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The tongue is attached at the lip and retracts from the back of the mouth unlike any other animal studied.
The skin of the frog is the only skin type out of all the vertebrates that functions as the respiratory organ. It is also the only animal with a tongue attached at the front instead of back.
Frog does not have claws on feet like the rat or bird.
Both the frog and the fish had the same skin texture near the heads (slimy and slick). The interior of the skin sample of the frog looked similar to the rat. They both had spidering veins covering them.
The skin was very easy to cut through and exposed the webbed veiny interior underneath.
amphibian
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Rats skin is water proof, senses temperature, pressure and is soft to protect the animals insides.
The skin of the rat has similar properties to the bird while the hair and feathers act in the same way (insulation, protection). The tail of the rat is covered in small scales not unlike both the snake and the fish, which are all used for the same purpose, protection.
http://www.davidlnelson.md/Cazadero/FiveVertebrates.htm
While the frog and rat share the fact they both have glands, the rat is the only animal that possesses mammary glands.
The fish and the frog have a lot in common. The eyes were similar in the protruding shape on the sides of head. Their skin is non-keratinized and covered instead by mucus which is why it feels like the frog. the fins (seen on left) and the frogs hands and feet were webbed with thin transparent skin.
bird
reptile
The bird has sharp nails on the end of its feet, similar to the rats claws. These are used for prey and gripping.
Both the rat and the bird are the only organisms studied to be endothermic. However, unlike the rat, the bird possess no teeth.
Snake is ectothermic similar to the frog and fish.
Skin was different from the frog and fish in that it did not possess any of the oily feel.
On exterior, skin is rough and ridged.
top of snake
The snake's scales act in similar ways to the fish's scales. They are both used for protection and temperature regulation.
underside of snake
human integument
By: Indra Khalsa