The scientific classification for cold-blooded animals that can live both in water and on land, like frogs, salamanders, and newts.
From Greek 'amphi' (both, around) + 'bios' (life). The term was coined to describe creatures that live a double life — they breathe water as tadpoles and air as adults, making them 'both-life' animals.
Amphibians are nature's ultimate transformers: a tadpole literally becomes a frog, growing lungs, losing its tail, and changing from water-breathing to air-breathing! This dramatic metamorphosis is one of the most extreme body changes in the animal kingdom.
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