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Thoropa taophora, also known as the rock frog, is a species of frog in the family Cycloramphidae. These frogs are native to Brazil, where they inhabit the mountains and costal areas within the State of Sao Paolo. They are also one of many species to live in the great global diversity hotspot of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
The "true" tree frogs belong to the family Hylidae, but members of other frog families have independently adopted an arboreal habit, a case of convergent evolution. These include the glass frogs (Centrolenidae), the bush frogs (Hyperoliidae), some of the narrow-mouthed frogs (Microhylidae), and the shrub frogs (Rhacophoridae). [ 111 ]
The name is derived from litho-(stone) and the Greek bates (βάτης, one that treads), meaning one that treads on rock, or rock climber. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As presently defined, it includes many of eastern North America's most familiar aquatic frog species, including the American bullfrog , green frog , and the leopard frogs .
Marbled snout-burrower or mottled shovelnose frog (Hemisus marmoratus) Hylidae (Rafinesque, 1815) 58: Tree frogs: White's tree frog (Litoria caerulea) Hyperoliidae (Laurent, 1943) 17: Sedge frogs or bush frogs: Big-eyed tree frog (Leptopelis vermiculatus) Leptodactylidae (Werner, 1896) 13: Southern frogs or tropical frogs: Hispaniolan ditch ...
Up to two-thirds of the frog’s body can be frozen but it will still survive. With the arrival of the spring thaw, water re-enters the frog’s cells and their heart starts beating again. It ...
Family Ranidae – True frog, including Ceratobatrachidae, Dicroglossidae, Micrixalidae, Nyctibatrachidae, Petropedetidae, Phrynobatrachidae, Ptychadenidae, Pyxicephalidae Genus Afrana Genus Allopaa - see Family Dicroglossidae
Staurois tuberilinguis (common names: Borneo splash frog, green-spotted rock frog) is a semi-aquatic amphibian of the true frog family . This diurnal and crepuscular frog is also commonly associated with its very close relative Staurois parvus (common name: Borneo rock frog). In fact, many do not consider the two species to be taxonomically ...
Cataclasite – Rock found at geological faults – A rock formed by faulting; Eclogite – Metamorphic rock formed under high pressure; Gneiss – Common high-grade metamorphic rock; Granulite – Class of high-grade medium to coarse grained metamorphic rocks; Greenschist – Metamorphic rock – A mafic metamorphic rock dominated by green ...