tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl səfˈɪʃənt kjuːtˈeɪniəs ɹˌɛspᵻɹˈeɪʃən, ðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌv ðɛɹ hˈaɪli vˈæskjʊlɚɹˌaɪzd skˈɪn mˈʌst ɹᵻmˈeɪn mˈɔɪst tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðɪ ˈɑːksɪdʒən tə dᵻfjˈuːz æɾə səfˈɪʃəntli hˈaɪ ɹˈeɪt.
To enable sufficient cutaneous respiration, the surface of their highly vascularised skin must remain moist to allow the oxygen to diffuse at a sufficiently high rate.