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Are alligators amphibians?
No. Though they do spend a lot of time in the water, they are reptiles. Amphibians lay their eggs in the water, and reptiles lay their eggs on land.Alligators are not amphibians. They are reptiles. Amphibians are animals that begin their lives in water and have gills, and spend their adult lives on land and have lungs.No, an alligator is a Reptile. A good way to tell a reptile is reptiles have scales and amphibians do not. Crocodiles, Gharials, and Caimans are also reptiles.Alligator's are reptiles not amphibians. Alligators have scales and bask in the sun to heat up.
Why are reptiles not as dependent on water as most amphibians are?
Because,reptiles are land creatures. Their skin is drier than amphbians. They like to bask in the sun. If amphibians basked in the sun like that,they would dry out!
How do reptiles regulate their body temperature?
They don't. That is why they hibernate and lay out in the sun.
Did reptiles evolve from amphibians?
No, they did not.
Are Saltwater crocodiles endothermic?
No. Saltwater crocodiles are ectothermic, which is commonly referred to as 'cold-blooded'. Crocodiles are reptiles, and all reptiles are ectothermic, as are fish and amphibians. Their body temperature is dependent on external environmental conditions.
Is a salamander a warm blooded animal?
All salamanders are cold blooded in which their body temperature is related to their immediate environment. As a simple example, if their body temperature gets too hot because of the sun, the salamander would have to move to a cooler place out of the sun light.
What happens if you leave a piece of pork out in the sun?
If you leave pork out in the sun for a long time, flies will lay eggs on it and it will also go off.
What is the behavior of reptiles?
Reptiles have behaviors that may include basking in the sun to regulate their body temperature, hunting for food, mating rituals, and defending their territory. Some reptiles are solitary while others may be social and live in groups. They exhibit a wide range of behaviors depending on their species and environment.
Is the snake amphibians?
No. A snake is a reptile. It contains many of the characteristics of the reptile! Reptiles are tetrapod vertebrates, either having four limbs or, like snakes, being descended from four-limbed ancestors. Unlike amphibians, reptiles do not have an aquatic larval stage. Most reptiles are oviparous (egg-laying). All reptiles exhibit some form of cold-bloodedness (i.e. some mix of poikilothermy, ectothermy, and bradymetabolism) so that they have limited physiological means of keeping the body temperature constant and often rely on external sources of heat. (Sun Bathing) Reptilian skin is covered in a horny epidermis, making it watertight and enabling reptiles to live on dry land, in contrast to amphibians. Compared to mammalian skin, that of reptiles is rather thin and lacks the thick dermal layer that produces leather in mammals. Exposed parts of reptiles are protected by scales or scutes, sometimes with a bony base, forming armor. In lepidosaurians such as lizards and snakes, the whole skin is covered in overlapping epidermal scales.
What is amphibians body temperature?
Amphibians have warm body temperature because they are cold blooded meaning they have to be in the sun a lot.
Wildlife found within amazon rainforests?
There are millions of different types of animals in the amazon rain forest. They vary from many birds , millions ofinsects, reptiles,and many amphibians. Some of my favorites are Sun Conures a type of smaller parrot.
Why do snakes live in dry areas?
All reptiles rely on the sun or very hot and humid climates in order to control their body temperature. However, there are some snakes who are amphibians, meaning they lurk in dry or wet areas; sea snakes, for example.
