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What is the skin of an amphibian like?
It is all slimy mainly because snakes and frogs and other amphibians also reptiles usually have moist skin.
Do reptiles have slimy or moist?
Most reptiles have dry, rather hard skin, but if the reptile lives underwater it could have moist (slimy) skin hope that helped. :)
Why is an amphibian's skin moist but not a reptile's?
Because reptiles breath air, amphibians have moist goopy skin because they breath through the moist pores in their skins.
Is a lizard a reptile or a amphibian?
Lizards are reptiles. While some reptiles may be just as happy (if not happier) in the water as out of it (crocodiles, alligators, turtles, snakes), amphibians are biologically adapted to aquatic living (salamanders, frogs, toads). Among the more striking differences between reptiles and amphibians is their skin; reptiles have tough scales where amphibians do not - amphibians tend to produce a mucous layer to keep their skin moist (slimy).
What body covering does a reptile have?
Reptiles are covered in scaly skin (not scales), while amphibians are covered in a moist skin.
Do all amphibians have scales?
No only reptiles. Amphibians have moist permeable skin.
What is the body covering for an amphibian?
Amphibians do not have scales on their body and possess a slimy skin.All amphibians have a covering of moist skin. They do not have scaly skin or warty skin: they have moist skin.Amphibians are covered in skin with a protective mucous layer. The mucous can sometimes have poison. Other amphibians can breathe through their skin.slimy skinvery thin skin, because amphibians can actually breathe through their skin and extract oxygen.skinThe skin of amphibians is thin and membranous, it consist basically of the same material as the human skin, but thinner.
What animals have shiny smooth skin?
Snakes, Lizards, crocodiles, and turtles have dry, scaly skin. These cold blooded creatures belong to a family of animals claled reptiles. There are about 6,000 types of reptile.
How is the skin of reptiles and amphibians similar?
Reptiles: Dry, scaly skin Amphibians: Wet, slimy skin
Are amphibians and reptiles both slimy?
No. Most amphibians apart from newts and toads are slimy but reptiles have dry skin.
Do the octopus and squid have moist slimy skin?
no
Are a reptile and an amphibian the same thing?
No. Reptiles and amphibians are two different classes. Amphibians have thin, water permeable skin and most need to keep their skin moist. Reptiles have dry scaly skin and are able to survive out of water indefinitely.
