AMPHIBIAN CHARACTERISTICS
All amphibians are alike in four ways:
All amphibians are alike in four ways:
1. All amphibians breathe with gills in water when they are born, and some breathe with lungs on land later.
2. All amphibians have smooth, moist skin.
3. All amphibians lay eggs.
4. All amphibians are cold-blooded.
Glass Frog
One unique property the glass frog boasts besides its signature translucency is the position and shape of its eyes.
One unique property the glass frog boasts besides its signature translucency is the position and shape of its eyes.
Chinese Giant Salamander
The Chinese giant salamander is the biggest amphibian in the world growing up to 6 ft (180 cm) long.
The Chinese giant salamander is the biggest amphibian in the world growing up to 6 ft (180 cm) long.
South African Rain Frog
The “rain frog” lives where rain comes very rarely. It may wait for months and months in a burrow without going out in the heat until it rains. That is its chance to go out and gorge on insects and small vertebrate.
The “rain frog” lives where rain comes very rarely. It may wait for months and months in a burrow without going out in the heat until it rains. That is its chance to go out and gorge on insects and small vertebrate.
Axolotl - Mexican Mudkip
It is a type of salamander that does not complete its development in the adult phase – it stays a larva and never grows up.
It is a type of salamander that does not complete its development in the adult phase – it stays a larva and never grows up.
Indian Purple Frog
Some of the purple frog’s unusual looks are adaptations for its burrowing lifestyle: The animal spends most of the year underground, using its short, stout limbs like spades to dig as far as 12 feet (3.7 meters) below ground.
Some of the purple frog’s unusual looks are adaptations for its burrowing lifestyle: The animal spends most of the year underground, using its short, stout limbs like spades to dig as far as 12 feet (3.7 meters) below ground.