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Frog emblem on
                                                                                                      table service of
                                                                                                      Catharine the Great
                                                                                                      (1729–1796),
                                                                                                      Empress of Russia







                      Contents                                                                           Leaping red-

                                                                                                         eyed tree frog



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                 What is an amphibian?
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                   Ancient amphibians                                             Early days
                               10                                                      42
                      The bare bones                                            Frog or toad?
                               12                                                      46
                The importance of water                                      Tailed amphibians

                               14                                                      50
                   Colors and markings                                        Life in the trees
                               16                                                      54
                         Self-defense                                           Earth movers
                               18                                                      56
                           Fast food                                Poison-dart frogs and mantellas
                               20                                                      58
                       Hide and seek                                       Friends and enemies
                               22                                                      60
                    Senses and survival                                    Rare and endangered

                               24                                                      62
                    Leaps and bounds                                            Conservation
                               30                                                      64
                    All fingers and toes                                      Did you Know?
                               32                                                      66
                     Mating embraces                                  Keeping amphibians as pets
                               34                                                      68
                    Courtship displays                                         Find out more
                               36                                                      70
              Egg laying and parental care                                         Glossary
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                      Metamorphosis                                                  Index
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