Are leatherback sea turtles amphibians?

Amphibians are animals adapted to living both on land and in water. Though turtles live in or around water bodies, they are not amphibians but reptiles. They lay hard-shelled eggs therefore not a must they lay them in the water like amphibians. Turtles belong to Phylum Chordata of the Reptilia class.

What is the classification of a leatherback sea turtle?

Reptiles
Leatherback sea turtle/Class

What is the leatherback turtles habitat?

HABITAT: The leatherback is the most pelagic [open ocean dwelling] of the sea turtles. Adult females require sandy nesting beaches backed with vegetation and sloped sufficiently so the distance to dry sand is limited. Their preferred beaches have proximity to deep water and generally rough seas.

Which is an important characteristic of an amphibian?

An important characteristic of extant amphibians is a moist, permeable skin that is achieved via mucus glands that keep the skin moist; thus, exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the environment can take place through it ( cutaneous respiration ).

What kind of skin does an amphibian have?

Amphibians have a moist, permeable skin that is achieved via mucus glands that keep the skin lubricated in order to perform cutaneous respiration. All extant adult amphibians are carnivorous; some terrestrial amphibians have a sticky tongue that is used to capture prey.

What are the characters of a class amphibian?

Some of the general characters of class amphibian are listed below: 1. They are the first cold blooded vertebrates from evolution point of view which came to the land. Class Amphibian includes about 3,000 species. 2. They are amphibious in nature, viz. they can live on land as well as in water.

Why do aquatic amphibians rely on cutaneous respiration?

Aquatic amphibians like the Titicaca water frog can rely entirely on cutaneous respiration since the concentration of oxygen in water increases at both low temperature and high rate of flow. A network of cutaneous capillaries enables for the exchange of gases and the diffusion of water and iron between the environment and the animal.