NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Today amphibians are represented by frogs and toads (order Anura), newts and salamanders (order Caudata), and caecilians (order Gymnophiona).

Detailed explanation-2: -Amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Most amphibians have complex life cycles with time on land and in the water. Their skin must stay moist to absorb oxygen and therefore lacks scales. Reptiles are turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators and crocodiles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word “amphibian” is derived from the Greek term “amphibios” (amphi = dual or both, bios = life). Frog is thus, called an amphibian because it typically lives on land but requires water for fertilisation and development.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amphibians are a class of cold-blooded vertebrates made up of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (wormlike animals with poorly developed eyes).