Ascaphus

amphibian genus

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annotated classification

  • natterjack toad (Bufo calamita)
    In frog and toad: Annotated classification

    …North America; 1 genus (Ascaphus), 2 species; adult length about 5 cm (2 inches). Family Leiopelmatidae 9 presacral vertebrae (i.e., anterior to the pelvic girdle); parahyoid and caudaliopuboischiotibialis (“tail-wagging”) muscles present; direct development; New Zealand; 1 genus (Leiopelma), 4 species; adult length about

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