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Do amphibians need to keep there skin wet at all times?
No, amphibians do not need to have there skin wet at all times. Most amphibians can be in and out of water.
How is the skin of reptiles and amphibians similar?
Reptiles: Dry, scaly skin Amphibians: Wet, slimy skin
Why amphibians must live in wet or moist enviorments?
Because they need to keep their skin moist
Are amphibian's reptiles as well?
No amphibians are from a different family. Such as frogs. Amphibians have wet smooth skin. Reptiles have dry scaley skin.
Why does a frog soak up water through its skin?
Amphibians need wet skin at all times to breathe through the pores on their skin .
Do amphibians have moist skin?
yes because they breathe through there skin and it is senstive
Is the skin of reptiles moist and watertight or dry and watertight?
Usually, reptiles tend to have dry skin. There are no reptiles that have wet skin, unless the go in water which could almost potencially kill them. Amphibians have wet skin. So to answer your question, reptiles have dry skin. Either places, they have dry skin.
Why do annelids live in wet places?
Amphibians have very thin skin and are prone to hydration loss. They live in moist or wet environments to help maintain moist and wet skin.
What do today's amphibians look like?
amphibians are frogs and stuff, so amphibians look pretty slimy because if you look at their skin its looks like its wet.
Do all amphibians have scales?
No only reptiles. Amphibians have moist permeable skin.
What role does an amphibians skin play?
Amphibians skin helps them breathe.
Amphibians are most dependent on an aquatic environment for?
Amphibians do not have the waterproof skin that amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) do. If they are not wet, they can dry out and die, especially because many types of amphibians breath partly or entirely through their skin. Amphibians also need an aquatic environment in order to breed, because their eggs and young must be in water, or they will dry up and die.
