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A description and facts about amphibians. Anura (frogs), Urodela (salamanders), and Apoda (caecilians) are all represented with examples of amphibian species from each of their groups. Page Index Introduction to Amphibians List of Amphibians Discover More Introduction To Amphibians The class Amphibia includes vertebrates such as amphibians. Most amphibians spend their first few weeks after … Read more
Baryonyx, the cousin of the gigantic Spinosaurus, was a predatory dinosaur. This piece is part of our Dinosaur Facts Series and contains facts about Baryonyx for kids and adults. Let’s learn more about the early Cretaceous dinosaur. Baryonyx Facts for Kids, Students and Adults Baryonyx was a two-legged meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the mid-sized. … Read more
Mammalian species such as the naked mole rat, narwhal, and numbat; reptile species like Nile crocodiles and northern leaf-tailed geckos; bird species like nighthawks and nightingales; and fish such as nurse sharks and nalolo are among the animals that begin with N. Beginning with N, you’ll see pictures and information on a variety of interesting … Read more
The Komodo dragon (the world’s biggest lizard), Gila monster (a venomous desert lizard), green iguana (a big, tree-dwelling lizard), frilled lizard (which raises a brilliantly-colored ruff when threatened), Texas horned lizard (able to squirt blood from its eyes) and flying lizards that glide from tree to tree in rainforests are all examples of well-known types … Read more
Are Alligators Dinosaurs? Alligators are not dinosaurs, but they, along with the other crocodilians, are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs (apart from birds, which are dinosaurs). Although alligators are neither dinosaurs, nor the descendants of dinosaurs, they are more closely-related to dinosaurs (and therefore birds) than they are to other living groups of reptiles, such as … Read more