Amphibia
Let an agent handle amphibians by group, species, biology, conservation, safe handling and legal protection.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle amphibians by group, species, biology, conservation, safe handling and legal protection.
A class of ectothermic vertebrates comprising frogs and toads (Anura), salamanders and newts (Caudata) and caecilians (Gymnophiona), with more than 8,000 species; most have aquatic larvae such as tadpoles and permeable skin, and many are threatened by habitat loss and chytrid fungal disease.
What it is for: Biodiversity, ecology and conservation.
It can be identify amphibian groups and species; describe life cycles and biology; find conservation status and protections; help amphibians safely, such as during migrations.
Distinguishing features
Ectothermic vertebrates
Permeable skin
Often biphasic life cycle
Highly threatened
What it looks like
Moist-skinned animals such as frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and legless caecilians.
How it is recognised
Moist, scaleless skin
Tadpoles and metamorphosis
Lizards are reptiles with dry scaly skin
Related models
is a kind of - category
includes - example
has stage - larva
is threatened by - threat
In practice
Families and kinds
frogs and toads (Anura)
salamanders and newts (Caudata)
caecilians (Gymnophiona)
fossil groups such as temnospondyls
Standards and regulation
EU Habitats Directive
CITES for traded species
National wildlife protection law
Failure modes and hazards
Spreading disease by moving animals or water
Toxic skin secretions of some species
Collecting protected species
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify Which amphibian.
Identification helps.
Group
Order.
Group
Order.
- Is it a frog, salamander or caecilian? definition
- Which species is it, according to a field guide? provenance
Stage
Life stage.
Stage
Life stage.
- Is it a tadpole, juvenile or adult? definition
- When does metamorphosis happen? provenance
Biology How they live.
Skin and water matter.
Skin
Permeable skin.
Skin
Skin.
- How does permeable skin affect respiration and sensitivity to pollutants? definition
- Are its secretions toxic? provenance
Breeding
Reproduction.
Breeding
Breeding.
- When and where does this species breed? provenance
- Does it migrate to ponds? provenance
Conservation Threats.
Many are threatened.
Status
Red List.
Status
Conservation status.
- What is the IUCN Red List status of this species? provenance
- What are the main threats? provenance
Law
Protection.
Law
Legal protection.
- Is it legally protected here, and is handling allowed? provenance
- Is a licence needed for surveys? provenance
Help Practical action.
People can help.
Garden
Ponds.
Garden
Garden ponds.
- How can a wildlife-friendly pond be created? action
- Should animals or spawn be moved between ponds? boundary
Migration
Road crossings.
Migration
Road crossings.
- Which toad patrol or crossing projects operate here? provenance
- How can volunteers help safely? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should orders be separate entries?
- How should AmphibiaWeb be linked?
- How should local protections be linked?