You dissect a specimen of a vertebrate during an anatomy laboratory. It has the following characteristics: lungs, abundant blood capillaries under thin skin, a partially-divided heart, a pulmonary circuit, and four walking legs. What is this animal?
A. reptile
B. amphibian
C. marsupial mammal
D. placental mammal
E. lungfish
Answer: B
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