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Leathery

Leathery

Resembling leather in appearance or consistence; tough. A leathery skin.


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Evolution

... about amphibians going from a wet swamp to a dryer land environment. Do they become more reptile like? Well yes and no. Yes in that toads do have leathery skin. Could they also gain a kidney that produces uric acid? Maybe. But the point is, if you had a toad that had all the characteristics of ...

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by mith
Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:35 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution
Replies: 36
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ant queen

... are reptile eggs. i don't know of any amphibian that big... Well that thought corssed my mind too, but a reptile egg is longer in shape with a leathery shell and these (other than the size) resemble frog spawn. Also the fact that I found an independant picture titled "giant frog spawn" ...

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by alison1977uk
Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:34 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: ant queen
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Please can you identify this for me?

I thought they were more leathery in shell texture lol. Anyway if you look closely you can see the tadpoles inside. I found another photo on the net taken in the same area. A little freaky don't you think? ;)

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by alison1977uk
Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:05 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Please can you identify this for me?
Replies: 11
Views: 3878


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