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Amphibians

Amphibians
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 4 to 6
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   6.54

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    drying, metamorphosis, pollywogs, species, poisonous, lifestyle, amphibian, gills, substance, toxic, hatching, powerful, however, stage, slender, cold-blooded

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     Spanish: Los Anfibios

Amphibians   
1     Amphibians are cold-blooded animals with moist skin. Frogs and toads are amphibians.
 
2     Amphibians do not have hair, feathers, or claws. The word "amphibian" comes from Greek and means "living a double life." That is, amphibians have two stages of life. Most amphibians start their lives in water. When the young grow up, they can live both in water and on land.
 
3     Amphibians can be divided into three groups - frogs and toads, salamanders and newts, and caecilians [pronounced sesilŽeens]. Scientists have found over 4000 species of amphibians. About 3500 species of the amphibians are frogs and toads.

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