Their life cycle typically starts out as aquatic larvae with gills known as tadpoles, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this.
ðɛɹ lˈaɪf sˈaɪkəl tˈɪpɪkli stˈɑːɹts ˈaʊt æz əkwˈæɾɪk lˈɑːɹviː wɪð ɡˈɪlz nˈoʊn æz tˈædpoʊlz, bˌʌt sˌʌm spˈiːsiːz hæv dɪvˈɛləpt bᵻhˈeɪvjɚɹəl ˌædæptˈeɪʃənz tə bˈaɪpæs ðˈɪs.