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== '''Land Pike''' ==
== '''Land Pike''' ==


A land pike is a name givin to some American [[batrachian]] with naked skin, limbs, and a tail such as [[axolotls]], [[menopome]]s and [[hellbender]]s. <ref>"Land Pike." New Twentieth Century Dictionary Unabridged. Print. </ref>
'''Land pikes''' are American amphibians with naked skin, limbs, and a tail. The amphibian must be located in the Americas, otherwise it isn't a Land Pike. Examples of land pikes are [[axolotl]]s, menopomes, and [[hellbender]]s. <ref>"Land Pike." New Twentieth Century Dictionary Unabridged. Print. </ref>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
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<ref>Clare, John. "Introduction." http://www.axolotl.org. caudata.org, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2009.
<ref>Clare, John. "Introduction." http://www.axolotl.org. caudata.org, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2009.
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Hellbenders only live in the mountains and foot hills of eastern [[United States]]. They once lived in the rivers of the [[Ozark mountains]], [[Appalachian mountains]], and throughout the [[Ohio River valley]].
<ref>Humphries, Jeff. "Homepage." http://www.hellbenders.org. N.p., 2007. Web. 15 Oct. 2009.</ref>


<gallery>
Image:Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.jpg| A hellbender
Image:Axolotl.jpg| An axolotl
</gallery>



== See also ==
== See also ==
[[amphibian]]
[[amphibian]]

[[salamander]]

[[


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links==
== External links==

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Revision as of 22:21, 15 October 2009

Land Pike

Land pikes are American amphibians with naked skin, limbs, and a tail. The amphibian must be located in the Americas, otherwise it isn't a Land Pike. Examples of land pikes are axolotls, menopomes, and hellbenders. [1]

Etymology

The origin of the name is unknown.

Habitat

Land pikes like all around America becuase it name givin to many creatures. Axolotls live in central Mexico and the are currently an endangered species. [2] Hellbenders only live in the mountains and foot hills of eastern United States. They once lived in the rivers of the Ozark mountains, Appalachian mountains, and throughout the Ohio River valley. [3]



See also

amphibian

salamander

[[

References

  1. ^ "Land Pike." New Twentieth Century Dictionary Unabridged. Print.
  2. ^ Clare, John. "Introduction." http://www.axolotl.org. caudata.org, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2009.
  3. ^ Humphries, Jeff. "Homepage." http://www.hellbenders.org. N.p., 2007. Web. 15 Oct. 2009.

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