Frog

Frog
Morphology of a frog: web-footed amphibian which lives near lakes and ponds. Moves by swimming and jumping.
Head: uppermost part of a frog.
Trunk: central part of a frog, to which are attached the head and limbs.
Belly: underside of the trunk.
Hind leg: rear limb of a frog.
Webbed foot: one of a set of jointed appendages that are connected by fine skin.
Web: fine skin connecting the fingers.
Front leg: front limb of the frog.
Digit: jointed appendage of the front leg.
Tympanum: hearing organ of the frog.
Nostril: entrance to the respiratory system of the frog.
Eye: sight organ of the frog.

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Amphibian

Amphibians, class Amphibia, such as frogs, toads, salamandesr, newts, and gymnophiona, are cold-blooded animals that metamorphose from a juvenile, water-breathing form to an adult, air-breathing form. Typically, amphibians have four limbs. Unlike other land animals (amniotes), amphibians lay eggs in water, as their fish ancestors did. Amphibians are superficially similar to reptiles. For the purpose of reproduction most amphibians are bound to have fresh water. A few tolerate brackish water, but there are no true seawater amphibians. Several hundred frog species in adaptive radiations, however, do not need any water whatsoever. They reproduce via direct development, an ecological and evolutionary adaptation that has allowed them to be completely independent from free-standing water. Almost all of these frogs live in wet tropical rainforests and their eggs hatch directly into miniature versions of the adult, passing through the tadpole stage within the egg. Several species have also adapted to arid and semi-arid environments, but most of them still need water to lay their eggs. Symbiosis with single celled algae that lives in the jelly-like layer of the eggs has evolved several times. The larvae breathe with exterior gills. After hatching, they start to transform gradually into the adult's appearance. This process is called metamorphosis. Typically, the animals then leave the water and become terrestrial adults, but there are many interesting exceptions to this general way of reproduction.

Animation : Bullfrogs eat everything - Lithobates catesbeianus


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Objet virtuel : Bullfrogs eat everything - Lithobates catesbeianus


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