Class

Amphibia (Amphibians)

Anaxyrus boreas. Photo: (c) J. N. Stuart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Amphibians are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia. Modern amphibians are all Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Thus amphibians typically start out as larvae living in water, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this. The young generally undergo metamorphosis from larva with gills to an adult air-breathing form with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary…

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Subtaxa

Order: Caudata (Salamanders)

Order: Anura (Frogs and toads)

Where in Humboldt

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