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anuran

(ə-no͝or′ən, ə-nyo͝or′-)
n.
An amphibian of the order Anura; a frog or toad.
a·nu′ran adj.

anuran

any amphibian of the order Anura, such as the batrachians (including frogs and toads), which are characterized by large hind legs and the lack of a tail.
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Slash-and-bum system or 'kaingin' was also observed in the area which can also contribute to the decline in the population and diversity of anurans.
An inventory of anuran species within and outside the hydraulicking mining area
It was also revealed that the expression pattern of AQP genes is closely associated with water adaptation strategy in anurans (Ogushi et al.
Molecular machinery for vasotocin-dependent transepithelial water movement in amphibians: Aquaporins and Evolution
The parasitic fauna in terrestrial anurans can be dominated by species of nematodes with direct life cycles that infect the host by skin penetration (such as C.
Parasites and commensals of the shovel-headed treefrog Diaglena spatulata (Amphibia: Hylidae) in Western Mexico
Cranial muscles of the anurans Leiopelma hochstetteri and Ascaphus truei and the homologies of the manibular adductors in Lissamphibia and other Gnathostomes.
Jaw muscle development and metamorphosis in tadpoles of Eastern Narrowmouth toads (Gastrophryne carolinensis: microhylidae)
41 EXAMINING ANURAN DECLINES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S WESTERN TRANSVERSE RANGES: DID DISEASE PLAY A ROLE?
Examining anuran declines in southern California's western transverse ranges: did disease play a role?
Are Anurans of Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Reliable Indicators of Ecological Condition?
Primer registro de la presencia y reproduccion del Anuro Rhinella poeppigii (Tschudi, 1845) en un area antropica del departamento de Lima, Peru
Advertisement call surveys were conducted for anurans at a fixed point on the pond edge.
Efficacy of BioBlitz surveys with implications for sampling Nongame species
The Eastern Spadefoot, Scaphiopus holbrookii, an anuran that ranges widely across eastern North America, exhibits latitudinal variation in breeding activity.
Breeding frequency and success of Eastern Spadefoots, Scaphiopus holbrookii, in Southern Illinois
Toledo, LF (2005) Predation of juvenile and adult anurans by invertebrates: current knowledge and perspectives.
Leech predation of frog spawn
Eighteen species of anurans in ten genera were recorded at Porto Rico municipality, representing five families: Bufonidae (5.
Anurans from a degraded area in a seasonally semi-deciduous forest in Southern Brazil/Anuros de una zona degradada en un bosque estacional semideciduo del sur de Brasil
The fossil record of Mesozoic anurans is South America is highly biased.
Una nueva Calyptocephalellidae (Anura, Neobatrachia) del Cretacico Superior de la Patagonia, Argentina, con comentarios sobre su posicion sistematica
Many anurans reach their southern distribution around the last portion of Middle Parana River section (IUCN, 2010), and the importance of its floodplain and its gallery forests for the maintenance of a diverse amphibian fauna has been emphasized (Peltzer and Lajmanovich, 2007).
Seasonal patterns of abundance and recruitment in an amphibian assemblage from the Parana River floodplain/Patrones estacionales de abundancia y reclutamiento en un ensamble de anfibios de la llanura aluvial del Rio Parana/Padroes estacionais de abundancia e recrutamento em uma montagem de anfibios da planicie aluvial do Rio Parana

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