Misc. Reproduction
Funky Frogs
Eggs & Nutrition
Life Histories
Miscellaneous
100
In contrast to reptiles, amphibians have this type of egg
What is anamniotic?
100
This species of frog practices ovovipary and results in the birth of 3-5 froglets
What is the Golden Coqui frog?
100
This nutritional type occurs when the embryo receives nourishment from the mother
What is matrotrophy?
100
This life history strategy involves giving birth to live young
What is vivipary?
100
This family of salamanders practices ovovivipary and is split into lowland and montane areas
What are the Fire salamanders?
200
To our best knowledge, all Caecilians practice this strategy of reproduction
What is vivipary?
200
In this species of frog, the female attaches fertilized eggs on a leaf above water and larvae drop into the water as they develop
What are Glass frogs?
200
Using this nutritional type, embryos receive nutrition from yolk inside the egg
What is lecithotrophic?
200
This refers to reproductive strategy of laying eggs
What is ovipary?
200
This type of egg has little to no yolk inside
What is microlecithal?
300
Release of this hormone stimulates the production of sperm and egg cells
What is Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)?
300
This type of frog creates a foam nest for their larvae to develop in
What are Flying frogs (Rhacophorus annamensis)?
300
This type of egg is moderately-yolked
What is mesolecithal?
300
This reproductive strategy occurs when larvae develop inside the mother but do not have a placental connection
What is ovovipary?
300
Male salamanders leave these packets on the forest floor which are picked up by females and fertilize eggs
What are spermatophores?
400
These two families of salamanders practice external fertilization
What are Sirenidae and Cryptobranchidae?
400
In this family of toads, the embryo gains nutrition through histotrophic matrotrophy and has a gestation period of nine months
What are Tree toads (Nectophrynoides spp.)
400
This type of nutrition occurs when larvae eat their less developed siblings
What is Adelphophagy?
400
This type of ambystomatid salamander goes to wetlands before the fill and guards their egg masses until inundation
What are Marbled salamanders?
400
In the decision of where to put the bulk of one's energy, amphibians can choose to put their energetic input into three different areas
What is number of eggs/yolk input/parental care?
500
This family of snakes is known to actively warm its eggs
What are Pythons (Pythonidae)?
500
In this species of frog, the mother swallows the fertilized eggs and they develop in the mother's stomach
What are Gastric Brooding frogs?
500
This nutritional type involves a direct connection to the mother for nourishment
What is Placentotrophy?
500
The four characteristic stages of amphibian life histories
What are eggs - larvae - metamorphs - adults
500
This nutritional type occurs when the embryo receives nourishment nutrition through oviductal secretions from the mother
What is histophagy?
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