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The list below largely follows Darrel Frost's Amphibian Species of the World (ASW), Version 5.5 (31 January 2011). Another classification, which largely follows Frost, but deviates from it in part is the one of AmphibiaWeb , which is run by the California Academy of Sciences and several of universities.
The marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) is a species of amphibian native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is the largest type of frog in most of its range, growing to a snout-to-vent length of around 100 mm (4 in); tadpoles can reach up to 190 mm (7.5 in) in length, but this usually occurs in places with long winters where the tadpole has time to ...
List of amphibian genera lists the vertebrate class of amphibians by genus, ... Genus Ascaphus - Tailed frog; Family Bombinatoridae.
Pickerel frog: Adults are 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) long and colored green or brown with dark square spots. Rana pipiens: Northern leopard frog: Adults are 2 to 3.5 inches (5.1 to 8.9 cm) and colored green or brown with dark round spots. Rana septentrionalis: Mink frog: Adults are 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) long and colored a blotchy ...
It is a fertile hybrid of the Pool Frog and the Marsh Frog. Pelophylax lessonae: Pool frog Gölgroda: Rana arvalis: Moor frog Åkergroda: Rana dalmatina: Agile frog Långbensgroda: Rana temporaria: Common frog Vanlig groda: Adults are about 6 to 9 centimetres (2.4 to 3.5 in) long. They and colored olive green, grey-brown, brown, olive-brown ...
The eggs of amphibians are typically laid in water and hatch into free-living larvae that complete their development in water and later transform into either aquatic or terrestrial adults. In many species of frog and in most lungless salamanders (Plethodontidae), direct development takes place, the larvae growing within the eggs and emerging as ...
It belongs to a lineage believed to have given rise to the three living branches of amphibians - frogs, salamanders and limbless caecilians. Creature named for Kermit the Frog offers clues on ...
The Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) is a North American species of frog. It is a medium-sized frog reaching lengths of up to 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (90 cm). Its color ranges from a dark, olive green to light brown with irregularly-shaped black spots on its back and legs (rendering its name).