Context Clue #4: Example or Explanation. This type of context clue uses examples to help the reader infer the meaning of the vocabulary word.
Millions of households in the United States own at least one reptile or amphibian. Reptiles include turtles, lizards, and snakes, and amphibians include frogs, salamanders, and caecilians.Reptile and amphibian owners should be aware that their pets may carry germs that make people sick.illions of households in the United States own at least one reptile or amphibian. Reptiles include turtles, lizards, and snakes, and amphibians include frogs, salamanders, and caecilians.
They are also vertebrates, i.e. they have backbones. With the exception of crocodiles and some other lizards, almost all of the reptiles and amphibians have a three-chambered heart. However, like all things reptiles and amphibians have their differences, as well. They main difference between reptiles and amphibians are that reptiles live on land, whereas amphibians live on both land and water. The word âAmphibianâ is derived from the Ancient Greek term, âamphibiousâ which means âboth kinds of lifeâ.