Thursday, May 30, 2013

Amphibians

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Amphibia

Common Name: "living both in water and on land"

Distinguishing Features: 
- ectothermic- obtains heat from outside the body or cold blooded. 
- tetrapods- "four-footed
- uses skin to breathe by diffusion 
- has gills then goes through metamorphosis and obtains lungs

Example:

(in comparison to a U.S dime)

Paedophryne amauensis- the world's smallest frog.

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