Question of the Day
A few amphibian species such as frogs and worms (Barbourula kalimantanensis and Caecilita iwokramae) have been discovered to be able to breathe without lungs.
It seems this phenomenon only happens to small amphibians, who are tiny enough to feed their body with oxygen through the skin.
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wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_animals_breathe_without_lungs_or...
Some animals, like some vermiforme worms breath through their skin, but it's not an efficient way of breathing so body size and metabolism is a limiting factor.
saburchill.com/chapters/chap0022.html
Description of animals that breathe through their skin including a table ... The animals which have lungs or tracheae do not have to live in a humid atmosphere.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/snot/why_do_we_bre...
Why Do We Breathe and Why Do We Need Lungs To Do It? Question ... Couldn't they do it without oxygen? ... But why do bigger animals need lungs to breathe?
www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/animals/life/respire.htm
All animals respire. A lot of people think respiration means breathing - this is not true. ... Can you think of any other animals without lungs? What do they have ...
animals.pawnation.com/frogs-breathe-through-lungs-2161....
Most amphibians begin their life cycles as water-dwelling animals, complete with gills ... land-dwelling creatures, lose their gills and develop lungs for breathing. ... frog with the oxygen it needs to stay alive under water without the need for gills.