Have you ever seen a big fat frog? The frog is one of the animals that lives in water when they are small and on land when they are adults. We call these animals amphibians.
Amphibians lay soft, shelled eggs. Eggs dry easily. That's why amphibians put them in water or in humid places. When they are little they look like little fish and breathe through gills, like fish.
When amphibians grow, their guts disappear. So amphibians come out to live on land. They breathe through lungs, like the birds, dogs and people.
The word amphibian it means of lives. Amphibians are those animals that live one season in water and another on land.-
The spotted salamander is an amphibian
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The red-eyed tree frog is an amphibian |
