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Do reptiles breath through their skin?
No, reptiles usually have thick scaly skin and they can't breathe through their skin. Reptiles breathe using their lungs. If they are underwater they have to come to the surface to breathe. Reptiles have little slits of nostrils and can also mouth-breathe. Amphibians (frogs, newts, salamanders etc) are NOT reptiles. Amphibians often breathe through their skin, which is thin and wet.
Do amphibians or reptiles always breathe with lungs?
Reptiles always breathe with lungs. Amphibians may breathe with lungs, gills or through their skin.
What Distinguishes amphibians from reptiles?
Amphibians can absorb oxygen through their skin - reptiles need to physically breathe.
What is the difference between how reptiles breathe and how amphibians breathe?
Reptiles (snakes, lizards, crocodiles etc) breathe using lungs. If they are underwater they have to come to the surface to breathe. Amphibians (frogs, newts, salamanders etc) are NOT reptiles. Amphibians often breathe through their skin. They can also gulp air into their primitive lungs using their mouth or throat.
Snakes breathe by means of which organ?
Snakes breathe using their lungs, like all reptiles. If they are underwater they have to come to the surface to breathe. Amphibians (frogs, newts, salamanders etc) are NOT reptiles. Amphibians often breathe through their skin.
Do any reptiles breathe through gills?
Yes, all reptiles breathe using lungs. If they are underwater they have to come to the surface to breathe. Amphibians (frogs, newts, salamanders etc) are NOT reptiles. Amphibians often breathe through their skin.
What do mammals breathe in?
No, birds and other reptiles like crocodiles also breathe air. Insects absorb air through their skin.
What are the organs that baby reptiles breathe with?
Baby reptiles breathe air through their nostrils and their mouths into their lungs, just like adult reptiles.
What is the name of the organ that reptiles breath with?
Lizards breathe using their lungs. If they are underwater they have to come to the surface to breathe. Amphibians (frogs, newts, salamanders etc) are NOT reptiles. Amphibians often breathe through their skin.
How does a earthworm breathe?
through it's skin
How does a maggot breathe in a peapod?
All insects breathe through their skin.
Do reptiles only breathe through their lungs?
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