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Amphibians lay jelly-covered eggs, called spawn, usually in still, fresh water, often among water plants. The resulting young, known as tadpoles - which at first look like legless blobs with tails - are aquatic and have feathery, external gills, but soon develop lungs and legs and leave the water.
- What animals lay eggs live in water and breathe air?
- What animals lays eggs in water?
- What animal is born with gills but lungs?
- Do snake lay eggs?
- What are snake eggs?
- What animals lay eggs in ponds?
- Where are lizard eggs?
- Is Turtle an amphibian?
- Are fish reptiles yes or no?
- Do anacondas lay eggs?
- Do frogs lay egg?
- Do cobras lay eggs?
- What are spider eggs?
- What are reptile eggs called?
What animals lay eggs live in water and breathe air?
Fish are cold-blooded vertebrates. Most lay eggs, have scales and breathe using oxygen in the water. They swim in the sea (marine fish) or in lakes and rivers (freshwater fish).
What animals lays eggs in water?
Frogs, toads, and other amphibians lay their eggs in water. The eggs do not have a hard shell. Instead, they are laid in a mass with the texture of jello. Some tropical frogs lay their eggs in tiny pools of water captured in tree branches or between plant leaves.
What animal is born with gills but lungs?
Amphibians. Amphibians are born in the water. When they are born, they breath with gills like a fish. But when they grow up, they develop lungs and can live on land.
Do snake lay eggs?
Answer: No! While snakes are known for laying eggs, not all of them do so! Some do not externally lay eggs, but instead produce young by eggs that are hatched internally (or inside) the body of the parent. Animals that are able to give this version of live birth are known as ovoviviparous.
What are snake eggs?
Snake eggs are oblong-shaped and have rubbery shells that are pliable. They don't have hard shells like bird eggs because snakes are cold-blooded reptiles that don't need to incubate their eggs.
What animals lay eggs in ponds?
Fish, insects, frogs, toads and even salamanders lay their eggs in or on pond water.
Where are lizard eggs?
Parental care among lizards tends to be minimal following egg deposition, but there are striking exceptions. Many species dig holes in which the eggs are placed, whereas others bury them under leaf litter or deposit them in crannies of trees or caves.
Is Turtle an amphibian?
What are amphibians and reptiles? Amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. ... Reptiles are turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators and crocodiles. Unlike amphibians, reptiles breathe only through their lungs and have dry, scaly skin that prevents them from drying out.
Are fish reptiles yes or no?
A fish is an animal that lives only in the water, whereas a reptile lives in both land and water. A fish is an aquatic vertebrate that is cold blooded or ectothermic. ... Some examples of fish are lamprey, sharks, ray fish etc, while lizards, crocodiles, snakes, turtles etc are reptiles.
Do anacondas lay eggs?
Reproduction. Female anacondas retain their eggs and give birth to two to three dozen live young. Baby snakes are about 2 feet long when they are born and are almost immediately able to swim and hunt.
Do frogs lay egg?
Most frogs' lay their eggs in water, but there are exceptions. ... There are frogs that lay eggs under leaves above water in damp rainforests and when they hatch the tadpoles fall into the water where they can develop into little froglets.
Do cobras lay eggs?
Breeding usually occurs from January through April. King cobras are oviparous and lay 21 to 40 white, leathery eggs.
What are spider eggs?
Spiders make egg sacs that are loosely woven from silk, much like that used to spin their webs. These sacs are typically about the same size as the spider. Other insects, such as moths, also use silk to spin cocoons for their pupal stage. These cocoons closely resemble the egg sacs of spiders.
What are reptile eggs called?
Unlike amphibians, reptiles produce amniotic eggs (Figure below). The shell, membranes, and other structures of an amniotic egg protect and nourish the embryo. They keep the embryo moist and safe while it grows and develops. They also provide it with a rich, fatty food source (the yolk).
