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Frog appears to have been adapted from frosc as part of this trend. [11] Meanwhile, the word toad, first attested as Old English tādige, is unique to English and is likewise of uncertain etymology. [14] It is the basis for the word tadpole, first attested as Middle English taddepol, apparently meaning 'toad-head'. [15]
Heqet (Egyptian ḥqt, also ḥqtyt "Heqtit"), sometimes spelled Heket, is an Egyptian goddess of fertility, identified with Hathor, represented in the form of a frog. [ 1 ] To the Egyptians, the frog was an ancient symbol of fertility, related to the annual flooding of the Nile .
Oreobates quixensis, also known as the common big-headed frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. [2] It is a very common terrestrial frog of primary and secondary tropical moist forest, also to be found in clearings, open areas and ...
Triprion spatulatus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.It is endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico between the Sinaloa and Oaxaca states. It is known by several common names: shovel-headed treefrog, Mexican shovel-headed treefrog, shovel-nosed tree frog, and shovelhead treefrog.
Limnonectes megastomias is a robust, very large-headed fanged frog. Adult males range from 40 to 123.7 mm SVL and the females measure 53.5 – 86.3 mm SVL. The head is somewhat longer than wide, and males have larger heads (41-56% of SVL) than females (39-45% of SVL). Males also have thick, elongated odontoid processes, which act as “fangs.”
Cruziohyla craspedopus can be distinguished from other frogs of Cruziohyla by the following characteristics. Adult males measure 53–66 mm (2.1–2.6 in) and adult females 68–76 mm (2.7–3.0 in) in snout–vent length. The head is slightly wider than it is long. The snout is sharply truncate in lateral view. The fingers and toes are webbed.
Collection of a Toadstone, illustrated in Hortus Sanitatis, published in Mainz in 1491. Lower jaw fragment of Scheenstia, showing the teeth in situ. The toadstone, also known as bufonite (from Latin bufo, "toad"), is a mythical stone or gem that was thought to be found in the head of a toad.
Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata is a small nocturnal frog of a snout–vent size of approximately 2 cm. [4] C. ventrimaculata lacks webbing on the hind foot. It has a narrow and pointed head and a slender body. [5] These frogs prefer to remain underground during the day and emerge after dusk alongside their spider hosts and forage the surrounding ...