How are amphibians and reptiles alike and different?
As compared to reptiles, amphibians have smooth skin. The skin of most amphibians is not water-proof unlike reptiles. Although most of the amphibians have lungs, they usually breathe through their skin and lining of their mouth, whereas most reptiles do not. Most amphibians have four limbs.
What kind of skin does a reptile have?
Reptilian skin is covered in scales and/or scutes. Scales are a type of watertight skin that allows them to live on land. Scutes are boney plates found on some turtles and animals in the crocodile family. The rough skin of a reptile helps protect them.
What’s the difference between a frog and a reptile?
Amphibians are typically water animals whereas Reptiles are not. There are three main categories (orders) of amphibians: newts and salamanders (urodeles); frogs and toads (anurans); and caecilians (the worm-like gymnophiones).
How many limbs does a snake or an amphibian have?
Or one may argue that reptiles have four-chambered hearts with two atria and two ventricles, but the wall between the ventricles is incomplete. Short fore limbs and long hind limbs with five webbed digits. Reptiles usually have four limbs, but some reptiles (snakes) have no limbs.
As compared to reptiles, amphibians have smooth skin. The skin of most amphibians is not water-proof unlike reptiles. Although most of the amphibians have lungs, they usually breathe through their skin and lining of their mouth, whereas most reptiles do not. Most amphibians have four limbs.
What kind of skin does an amphibian have?
Amphibians have porous skin (meaning that gas exchange occurs through their skin and that they can breathe through their skin without always using their lungs…in fact some salamanders are lungless!). Their skin loses water easily meaning they can dry out and are somewhat dependent on staying in or around moist areas.
The skin of reptiles is scaly and hard composed of keratinous skin. The type of skin is not permeable to water. This type of skin helps them in living terrestrial harsh environment and saline environment. There are almost 9000 species of the reptiles found till yet. Reptiles show internal fertilization and incubate their eggs.
Amphibians are typically water animals whereas Reptiles are not. There are three main categories (orders) of amphibians: newts and salamanders (urodeles); frogs and toads (anurans); and caecilians (the worm-like gymnophiones).
