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Since frogs spend most of their lives in water there is a huge advantage to having a redundant system of getting oxygen. The need for a frog to be able to breathe without surfacing during the winter months makes "skin breathing" very advantageous. The use of lungs is effective when the frog is on the surface (especially when completely out of the water).
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoAmphibians have thin and delicate skin, which is mad of very little keratin. they tend to use their skin as a "second-respiratory" system. Their lungs are are also used as a respiratory system. They have 2 lungs.
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∙ 8y agoWhen amphibians are larvae (babies), they have gills, but most adult amphibians breathe with a pair of lungs excluding salamanders.
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∙ 16y agoNo, there are some newts and salamanders that do not transform all the way and keep their gills.
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∙ 10y agoNo. Larvae have only gills, adults have only lungs (except in the axolotl, which keeps its gills, and lungless species which breathe through their skin).
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∙ 9y agoNo. Larval amphibians breathe through gills.Some salamander retain those gills into adulthood. Still other salamanders breathe through their skin.
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∙ 11y agoYes
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Do all amphibians use their lungs to breathe?
partly gills, partly lungs
What do Amphibians NOT have?
Lungs Amphibians actually do have lungs. They lack most of the glands that we humans have.
All modern amphibians use only their lungs for respiration?
No, all modern amphibians do not only use their lungs for respiration. They can also respire through their skin and tissues in the lining of their mouth.
Do amphibians breathe with lungs?
No they do not even have lungs
Do amphibians or reptiles always breathe with lungs?
Reptiles always breathe with lungs. Amphibians may breathe with lungs, gills or through their skin.
What kind of lungs do reptiles have?
When amphibians are babies, they have gills, but most adult amphibians breathe with a pair of lungs excluding salamanders.
What do amphibians have that bony fish do not?
Well they have limbs and lungs, which I would consider more complex.
Do All modern amphibians use only their lungs for respiration?
Amphibians use their lungs for respiration, but they also absorb oxygen through their skin. They breath underwater by absorbing dissolved oxygen in the air or gills.
Do amphibians breathe from lungs?
The adults do.
Do amphibians breathe lungs or gills?
A amphibian has neither lungs or gills
What do fish have that amphibians do not?
Fish have gills all their lives while amphibians eventually begin using their lungs. Fish have scales, and they must live in water to survive.
Do amphibians and reptiles breathe with lungs?
yes
