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Q.
What do you call a group of frogs?
A. A
group of frogs is called An Army of Frogs.
Q.
Do frogs have teeth?
A. Yes,
frogs do have teeth. Toads do not. They are not like yours or mine.
they are finer and are only on the top of the jaw. Frogs use there
eyes to crush there food so there teeth are just used to firmly grip
it before crushing and swallowing it whole.
Q.
What is the most Endangered species of frog?
A. There
are many endangered species of Frog and Toad. Below are are just a
few. For more information visit the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Program.
The
Golden Toad. who is native to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in
Costa Rica. In 1988 scientists could only find 10 and in 1989 only
one was spotted. Since then no one has seen any at all
The
Californian Red-Legged Frog (Rana aurora draytoniiwas) was
put on the endangered species list in 1996.
The
Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) also known as the Meadow
Frog native to parts of Canada among other places, was once under
great concern for Extinction.
The
Gastric Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus silus) had only been
discovered in 1972. The most amazing thing about this frog was it
actually reared it's young in it's stomach. Since then this frog has
believed to become totally extinct.
The
Western Toad (Bufo boreas), also known as the Boreal Toad,
was common in the mountains of western North America. In 1973, the
entire population was suddenly struck by illness. By 1979, a study
made in Colorado found that the population had believed to become
totally extinct.
Q.
Is there a Salt Water Frog and if so what is it called?
A.
The
crab-eating frog, also known as the salt water frog, Rana cancrivora,
of southeast Asian mangrove swamps, can live in seawater. It
does so by secreting urea and TMAO (to counteract the toxic effects
of urea) into its blood, to bring up the osmolarity close to
that of seawater, so that it doesn't loose as much water through its
porous skin.
Dr. Tamara M. Frank
Department of Visual Ecology
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Q.
What does the Frog symbolize?
A. The
Frog symbolizes many things in different cultures old and new.. Here
are just a few.
Aztec:
Goddess, cycle of death and rebirth.
Ancient
Egypt: Fertility,
water, and renewal.
Pagan:
Transformation through water and sound.
Medieval
Europe: Evil, spirits, magical.
Chinese:
Immortality, Eternal life & power.
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