1. Amphibians Octavio’s Book Amphibians

2. Amphibians are vertebrates ( have backbones )

3. Over 80% of amphibians are frogs and toads, known as anurans

4. The white’s tree frog and European Fire-bellied toad are anurans

6. The anurans have long five-toed back legs and short four-toed front legs

8. Amphibians can not control their body temperature

9. The alpine newt and the salamander are amphibians

11. The newts and salamanders have short limbs and long tails

12. The northern red salamander and the tiger salamander are amphibians

14. Amphibians hatches as an aquatic larva with gills.

15. The larva then transforms into an adult having air-breathing lungs.

17. Amphibian are capable of living both on land and in water

19. Adult amphibians usually have smooth skin that…

20. …absorb oxygen from the air, helping them to breath

21. The red eye frogs have smooth skin

23. But some frogs and toads have thick skin …

24. …to help them survive in dried conditions

25. The golden toad has thick skin

27. All amphibians have glands in their skin that produce slime…

28. …to help keep it moist, some also produce poisonous substances.

29. The blue jeans dart frog and the dendrobates are poisonous frogs

31. All amphibians are hunters. many use their bulging eyes…

32. … to track their pray, swallowing in whole

34. Caecilians are the smallest group of amphibians

35. They look like worm, with blunt snout, tiny eyes and wide mouth

37. There are more that 6,000 species of living amphibians