| amphibian | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles. <zoology> One of the Amphibia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| amphibian venoms | Venoms produced by frogs, toads, salamanders, etc. The venom glands are usually on the skin of the back and contain cardiotoxic glycosides, cholinolytics, and a number of other bioactive materials, many of which have been characterised. The venoms have been used as arrow poisons and include bufogenin, bufotoxin, bufagin, bufotalin, histrionicotoxins, and pumiliotoxin. (12 Dec 1998) |