All About Amphibians
Photo Source: Corel Web Gallery | The word amphibian means two-lives. Amphibians spend their lives in the water and on land. |
All amphibians begin their life in water with gills and tails. As they grow, they develop lungs and legs for their life on land. | Bullfrog tadpole. |
Photo Source: Corel Web Gallery | Amphibians are cold-blooded, which means that they are the same temperature as the air or water around them. | Photo Source: Corel Web Gallery |
Fire Salamander Photo Source: Wikipedia (Public Domain) User - Emilisha | There are more than 4,000 different kinds of amphibians. Members of this animal class are frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians or blindworms. |
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