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== '''Land Pike''' == |
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'''Land pikes''' are American amphibians with naked skin, limbs, and a tail |
'''Land pikes''' are American amphibians with naked skin, limbs, and a tail. Examples of land pikes are [[axolotl]]s, menopomes, and [[hellbender]]s. <ref>"Land Pike." New Twentieth Century Dictionary Unabridged. Print. </ref> |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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The origin of the name is unknown, but most likely the name came from the fact that some axolotls, menopomes, and hellbenders look like pikes. Just compare |
The origin of the name is unknown, but most likely the name came from the fact that some axolotls, menopomes, and hellbenders look like pikes. Just compare amphibians and pikes to one another using pictures you can find online. |
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[[File:HandlingBigPike.JPG|thumb|280px| This is what a pike looks like.]] |
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== Habitat == |
== Habitat == |
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Land pikes live all around America, near streams, river, or any other source of fresh water. |
Land pikes live all around America, near streams, river, or any other source of fresh water. |
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Latest revision as of 04:37, 20 October 2009
Land pikes are American amphibians with naked skin, limbs, and a tail. Examples of land pikes are axolotls, menopomes, and hellbenders. [1]
Etymology[edit]
The origin of the name is unknown, but most likely the name came from the fact that some axolotls, menopomes, and hellbenders look like pikes. Just compare amphibians and pikes to one another using pictures you can find online.
Habitat[edit]
Land pikes live all around America, near streams, river, or any other source of fresh water.
For example Axolotls live in central Mexico and they 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]
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A hellbender -
An axolotl
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Land Pike." New Twentieth Century Dictionary Unabridged. Print.
- ^ Clare, John. "Introduction." http://www.axolotl.org. caudata.org, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2009.
- ^ Humphries, Jeff. "Homepage." http://www.hellbenders.org. N.p., 2007. Web. 15 Oct. 2009.
External links[edit]
Category:Salamandroidea Category:Amphibians Category: Amphibians of the United States