When the eggs hatch, the young may not look much like their parents, because some amphibians must go through metamorphosis—or a big change—to become adults.
Sentence 81 In contrast to mammals and birds, amphibians are unable to produce thermal energy through their metabolic activity, which would allow them to regulate their body temperature independent of the surounding or ambient temperature.
The North American Amphibian Monitoring Program is the country's largest frog-counting system. Volunteers listen for frogs, identify the species, and give population estimates. They've been doing this for over a decade.