salamander – Courtney The Frogologist

Animal and Plant Facts

I have been pretty busy this week as I packed and moved from Flagstaff, Arizona to Tucson, AZ for work. Yes, I really have a real full-time job; these articles are just for fun and to provide fun educational information for everyone. Anyway, because of being busy with moving I didn’t have the time toContinue reading “Animal and Plant Facts”

To Amphibian and Beyond! What Actually are Frogs and Who are Their Amphibian Friends?

I’ve written about amphibians before but what actually is an amphibian? What makes a salamander an amphibian and a lizard not an amphibian? Lizards are reptiles, by the way. The Naming System Humans have created a naming and categorizing system for all living things. It is called scientific nomenclature. It starts with a very broadContinue reading “To Amphibian and Beyond! What Actually are Frogs and Who are Their Amphibian Friends?”

Chow Down like an Amphibian

The way larval water-dwelling amphibians eat is quite different from that of their land-dwelling well aged counterparts. Larval Salamander Feeding Larval aquatic amphibians suck in their prey much like a vacuum, this is called negative pressure (1). Think about when you were a kid (or possibly even now) and you lined up M&Ms on theContinue reading “Chow Down like an Amphibian”