answersLogoWhite

0

An amphibian is a cold blooded animal that breathes through aquatic gills. An insect is a small arthropod animal that has 6 legs and most have wings.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How is the skin of reptiles and amphibians similar?

Reptiles: Dry, scaly skin Amphibians: Wet, slimy skin


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.


Are amphibian's reptiles as well?

No amphibians are from a different family. Such as frogs. Amphibians have wet smooth skin. Reptiles have dry scaley skin.


Do all amphibians have scales?

No only reptiles. Amphibians have moist permeable skin.


What Distinguishes amphibians from reptiles?

Amphibians can absorb oxygen through their skin - reptiles need to physically breathe.


Are amphibians and reptiles closely related?

Yes, they are close related, but reptiles tend to have scales and amphibians tend to have smooth skin (mostly on tropical amphibians) and even slimy skin.


What animal group has dry rough skin?

Reptiles and amphibians


How do amphibians and reptiles differ in skin?

The skin covering of a reptile differs from an amphibian as amphibians survive both on land and water whereas reptiles don't.


Are amphibians and reptiles both slimy?

No. Most amphibians apart from newts and toads are slimy but reptiles have dry skin.


Why are amphibians sometimes confused with reptiles?

Antonym means opposite. Reptiles and amphibians aren't opposites. There are no antonyms for either word.


Does a reptile have dry skin or an amphibian?

Reptiles have dry, scaly skin while amphibians have moist, smooth skin. This difference in skin type helps reptiles to retain moisture and prevent desiccation on land, whereas amphibians rely on their moist skin for oxygen intake and gas exchange.


Is the skin of reptiles moist and watertight or dry and watertight?

Usually, reptiles tend to have dry skin. There are no reptiles that have wet skin, unless the go in water which could almost potencially kill them. Amphibians have wet skin. So to answer your question, reptiles have dry skin. Either places, they have dry skin.