North America’s largest salamander, the hellbender, doesn’t use lungs to breathe. Lungs are used for buoyancy and oxygen is absorbed through the skin!
Photo: Ozark hellbender by Jill Utrup/USFWS.
12-24-16
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Ozark Hellbender (North America's Largest Salamander)
From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region:
North America’s largest salamander, the hellbender, doesn’t use lungs to breathe. Lungs are used for buoyancy and oxygen is absorbed through the skin!
Photo: Ozark hellbender by Jill Utrup/USFWS.
12-24-16
North America’s largest salamander, the hellbender, doesn’t use lungs to breathe. Lungs are used for buoyancy and oxygen is absorbed through the skin!
Photo: Ozark hellbender by Jill Utrup/USFWS.
12-24-16
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