Home›Amphibians›All AmphibiansBrowse ByAll AmphibiansReference and ClassificationVerifiedClass Amphibia: ectothermic vertebrates with permeable skin and, typically, a life cycle that begins in water and moves to land: frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians. Excludes reptiles, whose scaled, less permeable skin lets them live fully independent of standing water.FactsAll AmphibiansSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1All AmphibiansFilter Results157 entriesCommon GroupAllCaecilians (Gymnophiona) (6)Extinct And Fossil Amphibians (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (31)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (10)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (66)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (10)True Frogs (Ranidae) (1)True Toads (Bufonidae) (31)Everyday GroupAllCaecilians (Gymnophiona) (6)Extinct And Fossil Amphibians (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (31)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (10)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (66)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (10)True Frogs (Ranidae) (1)True Toads (Bufonidae) (31)HabitatAllAlpine (1)Bog (4)Boreal Forest (1)Chaparral (3)Cloud Forest (5)Desert (4)Estuary (1)Freshwater (3)Freshwater Marsh (4)Grassland (10)Lake (39)Marine (1)Riparian Zone (4)River (45)Savanna (5)Steppe 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Genes and Diseases (1)Pollution (3)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (10)Farmed or Commercially Raised (1)Hunted or Fished (6)Invasive or Introduced Species (19)Kept as Pets (41)Natural Pest Control (12)No Significant Interaction with Humans (5)Used in Traditional Medicine (4)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (8)Appendix II (15)Appendix III (2)Not Listed (123)NatureServe RankAllG1 Critically Imperiled (3)G2 Imperiled (1)G3 Vulnerable (7)G4 Apparently Secure (4)G5 Secure (28)GNR Unranked (1)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (7)Atlantic Forest (2)Caspian Sea (1)Doñana (1)Eastern Himalayas (1)Gran Chaco (1)Great Lakes (2)Great Plains (2)Heath (1)Kakadu (1)Madagascar Rainforests (1)Pacific Northwest Temperate Rainforest (1)Sonoran Desert (1)Valdivian Temperate Rainforest (1)Western Ghats (2)Yellowstone (2)TaxonomyAllAmbystoma (30)Amphibia (17)Anaxyrus (2)Anura (57)Atelopus (13)Bufonidae (4)Caudata (8)Gymnophiona (6)Hyla (2)Hylidae (3)Pelophylax (1)Ranidae (1)Salamandra (2)Salamandridae (9)Triturus (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Fire-bellied ToadAmphibiansFrosted Flatwoods SalamanderAmphibiansGastric-brooding FrogAmphibiansGolden MantellaAmphibiansGolden Poison FrogAmphibiansGolden ToadAmphibiansGoliath FrogAmphibiansGranular Poison FrogAmphibiansGranular SalamanderAmphibiansGray Tree FrogAmphibiansGreat Crested NewtAmphibiansGreater SirenAmphibiansGreen and Black Poison Dart FrogAmphibiansHairy FrogAmphibiansHellbenderAmphibiansHorned Marsupial FrogAmphibiansIberian Ribbed NewtAmphibiansJambato Toad (Atelopus ignescens)AmphibiansJapanese Giant SalamanderAmphibiansJefferson SalamanderAmphibiansKihansi Spray ToadAmphibiansKirk's CaecilianAmphibiansKoolasuchusAmphibiansLa Arboleda Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus muisca)AmphibiansLake Lerma SalamanderAmphibiansLake Patzcuaro SalamanderAmphibiansLeora's Stream SalamanderAmphibiansLongnose Harlequin Frog (Atelopus longirostris)AmphibiansLong-toed 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Wikipedia: Amphibiantier 2WikipediaAmphibian, Characteristics sectionQuote, Amphibian, Characteristics sectionMost amphibians lay their eggs in water and have aquatic larvae that undergo metamorphosis to become terrestrial adults.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.