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Amphibians in the food chain

Amphibians are important for equilibrium of the environment.


Let us know a little more about the food chain.

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Amphibians and Environmental Quality

Amphibians are bioindicators.


Like amphibians, word can hide! Let us look for them.


Have fun and learn!

The amphibian integument

Amphibians can live in several different environments, with plenty of water like aquatic amphibians, or even with little water.

There is an extensive variety of amphibians. They can present different collors, such as yellow, brown, blue, and green. The color of the integument depend on the species.

Let us know a little more about the integument of amphinians.

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Amphibian metamorphosis

Do you know how a frog develops?

After the egg deposition by female frogs, the males fertilize the eggs. After that, each egg cell undergoes a series of modification. As development goes on, there are internal and external changes in the body, until the baby frogs exhibit similarities to an adult. This young frog will grow, reproduce, and thus the cycle of life is again complete.

Would you like to known how a frog develops? Please click on the image.

Science for everyone

The project "Educating to Preserve: an exercise of citizenship" participated in the "Bio on the Street" at Quinta da Boa Vista in Rio de Janeiro, showing the photo exhibition "Tom e Contra-Tom" (The schade and the Counter-Shade), organized by students of Biological science at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Apart from seeing photographs of different species of amphibians, visitor could also get ludic material about amphibians and their relationship with the environment. It can be regarded as anoter tool to bring science clooser to the society.

The National Week of Science and Technology

On the first day of the activities of the Nacional Week of Science and Technology, there was a performance bases on the story "The Anfifada and the Enchanted Charm" for the children as well as a photo exhibition named "Tom e Contra-Tom" (The Shade and the Counter-Shade).
As a result, the children could learn a little about amphibians.

"Educating to preserve: an exercise of citzenship" participated in the Nacional Week of Schience and Thecnology

The National Week of Science and Technology occurred from October 18-24 with activities on UFRJ campus.

The proposed theme for this year was "Science for Sustainable Development".

Our goal was to develop scientific communication activities for students focusing on the fact that biodiversity is a constituent of the human being and is important for environmental preservation. Moreover, the exercise of citizenship is the basis for sustainable development. Among the activities, there was a play "The Anfifada and the Enchanted Charm" (based on the book), a photo exposition "Tome Contra-Tom" (The Shade and The Counter-Shade) as well as ludic games that focus on amphibians and their relationship with the environment. These strategies aim to show students the importance of man for environment preservation.

Rinella icterica, male

Rinella icterica, which belongs to Bufonidae Family, is popularly known as common toad. It has rough integument and the male is yellowish. Among its features this toad present the parotoid glands located at the head, posterior to the eyes. In addition, females are usually bigger than males. This toad can be found from the southeast to south of Brazil.