Amphibian Facts

• There are more than 8200 different types of amphibians.


• Types of amphibians include frogs, toads, salamanders, caecilians, and newts.


• Amphibians are cold-blooded. Their body temperature relies on the temperature of the air or water around them.


• Amphibians have a more efficient system than birds or mammals that require energy to heat or cool their body.


• Amphibians have a backbone so they are considered vertebrates.


• Amphibians can live on land and in the water.


• Some amphibians like frogs change during their life. When a frog is young it is called a tadpole and breathes air from water using gills like a fish. As a tadpole grows it develops lungs so it can breath air above water.



This tadpole is developing into an air-breathing frog.

• There are more than 4700 different types of frogs in the world.



Frogs are amphibians.

• Frogs have the unique ability to breathe through their skin.


• Some amphibians are poisonous.