Anurans:  Frogs and Toads.
 Caudates:  Salamanders and Newts.
 Costal Grooves:  Vertical grooves on the sides of salamanders.
 Dorsum:  The entire upper surface of an animal; the back.
 Gymnophionians:  Caecilians; legless burrowing amphibians.
 Venter:  The entire underside of an animal; its belly.
Paratoid gland:  Conglomeration of poison glands located to the back or sides of the head, used for defense. Clocoa:  The common opening for waste and reproduction.
Aquatic:  Living mainly in the water.
Terrestrial:  Living mainly on land.
Eft:  Juvenile, land dwelling stage during a newt/salamanders life cycle.
Habitat:  Area in which an animal lives.
Substrate:  Materials such as soil, rocks, gravel and moss on which an animal lives.
 Subspecies:  A particular geographical group of animals within a species.


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