Amphibians
Science: Year 3 & 4 National Curriculum, topic 6.2.5
Features of Amphibians
Amphibians are vertebrates. Remember, vertebrates are animals with backbones. Some of the features of amphibians are:
Amphibians lay soft eggs
- Amphibians lay soft eggs in water.
Amphibians have lungs or gills
- Amphibians can have either lungs or gills which they use to breathe.
Amphibians have moist skin
- Amphibians have skin that is:
- Moist.
- Scaleless.
Amphibians lay eggs in water
- Amphibians return to water to lay eggs.
Amphibians are cold-blooded
- Amphibians are cold-blooded.
- Cold-blooded animals can't create their own body heat.
- The body temperature of cold-blooded animals changes with the temperature of the environment.
Common Amphibians
You have already learned what amphibians are. Some common amphibians are:
Frogs
Toads
Newts
Salamanders
Test yourself on Amphibians
Which of these is true about how amphibians lay their eggs?