Amphibians Breathe With Gill

Yes young amphibians breathe through their gills.

Amphibians breathe with gill. They can now breathe air on land. No matter how big or small the mammal is they always use their lungs to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. Amphibians are a class of animals like reptiles mammals and birds.

Tadpoles are frog larvae. In addition some species of fully aquatic salamanders which have gills dont grow lungs either. Most amphibians begin their life cycles as water-dwelling animals complete with gills for breathing underwater.

When they are adults they breathe through lungs and have four legs with interdigital membrane. By the time the amphibian is an adult it usually has lungs not gills. There are a few amphibians that do not have lungs and only breathe through their skin.

The external nares also help them breathe. Just like most amphibians the different salamander species breathe through a membrane in their throat and mouth skin lungs and gills. The reptiles lung has a much greater surface area for the exchange of gases than the lungs of amphibians.

Within a few days of life the external gills of tadpoles are covered by a fold of tissue called the operculum which leaves only one or two small openings to the outside known as spiracles. Yes amphibians can smell. Amphibians have bare skin breathe through gills and have no legs when young.

They spend part of their lives in water breathing with gills and part of their lives on land breathing with lungs. The oxygen is absorbed from the water by the lamellae. They have gills and tails but no legs.