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Class Amphibia● Miller and Harley Chap. 19

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Taxonomy Class Amphibia

● Order Gymnophiona

● Order Caudata

● Order Anura

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Ichthyostega: Super-Class Tetrapoda

Fig. 19.2

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Terrestrial Locomotion

Fig. 19.10

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SkeletonFig. 19.9

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Amphibian Tegument

Fig. 19.8 & 23.6

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Brains & Cerebrums Vertebrata

Fig. 24.11 & 24.12

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Internal

Fig. 24.21

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Anuran BucopharyngealRespiration

Fig. 26.17& 26.18

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Buccal Pump

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Circulatory SystemFig. 19.12 & 26.7

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Vocalizations

Fig. 19.16

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Life Cycle & Metamorphosis

Fig. 19.15

Fig. 19.18

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Hormonal Control

Fig. 25.10

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Caudata Reproduction

Fig. 19.6

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Caudata Copulation

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Anura FeedingFig. 19.11

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Frog Tongue

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Digestive System

Fig. 27.8

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Amphibia EyeFig. 19.13

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Osmoregulation

Fig. 19.14 & 28.17

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