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Between 1998 and 2005, 1,395 people working with FrogWatch USA visited 1,942 places where frogs live and gave information to FrogWatch. They found 79 different kinds of frogs and toads. This does not count visits, places, or species for FrogWatch Canada or FrogWatches in other countries. FrogWatch NT operates in northern Australia.
The origins of the word frog are uncertain and debated. [11] The word is first attested in Old English as frogga, but the usual Old English word for the frog was frosc (with variants such as frox and forsc), and it is agreed that the word frog is somehow related to this.
The Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla), also known as the Pacific chorus frog, has a range spanning the Pacific Northwest, from Northern California, Oregon, and Washington to British Columbia in Canada and extreme southern Alaska. [2] They live from sea level to more than 10,000 feet in many types of habitats, reproducing in aquatic ...
The vocalizations of the relict leopard frog have been described as a "low rumbling 'snore'." [3] Individuals measure 4.4–8.4 cm (1.7–3.3 in), and have a narrow, brown-colored body with darker spots and a beige-colored streak on the upper lip. [3] Relict leopard frogs are most nocturnal. [3]
Darwin's frog has an unusual method of brooding, in which the male will facilitate development of its tadpoles inside its vocal sac. This male brooding may make Darwin's frog unique among extant frog species, as the only other frog that has this behavior is the R. rufum , which may be extinct.
The boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata) is a species of chorus frog native to Canada from central Quebec to eastern British Columbia and north to the Northwest Territories and the southern portion of the Yukon. [2] It occurs in the USA throughout Montana, northwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Arizona, northern New Mexico, and southwestern Utah.
Dr. Slick and the Street Frogs: The Comic Strip (TV series) A group of hip hop frogs who are trying to make it big in the rap industry. They are led by Dr. Slick and star in a segment in the series. Croaker (Frog) Maya the Bee A green frog who lives in the pond with green eyes, long tongue, and one of the main antagonists. Ed Bighead: Rocko's ...
The pool frog is found in damp areas with dense vegetation, or in calm, slow flowing rivers, ponds, bogs or marshes. [4] According to Amphibiaweb populations of this frog survive in urban areas and even fisheries. The creation of new ponds and other bodies of water leads to increased dispersal and a growth in the population of these frogs. [5]