AMPHIBIANS

What Kinds of Amphibians are there?

Amphibians are a “class” of animal that has three “orders”: - caecilians - salamanders and newts - frogs and toads Then within these three orders there are 4,015 species, so there are all kinds of amphibians for us to take a look at. One of the fascinating things about diversity in the amphibia class is the...

Are Albino Frogs Safe as Pets?

Albinism affects many animals, including fish, birds, reptiles, humans, and amphibians such as albino frogs. It is a congenital disorder where the animal has an absence of melanin pigment – the compound that gives skin color. Albinism is also known as achromia, achromasia, or achromatosis, and animals with the disorder...

The Variety of Amphibian Reproduction

Fertilization Of all the vertebrates the amphibians have the widest range of reproduction methods, with differences even within the same order. Fertilization of the salamander makes for a good example, where it is internal for most salamanders, but external for the giant and Asiatics. There are even some mole salamanders...