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MeSH Heading: Anura
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.090.180
Unique ID: D001001
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001001
Annotation: NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal
Scope Note: An order of the class Amphibia, which includes several families of frogs and toads. They are characterized by well developed hind limbs adapted for jumping, fused head and trunk and webbed toes. The term toad is ambiguous and is properly applied only to the family Bufonidae.
Entry Term(s): Bombina; Frogs and Toads; Salientia; Toad, Fire-Bellied; Toads and Frogs
Related Numbers: txid8344
Previous Indexing: Amphibia (1966-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 81; FROGS & TOADS were headings 1964-80
Online Note: use ANURA to search FROGS & TOADS 1966-80
History Note: 81; FROGS & TOADS were headings 1964-80
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/04/02
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Anura MeSH Descriptor Data 2025