Mesh term Anura
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Description
An order of the class Amphibia, which includes several families of frogs and toads. They are characterized by well developed hind limbs adapted for jumping, fused head and trunk and webbed toes. The term "toad" is ambiguous and is properly applied only to the family Bufonidae.Browse to child terms:
Bufonidae
Pipidae
Ranidae
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