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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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo. One of the characteristics of the reptile classification is that they breathe through lungs, not gills.
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∙ 12y agoNo because fish use their gills to breathe in oxygen. The gill is an organ that removes oxygen from the water and goes through the membrane into the blood.Gills also remove carbon dioxide.
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∙ 13y agoReptiles have LUNGS - not gills !
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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 any salamanders have gills?
There are many different varieties of salamanders. Most of these salamanders have both gills, and lungs. There are also some that have gills, but then lose them as they get older. They then use lungs for breathing.
How does a basking shark breathe?
the same as any other fish, by collecting oxygen in its gills as water is filtered through them.
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 do lions breathe?
They Have gills to breath dissolved oxygen underwater.
How do angelfish beathe?
Angelfish breathe the same way any fish breathes. They take in water through their gills and take in the oxygen in the water and release the water.
How do rays obtain oxygen?
like any other fish. water passes through their gills and the gills absorb the oxygen through their gills.
Does a duck breathe through lungs or gills?
Ducks breathe the same way as us humans
What do fish all have in common?
A fish is any of a large group of cold-blooded, finned, aquatic vertebrates that respire by passing oxygenated water over gills. NO fish can breathe through lungs and ALL fish have wet scaly skin
What makes a fish different from a rock?
rocks cannot breathe, they do not have any organs and as far as i know don't have any gills
How does the neon tetra breathe?
A neon tetra breaths the same way as any other fish with gills
Do woodlice produce carbon dioxide during respiration?
Woodlice Breathe Through Gills Located On There Back
