AMPHIBIAN ADAPTATIONS
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BODY PART

STRUCTURAL ADAPTATION

REASON

body

small waist
no neck
broad, flat skull

 

skin

thin and moist

 

front legs and feet

short, with 5 toes

 

hind legs and feet

long, powerful, with 5 toes

 

colour

upper body green with many spots
light under belly

 

eyes

positioned on top of head
lower eyelid transparent :: large and bulging

 

ears

a flat disk-like tympanic membrane

 

mouth

very large and broad

 

tongue

attached at front of mouth
long and sticky

 

eggs

laid in masses
sticky
gelatinous covering