Anura

Order of frogs and toads

Anura

Other name for Anura

Salientia

Period that Anura dates from

Triassic

Anuran skin type

Water-permeable

Habitats that ectothermy keeps anurans out of

Polar and subarctic habitats

Anuran larval stage body form

Tailed

Adult anuran body form

Tailless and jumping

Where many frogs hibernate in winter

Soft mud

Energy source during hibernation

Stored glycogen and fat

Substances accumulated to prepare for freezing

Glucose and glycerol

What glucose and glycerol protect against

Ice-crystal damage

Male frog behavior in breeding season

Noisy calling

Winter dormancy of frogs in cold weather

Hibernation

Dormancy during hot or dry periods

Aestivation

Larval stage of frogs

Tadpole

Frogs with dry warty skin

Toads

Way adult anurans move

Jumping

Tail of an adult anuran

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