2. Description
•Bodies,
dorsoventrally compressed,, claws, No tongues, lateral line systems
•round
pupil, eyelids lacking (Xenopus), laryngeal apparatus and tympanae mod for underwater vocalization
•Amplexus: pelvic
•Tadpoles:
–generally Type 1, filter feeders
–Pipa eggs and
larvae develop within skin on back
of female
