Amphibian

Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia. All extant amphibians belong to the monophyletic subclass Lissamphibia, with three living orders: Anura (frogs and toads), Urodela (salamanders), and Gymnophiona (caecilians). Quotes Poor Tom, that eats the swimming frog, the toad, the tadpole, the wall newt, and the water. William Shakespeare, King Lear, III, iv Toward misted and ebullient seasAnd cooling shores, toward lost Amphibia’s emperies. Richard Wilbur, "The Death of a Toad", in Poetry (February 1948) Salamander in his dripping caveSatanic ebon-amber;... Eft of cumbrous gait,And toads who love rank grasses near a grave. John Warren, 3rd Baron de Tabley, "Circe", Poems Dramatic and Lyrical (1893), p. 37 External links Category:Animals