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The largest living amphibian is the 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus), but this is dwarfed by the extinct 9 m (30 ft) Prionosuchus from the middle Permian of Brazil. The study of amphibians is called batrachology, while the study of both reptiles and amphibians is called herpetology.
Amphibians are cold-blooded. They have moist skin without scales and can breathe through their lungs and skin. Amphibians live partly on land and in water. They have young that breathe through gills in water.Some common examples are frogs, toads, salamanders and newts.mphibians are cold-blooded. They have moist skin without scales and can breathe through their lungs and skin. Amphibians live partly on land and in water. They have young that breathe through gills in water.