Quiz - 12.12 Amphibian Classification

Which amphibians can regenerate lost limbs?

• Frogs

• Salamanders

• Turtles

• Crocodiles

A salamander's long back legs help it jump.

• True

• False

There are about 6,200 known species of living amphibians.

• True

• False

Salamanders are amphibians.

• True

• False

Caecilians are most closely related to _______.

• Frogs

• Turtles

• Salamanders

• Lizards

_____ lost their legs during the course of their evolution.

• Caecilians

• Frogs

• Salamanders

• None of these

Which spends more time in water, frogs or toads?

• Frogs

• Toads

____ have the ability to regenerate, or regrow, legs that have been lost to predators.

• Frogs

• Turtles

• Fish

• Salamanders

Frogs and _____ have much longer back legs than other amphibians.

• salamanders

• toads

• newts

• lizards

Toads spend more time in water than frogs do.

• True

• False