Amphibians Breathe With Lungs. Even if this may seem a handicap, because they must always keep their skin moist enough, in this entry we’ll see the many benefits that cutaneous respiration gives them and how in some groups, it… They have smooth skin (no scales) and moist bodies.
Mature frogs breathe mainly with lungs and also exchange gas with the environment through the skin. Their lungs are powerful, and muscular with more surface area for gas exchange. Some amphibians can stay for longer periods on land by breathing through lungs, while others need to go underwater after some time.
They live underwater and breathe through gills at one stage of their life, and live on land breathing through lungs at another stage.
Amphibians use their lungs to breathe when they are on land. Amphibians use their lungs to breathe when they are on land. Amphibians have primitive lungs compared to reptiles, birds, or mammals. Not all amphibians can breathe underwater.