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