Amphibians are animals<br />that live PARTLY in water<br />and PARTLY on land.<br />Frogs, toads, NEWTS, and<br />salamanders are all<br />amphibians.<br />REPTILES have dry, scaly<br />skin, but AMPHIBIANS<br />have soft, moist skin. Most<br />amphibians can breathe through<br />their skin, but only if it stays<br />damp. Adult amphibians can<br /> also BREATHE<br />through lungs.<br />Most<br />amphibians<br />breed in water<br />Unlike reptiles, which lay<br />.<br />tough-shelled eggs on<br />land, most amphibians<br />lay soft, jellylike eggs<br />in water.<br />Most frogs live near a river<br />or pools of water. But in<br />rainforests, it is so humid<br />the trees are wet all the time,<br />allowing some frogs to stay<br />in them permanently. They<br />are called tree frogs and have<br />huge, sticky fingers to help<br />them climb.<br />Most baby amphibians live entirely in water.<br />Called tadpoles, they swim like fish and<br />breathe through gills. As they grow up, they<br />develop legs and crawl onto land, but they<br />must always be in wet places.<br />When a tadpole<br />hatches out of an egg,<br />its first task in life is to<br />eat what’s left of its egg,<br />which is full of nutrients.<br />In most amphibians, the<br />tadpole changes into an<br />adult by a process called<br />metamorphosis
