Amphibians reproduce by laying eggs that do not have a soft skin, not a hard shell. Most females lay eggs in the water and the babies, called larvae or tadpoles, live in the water, using gills to breathe and finding food as fish do. ... All amphibians are cold-blooded, like fish, snakes, lizards, and turtles.

Which amphibians do not lay eggs?

This three-stage life cycle has many environments, and some amphibians, including a few frogs and toads, the fire salamander and several species of caecilians, are viviparous: They produce young within their bodies rather than in eggs, and they give birth to live young.

Were do amphibians lay eggs?

Many amphibians lay their eggs in ponds and swamps. They hatch out as larvae which, like fish, have gills for breathing underwater. The larvae of frogs and toads are called tadpoles.