Reptiles and other cold blooded animals regulate their body temperature by moving to different areas of their environment to warm up or cool down. They also use certain behavioral traits, to keep their body temperature more or less, constant. read more
Reptiles and amphibians are distantly related to each other but in spite of some similarities, they can be distinguished by their physical appearance and different stages of life. Amphibians live "double lives" — one in water with gills and the other on land by growing lungs as they age. read more
Amphibians are cold-blooded. Cold-blooded animals, including amphibians, are also called "ectotherms." Their body temperatures are affected by outside sources, such as heat from the sun and local environmental conditions. read more