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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.
Amphibians, such as frogs, toads, salamanders,  newts, and gymnophiona, are cold-blooded animals that metamorphose  from a juvenile, water-breathing form to an adult, air-breathing  form.nlike other land  animals (amniotes), amphibians lay eggs in water, as their fish  ancestors did. Amphibians are superficially similar to  reptiles.    Amphibians are cold-blooded animals, meaning they do not have a  constant body temperature but instead take on the temperature of  their environment.