Category: Amphibians
This species is a large toad native to western North America. It will eat any kind of insect it can catch and is a powerful jumper though they prefer to walk. It inhabits a wide range of terrestrial habitats across its range but prefer to be near ponds, lakes, and other water sources within these habitats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_toad
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Frog-Amphibian-Species/Western-Toad/
Caecilians: The Limbless Enigma
Caecilians are amphibians with long, limbless bodies that resemble worms or snakes more than frogs or salamanders. Their name means “blind ones,” a reference to their tiny, skin-covered (or in some cases, non-existent) eyes - which probably don’t get much use, as they spend most their lives burrowing underground. Caecilians are unusual for amphibians in that 75% of them give birth to live young, oftentimes, fully formed. There are also a few species where the mother actually grows a layer of nutritious, fatty skin that is eaten off by her own young, which is analogous to breastfeeding in mammals.
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