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Without lungs.
Lungless salamanders breathe through their skin.
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Lungless — Lung less, a. Being without lungs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 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 — lung·less … English syllables
lungless — ˈləŋlə̇s adjective : having no lungs … Useful english dictionary
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
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
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
Bornean Flat-headed Frog — Taxobox name = Bornean Flat headed Frog image status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia = Bombinatoridae genus = Barbourula species = B. kalimantanensis binomial = Barbourula … Wikipedia
Desmognathus — Dusky Salamanders Southern Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus Scientific classification Kingdom: An … Wikipedia
