Anurans:  Frogs and Toads.

Caudates:  Salamanders and Newts.

Costal Grooves:  Vertical grooves on the sides of salamanders.

Dorsum:  The entire upper surface of an animal; the back.

Gymnophionians:  Caecilians; legless burrowing amphibians.

Venter:  The entire underside of an animal; its belly.

Paratoid gland:  Conglomeration of poison glands located to the back or sides of the head, used for defense.

Clocoa:  The common opening for waste and reproduction.

Aquatic:  Living mainly in the water.

Terrestrial:  Living mainly on land.

Eft:  Juvenile, land dwelling stage during a newt/salamanders life cycle.

Habitat:  Area in which an animal lives.

Substrate:  Materials such as soil, rocks, gravel and moss on which an animal lives.

Subspecies:  A particular geographical group of animals within a species.

 

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