How can you tell a reptile from an amphibian?

Answer 1

There are a couple of major differences between reptiles and amphibians: * reptiles have scaly skin whereas amphibians have moist skin * reptiles have young that look just like miniature versions of the adult reptile, while young amphibians undergo metamorphosis (except for axolotls), changing considerably from their juvenile form to adult form

Answer 2

Frogs are amphibians. Frogs have wet, permeable skin without scales, lay jellylike, non amniotic eggs in water, have a fully aquatic, gilled larval stage, and most cannot spend much time out of water.

By contrast reptiles habe dry, scaly, waterproof skin, leathery amniotic eggs that they lay on land or hatch internally, and have young that look like small adults. Most can stay out of water indefinitely.

Answer 3

reptiles have scales while amphibians have what is called smooth skin.

Answer 4

Reptiles have scales, lay eggs, and have lungs for breathing. Amphibians typically have smooth skin, undergo metamorphosis from larvae to adults, and have both gills and lungs for breathing.