Question

Crocodiles belong to the class Amphibia.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Crocodiles cannot be classified as amphibians for the following reasons:

• Amphibians have the ability to breathe over land through lungs and underwater through their skin. Crocodiles breathe only using lungs and while underwater, they need to frequently surface to breathe.
• Amphibians have moist skin for respiration purposes. Crocodiles have dry and scaly skin.

Just based on their behavioural habits to live on land as well as water, they cannot be classified as amphibians. Crocodiles are reptiles.