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Male Rana temporaria calling in a garden pond in Jambes, Belgium. The common frog or grass frog (Rana temporaria), also known as the European common frog, European common brown frog, European grass frog, European Holarctic true frog, European pond frog or European brown frog, is a semi-aquatic amphibian of the family Ranidae, found throughout much of Europe as far north as Scandinavia and as ...
The growling grass frog (Ranoidea raniformis), also commonly known as the southern bell frog, warty swamp frog and erroneously as the green frog, is a species of ground-dwelling tree frog native to southeastern Australia, ranging from southern South Australia along the Murray River though Victoria to New South Wales, with populations through Tasmania.
Phyla nodiflora, commonly known as Lippia [3], Kurapia [4], and Frogfruit, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Verbenaceae. It can be found in the Tropics around the globe. [ 2 ] It is often grown as an ornamental plant for ground cover, and is often present in yards or disturbed areas.
The grass frog (Ptychadena) is a genus of frogs in the family Ptychadenidae, distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as nilotic Egypt Grass frog may also refer to: Asiatic grass frog ( Rana chensinensis ), a frog in the family Ranidae found in China and Mongolia
Ptychadena is a genus of frogs in the grassland frog family, Ptychadenidae. [1] [2] They are distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as nilotic Egypt.The common names of this genus are ridged frogs and grass frogs. [1]
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L. is a species of the genus Hydrocharis known by the common name European frog-bit. It is a free-floating flowering plant that bears small white flowers. "Morsus-ranae" means "frog bite" in Latin, and it is part of this species' scientific name because frogs might seen as biting on the leaves. [1]
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
Cyperus rotundus is a perennial plant, that may reach a height of up to 140 cm (55 in).The names "nut grass" and "nut sedge" – shared with the related species Cyperus esculentus – are derived from its tubers, that somewhat resemble nuts, although botanically they have nothing to do with nuts.