Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A pair of moor frogs in amplexus Multiple blue male moor frogs in Stadtwaldsee. Multimale amplexus, in which multiple males mate with a single female, is the predominant method of mating that the moor frog performs. [19] The sperm of male moor frogs compete in the female reproductive tract for fertilization of the female's egg.
A blue male moor frog in 2021, as part of the successful captive breeding project. Celtic Rewilding undertake research with many partners. This is focussed on feasibility of species reintroduction and examining evidence for species native status. [15] Currently, 5 species of herptile are classed as extirpated in the UK, and suitable for ...
Heterixalus madagascariensis (commonly referred to as the blue-back reed frog, or occasionally the powder-blue reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae endemic to Madagascar.
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.
Hylidae or tree frogs are the most diverse amphibian family with 951 species in 51 genera, and worldwide distribution. Most species inhabit tropical areas with warm and humid climate, especially the Neotropics. Hylids range from small to large in size and usually have distinct adhesive toe discs that contain a cartilage offsetting the terminal ...
Rhabdias bufonis is found in the parts of Europe and Asia in which its host frogs are found. Besides the common toad from which this roundworm was first described, it has been found in the common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus), the common frog (Rana temporaria), the moor frog (Rana arvalis), the agile frog (Rana dalmatina), the European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina), the yellow ...
The Massachusetts mom charged with strangling her three kids with exercise bands will undergo a psychiatric exam after her lawyers said they are preparing to mount an insanity defense.. Plymouth ...
Lepidobatrachus laevis, widely known as Budgett's frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratophryidae, discovered by John Samuel Budgett. [2] It is often kept as a pet . It has acquired a number of popular nicknames, including hippo frog , [ 3 ] Freddy Krueger frog , [ 3 ] and escuerzo de agua .