Why are frogs, toads and newts classified as amphibians?
Amphibians are identified by their “double lives”, as it were, spending their youth as water-breathing aquatic creatures and their adulthood as air-breathing land creatures. In addition, amphibians are marked by their inability to trap moisture within their bodies, and their extremely soft-shelled eggs resembling fish spawn.
Related Questions
- There are several newts living in the weed in my pond, and I have seen frogs and toads in it from time to time. Can these wild creatures transmit disease to the fish?
- Are amphibians (frogs, toads, and salamanders) at risk from atrazine exposure?
- How do frogs, toads and other amphibians survive the Wisconsin winter?
