Amphibia


the cl-ss comprising the amphibians.
historical examples

a precisely similar series of phenomena to those in amphibia has been shewn by salensky to take place in the sturgeon.
the works of francis maitland balfour, volume ii (of 4) francis maitland balfour

there was one amongst the number said to belong to the amphibia.
the hero of garside school j. harwood panting

the amphibia include the curious creatures called cæciliæ (blind animals), or gymnophiona.
stories of the universe: animal life b. lindsay

intermediate links are lacking between amphibia and reptiles.
form and function e. s. (edward stuart) russell

so too did the first-known step of our own ancestry upon land, the amphibia.
the outline of history: being a plain history of life and mankind herbert george wells

yet they were not reckoned as belonging to the natural cl-ss of ‘amphibia.’
the testimony of tradition david macritchie

four regions of the vertebral column can generally be recognised in amphibia, viz.
the vertebrate skeleton sidney h. reynolds

the cl-ss amphibia is divided by dr. gray into five orders—viz.
reptiles and birds louis figuier

its mode of development in front is thus precisely similar to that of the mllerian duct in elasmobranchii and amphibia.
the works of francis maitland balfour, volume iii (of 4) francis maitland balfour

a new order of fishlike amphibia from the pennsylvanian of kansas.
natural history of the bell vireo, vireo bellii audubon jon c. barlow

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