It is from a greek word.
I believe they can live on land or in water. Generally speaking, yes. The word can be used in many ways. An airplane which can take off and set down on land or water is called an amphibian. Technically, amphibians are a class of vertebrates which include frogs and salamanders, distinguished by cold blood and a three chamber heart. They are born in water and breathe water, and they move to land after they grow. They may still live mostly in water after that, but they will breathe air instead. Thus, it could be argued that we are all amphibians because we spend the first part of our lives in a sack of water.
Batrachophobia.
Toad
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians.
There are several amphibians that live in the Savannas. Some of the amphibians are tortoises, snakes, crocodiles, and lizards.
Known as 'spawn' which is a mass of eggs laid by fishes, amphibians, mollusks and amphibians
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.
platypus
Because they are at home in water or on land.
They are all amphibians.
Herpetology is the study of Amphibians and Reptiles, ergo a Herpetologist is one who studys Amphibians and Reptiles. Amphibians and Reptiles would come under life earth.
Yes, newts are amphibians.
Fish and amphibians are both members of the phylum cordata. More commonly, we should call them members of the subphylum vertebrata (vertebrates).