What is Terrestrial animal?
[[File:Anthomyiidae sp. 1 (aka).jpg|thumb|Arthropods (such as flies) are the most abundant terrestrial animals by species count.]] A '''terrestrial animal''' is an animal that lives on land such as [[dog]], [[cat]], an [[ant]] or an [[emu]]. It can also be used for some species of [[amphibians]] that only go back to the water to lay their eggs. It is usually a term to describe the difference between animals that live in water, (such as [[lobster]]s and [[fish]]), from animals that live on land. ==Books== * Clark J. A. (2002). ''Gaining ground: the origin and evolution of tetrapods''. Indiana University Press, 369 pp., {{ISBN|978-0-253-34054-2}}. * Cloudsley-Thompson J. L. (1988). ''Evolution and adaptation of terrestrial arthropods''. Springer, 141 pp., {{ISBN|978-3-540-18188-0}}. * Little C. (1983). ''The colonisation of land: Origins and adaptations of terrestrial animals''. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 290 pp., {{ISBN|978-0-521-25218-8}}. {{biology-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Terrestrial Animal}} [[Category:Zoology]]