What is the name for animals that can live on land and in water?
1 Answer
Sep 1, 2016
Amphibians live part of their lives in water and part of their lives on land, eg. frog.
Explanation:
The young ones of amphibians undergo metamorphosis from larvae with gills to air breathing adults with lungs.
Amphibians are poikiothermal ( cold blooded ) vertebrates and some amphibians use their skin as secondary respiratory surface.
Approximately 7000 species of amphibians are known, out of which 90% are frogs.
