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The tailed frogs are two species of frogs in the genus Ascaphus, [1] the only taxon in the family Ascaphidae / æ ˈ s k æ f ɪ d iː /. [2] The "tail" in the name is actually an extension of the male cloaca. The tail is one of two distinctive anatomical features adapting the species to life in fast-flowing streams.
Oregon spotted frog-- Rana pretiosa; Green frog-- Rana clamitans; Northern leopard frog-- Rana pipiens; Pacific chorus frog-- Pseudacris regilla = Pacific Treefrog - (Hyla regilla or Pseudacris regilla) Northern red-legged frog-- Rana aurora; Coastal tailed frog-- Ascaphus truei; Rocky Mountain tailed frog-- Ascaphus montanus
Warty frog species tend to be called toads, but the distinction between frogs and toads is informal, not from taxonomy or evolutionary history. An adult frog has a stout body, protruding eyes , anteriorly-attached tongue , limbs folded underneath, and no tail (the tail of tailed frogs is an extension of the male cloaca).
Painted frogs (2 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Archaeobatrachia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Ascaphus truei; B. Bakonybatrachus; N.
The tailed frogs are two species of frogs. The species are part of the genus Ascaphus, the only taxon in the family Ascaphidae / æ ˈ s k æ f ɪ d iː /. The "tail" in the name is actually an extension of the male cloaca. The tail is one of two distinctive anatomical features adapting the species to life in fast-flowing streams.
Tailed frogs: Tailed frog (Ascaphus truei) Bombinatoridae (Gray, 1825) 2: Fire-belly toads: European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) Alytidae (Fitzinger, 1843) 3: Painted frogs or disc-tongued frogs: Portuguese or Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) Leiopelmatidae (Mivart, 1869) 1: New Zealand primitive frogs: Hochstetters frog ...
2 Frogs and Toads (Anura) Toggle Frogs and Toads (Anura) subsection. 2.1 Ascaphidae. 2.2 Bufonidae. ... Ascaphus truei Stejneger, 1899; Bufonidae. Rhinella marina.
The tailed frogs are two species of frogs. The species are part of the genus Ascaphus, the only taxon in the family Ascaphidae / æ ˈ s k æ f ɪ d iː /. The "tail" in the name is actually an extension of the male cloaca. The tail is one of two distinctive anatomical features adapting the species to life in fast-flowing streams.