Amphibians Word Search
Most amphibians start life in water with gills and later grow lungs and legs for life on land. Frogs, toads, newts and salamanders each follow some version of that path, which keeps them a steady subject in science class.
Amphibians word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- croak
- frog
- gills
- moist
- newt
- pond
- salamander
- spawn
- tadpole
- toad
Amphibians word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- axolotl
- croak
- frog
- gills
- larva
- lungs
- marsh
- moist
- newt
- pond
- salamander
- spawn
- tadpole
- toad
- webbed
Amphibians word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- axolotl
- caecilian
- croak
- frog
- gills
- hellbender
- larva
- lungs
- marsh
- metamorphosis
- moist
- mudpuppy
- newt
- pond
- salamander
- siren
- spawn
- tadpole
- toad
- webbed
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Words in the Amphibians word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- frog
- Smooth-skinned amphibian with long jumping back legs.
- toad
- Amphibian with drier bumpy skin that walks more than hops.
- tadpole
- Young frog or toad with a tail and gills.
- newt
- Small salamander that returns to water to breed.
- pond
- Still fresh water where many amphibians lay eggs.
- croak
- The low call a frog makes to attract a mate.
- gills
- Organs that take oxygen from water in young amphibians.
- spawn
- Mass of jelly-covered eggs laid in water.
- salamander
- Long-bodied amphibian with a tail and four short legs.
- moist
- Amphibian skin must stay damp to work properly.
- webbed
- Skin between the toes that helps with swimming.
- axolotl
- Mexican salamander that keeps its feathery gills as an adult.
- marsh
- Soft wet ground where frogs and newts feed.
- larva
- Young water-living stage before an amphibian changes form.
- lungs
- Air-breathing organs most adult amphibians grow.
- caecilian
- Legless burrowing amphibian that looks like a worm.
- mudpuppy
- Water salamander with bushy red gills behind its head.
- hellbender
- Large flat salamander of clear North American streams.
- metamorphosis
- The change from water larva to adult amphibian.
- siren
- Eel-like salamander with gills and only front legs.
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