Animal Planet - The Secret life of Amphibians (Monster Frogs / Toads)

Amphibians are animalsthat live PARTLY in waterand PARTLY on land.Frogs, toads, NEWTS, andsalamanders are allamphibians.REPTILES have dry, scalyskin, but AMPHIBIANShave soft, moist skin. Mostamphibians can breathe throughtheir skin, but only if it staysdamp. Adult amphibians can also BREATHEthrough lungs.Mostamphibiansbreed in waterUnlike reptiles, which lay.tough-shelled eggs onland, most amphibianslay soft, jellylike eggsin water.Most frogs live near a riveror pools of water. But inrainforests, it is so humidthe trees are wet all the time,allowing some frogs to stayin them permanently. Theyare called tree frogs and havehuge, sticky fingers to helpthem climb.Most baby amphibians live entirely in water.Called tadpoles, they swim like fish andbreathe through gills. As they grow up, theydevelop legs and crawl onto land, but theymust always be in wet places.When a tadpolehatches out of an egg,its first task in life is toeat what’s left of its egg,which is full of nutrients.In most amphibians, thetadpole changes into anadult by a process calledmetamorphosis