It’s an Amphibian
It’s an Amphibian
The European green toad is an amphibian.
Did you ever see a big, fat frog? A frog is one of the animals that
lives in water when it is a baby and on land when it grows up. We call
these animals amphibians.Amphibians lay eggs that are soft and have no shells. The eggs dry up
easily, so amphibians must lay them in water or wet places. Most baby
amphibians are born in water. They look like baby fish and breathe with
gills as a fish does.When most amphibians grow up their gills disappear. Then the amphibians
come on land to live. They breathe with lungs as birds, dogs, and people
do.The word amphibian means two lives. That’s a good name for animals
that live one kind of life in water and another kind of life on land.
This amphibian
> The red-eyed tree frog is an amphibian. This is a looking page. It can show you many things about this frog, if you look carefully. See the frog’s big, round eyes? They are on the very top of…
Amphibians all
Newts Caecilian Frogs and toads look much alike. But toads are fatter than frogs and have shorter back legs. A toad’s skin is rough and damp. A frog’s skin is smooth and wet. Most toads have…
Amphibians go hunting
Most kinds of amphibians hide and sleep during the day. At night they come creeping and hopping out to hunt for food. Frogs and toads seem to be always hungry. And, in a way, they’re a lot like…
Hiding from winter
Amphibians are cold-blooded. Their bodies are just about as warm or as cold as the air or water around them. So when winter comes, and the days get colder, an amphibian’s body gets colder, too. The…