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Amphibians Reptiles
They secrete toxins from their They also secrete toxin through
skin to protect themselves from teeth and nails.
predators.
Skin is smooth and highly po- Skin is dry, hard and scaly.
rous.
The webbed feet help them to They have limbs to facilitate run-
swim. ning and swimming.
Their eggs are covered with gel. Their eggs are covered with a
hard protective shell.
They have restrictions to narrow They can visualize and distin-
bands of the colour spectrum. guish between different colours.
Examples of amphibians
Frogs, toads, Newts, salamanders, axolotls, blind worm
(caecilians)
Frog or Toad
1. Frogs can breathe through their lungs and moist skin while
toads breathe through their lungs.
2. Frogs mostly live in water while toads mostly live on land.
3. Frogs have smooth slippery skins while toads have warty
rough skins.
4. Toads lay eggs in long ribbon spawns while frogs lay eggs in
mass spawns.
5. Frogs have fully webbed hind feet while toads have partly
webbed feet.
6. Tadpoles of frogs are brown while of toads are black.
