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Pseudidae

amphibian family
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  • natterjack toad (Bufo calamita)
    frog and toad
    / Annotated classification

    Family Pseudidae No fossil record; 8 presacral vertebrae; sacral diapophyses round; pectoral girdle arciferal; intercalary cartilages present, ossified; omosternum present; Bidder’s organ absent; maxillary teeth present; aquatic larvae (which grow to a much larger size than the adult); South America east of Andes; 2 genera, 3…

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    Family Pseudidae No fossil record; 8 presacral vertebrae; sacral diapophyses round; pectoral girdle arciferal; intercalary cartilages present, ossified; omosternum present; Bidder’s organ absent; maxillary teeth present; aquatic larvae (which grow to a much larger size than the adult); South America east of Andes; 2 genera, 3…

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