Whis is a crocodile not an amphibian?

Question

A crocodile lives in both water and on land so why is it classed as a reptile and not an amphibian?

Answer 1

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Crocodylians are reptiles and share advanced features not seen in amphibians - in particular, they lay shelled eggs on land, not soft eggs in the water.

The closest living relatives of crocodylians are actually birds. Crocs may look more like lizards, but there are specialized structures found in crocs and birds (a four-chambered heart, for example) not seen in lizards. Crocs and birds also share a more recent common ancestor with each other than either does with lizards.

Answer 2

it has the skin of a typical reptile

Answer 3

think for a second.

Answer 4

it doesn't live IN water it lives NEAR water.
it doesn't breath through it's skin
it's young are hatched on dry land not in water

to name a few

Answer 5

because it hase scales like a snake. and frogs and salamanders have a scale free hide.

Answer 6

Crocodiles have been around for ages some call the the last surviving dinosaurs them along with alligators but its a dead giveaway as to why the are called reptiles look at that skin.

Answer 7

amphibians live in just water til maturity when they can leave the water and live on land. reptiles live near the water, but don't actually live in it. they are hatched on land.

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http://www.ehow.com/how_2143926_differen…

Answer 8

The main reason is because they have an amniotic egg.

Answer 9

Crocodiles have a different skin type to amphibians, they actually live on the land, they don't breath through their skin, they don't lay their eggs in the water, and have you ever seen a crocodile start life as a tadpole? before sprouting legs and growing to the size some crocodiles are.
It's like asking why hippo's aren't amphibians.

Answer 10

Ever seen a crocodile tadpole?