Octavio’s Book
AmphibiansAmphibians
Amphibians are vertebrates(have backbones)
Over 80% of
amphibians arefrogs and toads,
known as anurans
The white’s tree
frog and European
Fire-bellied toad
are anurans
The anurans have long five-toed back legs and short four-toed front legs
Amphibians
can not control
their body
temperature
The alpine newt and the salamander are amphibians
The newts and salamandershave short limbs and long tails
The northern red salamander and the tiger salamander are amphibians
Amphibians hatches as an aquatic larva with gills.
The larva then transforms into an adult having air-breathing lungs.
Amphibian are
capable of living
both on land
and in water
Adult amphibians
usually have
smooth skin
that…
…absorb oxygen from the air, helping them to breath
The red eye frogs have smooth skin
But some
frogs and
toads have
thick skin …
…to help them
survive in dried
conditions
The golden toad has thick skin
All amphibians
have glands in
their skin that
produce slime…
…to help keep it
moist, some also produce poisonous
substances.
The blue jeansdart frog and the dendrobates are poisonous frogs
All amphibians
are hunters.
many use their
bulging eyes…
… to track
their pray,
swallowing in
whole
Caecilians are
the smallest
group of
amphibians
They look like
worm, with blunt
snout, tiny eyes
and wide mouth
There are more
that 6,000
species of living
amphibians