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A flange-bearing frog, often abbreviated FBF, is a type of frog in which the flange of the wheel on a railway vehicle supports the weight of the vehicle. In conventional practice, the tread of the wheel rests on the head of the rail and bears the weight of the vehicle, while the flange is used to keep the vehicle in the gauge of the track .
Limnonectes larvaepartus is a species of fanged frog in the family Dicroglossidae endemic to northern and western Sulawesi, Indonesia. [2] It is unique in that it has internal fertilization and gives live birth to tadpoles. [1] Other frog species that have live birth produce froglets.
Limnonectes is a genus of fork-tongued frogs of 91 known species, but new ones are still being described occasionally. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are collectively known as fanged frogs because they tend to have unusually large teeth, which are small or absent in other frogs.
Limnonectes khasianus, commonly known as the corrugated frog, rivulet frog, or sometimes (ambiguously) called "flat-headed frog", is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and also in India, Bangladesh and possibly in Bhutan.
A swingnose crossing or moveable point frog is a device used at a railroad switch to eliminate the gap at the common crossing (a.k.a. frog) which can cause damage and noise. Fixed crossing [ edit ]
Family: Bombinatoridae Gray, 1825 Genus: Barbourula Taylor and Noble, 1924 Barbourula kalimantanensis Iskandar, 1978; Family: Bufonidae Gray, 1825 Genus: Ansonia ...
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The frog family Dicroglossidae [1] [2] occurs in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa, with most genera and species being found in Asia. The common name of the family is fork-tongued frogs. [1] The Dicroglossidae were previously considered to be a subfamily in the family Ranidae, but their position as a family is now well ...