Which respiratory challenge arises when aquatic amphibians rely solely on cutaneous respiration in warmer, oxygen-poor water?

💡 Explanation

When amphibians depend on skin respiration at higher temperatures, increased metabolic rate reduces available oxygen because warmer water holds less dissolved oxygen, creating a diffusion gradient insufficient to meet metabolic needs. Therefore insufficient oxygen supply and causes hypoxia; the alternatives require other conditions.

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