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Frogs legs frying in a pan in France. Frog legs, or cuisses de grenouille as it is known in France, are a traditional dish particularly found in the region of the Dombes (département of Ain). Eaten for over a thousand years, they have been part of the national diet of France. [2] Roughly 4,000 tonnes of frog legs are consumed every year in ...
Male carrying eggs Tadpole. The common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) is a species of midwife frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is found in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom (although, in the latter, only as an introduction).
Characteristic of these toad-like frogs is their parental care; the males carry a string of fertilised eggs on their backs, hence the name "midwife". The female expels a strand of eggs, which the male fertilizes externally. He then wraps them around his legs to protect them from predators in the water.
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The popularity of the famous French delicacy of cuisses de grenouille, or frogs’ legs, is threatening the existence of certain frog species, a group of more than 500 environmental campaigners ...
The mating period of these frogs is during the fall and winter seasons. These frogs call usually during the morning and mid-afternoon hours. [15] Males of this species do not attract females with croaks, instead producing a sharp clicking sound by snapping the hyoid bone in their throats. [16] The clicking sound resembles metallic noises.
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This species is a mid-sized true frog.Adult green frogs range from 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) in body length (snout to vent, excluding the hind legs). The typical body weight of this species is from 28 to 85 g (0.99 to 3.00 oz).