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The native peoples of South America extract poison from these frogs to apply to their weapons for hunting, [188] although few species are toxic enough to be used for this purpose. At least two non-poisonous frog species in tropical America (Eleutherodactylus gaigei and Lithodytes lineatus) mimic the colouration of dart poison frogs for self ...
North America has many species of the family Hylidae, including the gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) and the American green tree frog (H. cinerea). The spring peeper ( Pseudacris crucifer ) is also widespread in the eastern United States and is commonly heard on spring and summer evenings.
The bullfrog has been introduced in Hawaii, South America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe for various purposes including frog farming and population control of other species. [19] It is very common on the West Coast , especially in California , where it is believed to pose a threat to the California red-legged frog , and is considered to be a ...
[4] [5] The subgenus was subsequently expanded to seven species in Central and South America in a systematic revision of the genus Rana. [6] The name was previously used by Frost et al. as a separate genus of ranid frogs that included most of the North American frogs traditionally included in the genus Rana , [ 7 ] including the American ...
A species of prairie-dwelling amphibians that disappeared from the Angel Mounds Historic Site a generation ago has been reintroduced there, Indiana state officials said this week.. The crawfish ...
A new species of frog has been officially confirmed, close to 80 years after its existence was first theorized. The frog, Rana kauffeldi, is a type of leopard frog, and the process of establishing ...
The green tree frog is the only species in the hyla genus in the southeastern U.S. that commonly breeds around predatory fish habitats. [21] Some evidence demonstrates that the length of the breeding season is correlated with latitude; seasonal length decreases as latitude increases due to temperature limitations.