanders (salamander), and its members occur… …   Universalium

• Lungless salamander — Taxobox name = Lungless salamanders image width = 240px image caption = Desmognathus auriculatus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Caudata familia = Plethodontidae subdivision ranks = Subfamilies subdivision = See… …   Wikipedia

• lungless — adjective Without lungs. Lungless salamanders breathe through their skin …   Wiktionary

• lungless salamander — noun mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water • Syn: ↑plethodont • Hypernyms: ↑salamander • Member Holonyms: ↑Plethodontidae, ↑family Plethodontidae …   Useful english dictionary

• Caudata — ▪ amphibian order Introduction also called  Urodela,     one of the major extant orders of the class Amphibia. It includes salamanders (salamander) and newts (newt). The relatively small and inconspicuous salamanders are important members of… …   Universalium

• amphibian — /am fib ee euhn/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial,… …   Universalium

• Salamander — For other uses, see Salamander (disambiguation). Salamanders Temporal range: Jurassic–present …   Wikipedia

• Desmognathus — Dusky Salamanders Southern Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus Scientific classification Kingdom: An …   Wikipedia

• Climbing salamander — Climbing Salamanders Aneides lugubris Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Dendrotriton — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order …   Wikipedia

• salamander — salamanderlike, adj. salamandrine /sal euh man drin/, adj. salamandroid, adj. /sal euh man deuhr/, n. 1. any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult …   Universalium