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They are found in and near lakes, rivers and wetlands in the Andean highlands at altitudes between 1,000 and 5,200 m (3,300–17,100 ft). [6] The genus includes two of the world's largest fully aquatic frogs, the Lake Junin frog ( T. macrostomus ) and Titicaca water frog ( T. culeus ), [ 7 ] but the remaining are considerably smaller.
Most of these frogs are caught in the wild, but some are raised in captivity. The United States is a net importer of frog legs. [68] The American bullfrog is used as a specimen for dissection in many biology and anatomy classes in schools across the world. [69] It is the state amphibian of Missouri, Ohio, and Oklahoma. [70]
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 ...
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A Plague of Frogs is a nonfiction environmental book by William Souder, published in 2000 by Hyperion Press. The book elaborates on the issue of mutated frogs and the implications for humans. It is divided into two parts.
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They found two “olive green” frogs in the cavern and identified the animals as a known species. But “superficial” similarities gave way, and molecular analysis confirmed that these frogs ...
Dryophytes is a genus of Ameroasian tree frogs in the family Hylidae. They are found mostly in North America , but the genus also includes three species found in eastern Asia . [ 1 ]