Andean water frogs - Andean water frogs

...Their lungs are large, and aquatic species, in particular, can stay underwater for long periods without lifting their noses, and their webbed hind legs help them breathe through their skin. The Andean water frog Telmatobius , which lives in the deep bottoms of cold lakes such as Lake Titicaca, has highly developed lymphatic sacs under the skin of its back and dense blood vessels, allowing it to breathe exclusively through its skin. In temperate regions, when temperatures drop below a certain level where normal body temperature cannot be maintained, they go into hibernation underground or at the bottom of the water.

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…肺の容積が大きく，とくに水生種では，鼻上げせずに長時間水中にとどまることもでき，発達した後肢の水かきが皮膚呼吸に役だつ。チチカカ湖など冷たい湖の深い水底に生息するアンデスミズガエル類Telmatobiusは，背中の皮下にあるリンパ囊が著しく発達して血管が密に分布し，もっぱら皮膚呼吸によっている。温帯地方では正常体温が維持できない気温に下がると，地中や水底で冬眠に入る。…

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