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Leptodactylus latinasus (common name: oven frog, in Spanish urnero) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in the Gran Chaco of northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay and east and south to southern Brazil and Uruguay. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical grasslands near waterbodies. It tolerates ...
In 2017 it was discovered that frogs have kneecaps, contrary to what was thought. This raises the possibility that the kneecap arose 350 million years ago when tetrapods first appeared, but that it disappeared in some animals. [10] [11]
The world's largest frog is the goliath frog of West Africa—it can grow to 15 inches (38 centimeters) and weigh up to 7 pounds (3.2 kilograms). One of the smallest is the Cuban tree toad, which ...
Shovelnose frogs: Marbled snout-burrower or mottled shovelnose frog (Hemisus marmoratus) Hylidae (Rafinesque, 1815) 58: Tree frogs: White's tree frog (Litoria caerulea) Hyperoliidae (Laurent, 1943) 17: Sedge frogs or bush frogs: Big-eyed tree frog (Leptopelis vermiculatus) Leptodactylidae (Werner, 1896) 13: Southern frogs or tropical frogs
Atelopus is a large genus of Bufonidae, commonly known as harlequin frogs or toads, from Central and South America, ranging as far north as Costa Rica and as far south as Bolivia. Atelopus species are small, generally brightly colored, and diurnal .
These frogs are found from sea level to elevations of around 200 metres. [5] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , rivers , swamps , freshwater marshes , intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land , plantations , rural gardens, urban areas , heavily degraded former forest, ponds , and canals and ditches.
Gray tree frog: Found in the eastern-central portion of the state, excluding the most eastern fifth [40] LC [41] Pseudacris clarkii: Spotted chorus frog: Found in central Texas [42] LC [43] Pseudacris crucifer: Spring peeper: Found in eastern Texas [44] LC [45] Pseudacris fouquettei: Cajun chorus frog: Found throughout eastern Texas [46] LC [47]
DETROIT — Three years to the day since Dan Campbell stood behind a lectern talking about how his Detroit team would be “biting kneecaps,” Lions fans stood in the corner of Ford Field and ...