lungless salamander — ▪ amphibian any of more than 370 species of lungless amphibians dependent largely on cutaneous respiration (gas exchange through moistened skin). Plethodontidae is the largest group of salamanders (salamander), and its members occur… … Universalium
Lungless salamander — Taxobox name = Lungless salamanders image width = 240px image caption = Desmognathus auriculatus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Caudata familia = Plethodontidae subdivision ranks = Subfamilies subdivision = See… … Wikipedia
lungless — adjective Without lungs. Lungless salamanders breathe through their skin … Wiktionary
lungless salamander — noun mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water • Syn: ↑plethodont • Hypernyms: ↑salamander • Member Holonyms: ↑Plethodontidae, ↑family Plethodontidae … Useful english dictionary
Caudata — ▪ amphibian order Introduction also called Urodela, one of the major extant orders of the class Amphibia. It includes salamanders (salamander) and newts (newt). The relatively small and inconspicuous salamanders are important members of… … Universalium
amphibian — /am fib ee euhn/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial,… … Universalium
salamander — salamanderlike, adj. salamandrine /sal euh man drin/, adj. salamandroid, adj. /sal euh man deuhr/, n. 1. any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult … Universalium
newt — /nooht, nyooht/, n. 1. any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, esp. those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia. 2. any of various other small salamanders. [1375… … Universalium
Eurycea tridentifera — Comal Blind Salamander Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Ki … Wikipedia
chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by … Universalium
Many-ribbed Salamander — Conservation status Least Conce … Wikipedia