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amphibians breathe through their skin. that's why its so important that if you have amphibians, you should always make sure that their environment is clean.

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it increases their oxygen supply

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Q: What role does an amphibian's skin play in breathing?
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What role do amphibains skin play in breathing?

The skin, which is actually the moist skin of the amphibians help them to breathe in water.


What role does an amphibians skin play?

Amphibians skin helps them breathe.


How is moist skin an adaptation to amphibians' lifestyle?

The moist, thin skin of most amphibians allow cutaneous breathing: breathing through the skin. This enables amphibians to get more oxygen from the air. It also enables them to obtain some water as they swim.


What is an amphibians breathing method?

Amphibians can breath through their nostrils. But many types can absorb oxygen through their skin.


Is a gentoo peguins a amphibian?

penguins are types of flightless birds they are not amphibians. amphibians have gills and breathing spaces in their skin. the penguin does not have gills but holds its breath while swimming


What do most adult amphibians obtain oxygen through?

Breathing with their lungs and absorbing some oxygen with their moist skin.


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What kind of animal breath through skin?

Some species of amphibians do not have lungs or gills, but obtain all their necessary oxygen and water through their skin. Other amphibians have lungs for breathing air, but use their skin to take in additional oxygen, as well as water, through capillaries in their skin.


What are the three ways animals get oxygen?

Breathing air through lungs Breathing Oxygen in water via gills Absorbing oxygen through the skin (mainly amphibians)


Do all amphibians have scales?

No only reptiles. Amphibians have moist permeable skin.


How is the skin of reptiles and amphibians similar?

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


What role does skin play in homeostasis?

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