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Frogs

Anura

Frogs are a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is found in tropical rainforests. They are also one of the five most diverse vertebrate orders. The body plan of an adult frog is generally characterized by a stout body, protruding eyes, cleft tongue, limbs folded underneath and the absence of a tail in adults. Besides living in fresh water and on dry land, the adults of some species are adapted for living underground or in trees.

Frogs are a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is found in tropical rainforests. They are also one of the five most diverse vertebrate orders. The body plan of an adult frog is generally characterized by a stout body, protruding eyes, cleft tongue, limbs folded underneath and the absence of a tail in adults. Besides living in fresh water and on dry land, the adults of some species are adapted for living underground or in trees.

Frog Fact Sheet
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How to Give Frogs and Toads a Leg Up
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Living Volcanoes -- Meet One of the Rarest Frogs on Earth CLIP: 3:10
Living Volcanoes
Meet One of the Rarest Frogs on Earth
The Quito Rocket frog has been pushed to the edge of extinction.
Shape-Shifting Frog Can Change Texture of Its Skin
Chasing the Elusive Golfo Dulce Dart Frog
My Cessna plane lands on a small strip in Puerto Jimenez, the largest town on...
Fabulous Frogs
Attenborough’s Family of Fabulous Frogs
A menagerie of amazing amphibians featured in Fabulous Frogs.
Fabulous Frogs
Frog Superpowers [Infographics]
The X-Men have nothing on these webbed wonders
Fabulous Frogs
The World’s Most Endangered Frogs
Meet the frogs on the brink of extinction.
Fabulous Frogs -- Golden Frogs Make Waves CLIP: 2:45
Fabulous Frogs
Golden Frogs Make Waves
The Panamanian Golden Frog has an unusual method of warning rivals and attracting mates.
Fabulous Frogs -- Bullfrog Dad Protects the Brood CLIP: 2:43
Fabulous Frogs
Bullfrog Dad Protects the Brood
A male African bullfrog digs a channel for his young to escape dehydration and death.
Fabulous Frogs -- Trailer: Fabulous Frogs PREVIEW: 0:47
Trailer: Fabulous Frogs
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Ireland's Wild River -- Frog mating season on the Shannon CLIP: 3:18
Ireland's Wild River
Frog mating season on the Shannon
A scene of frogs in mating season: the call of the males, the journey of the females.
Frogs: The Thin Green Line
Infographic: All About Frogs
Frogs are amphibians—a class of animals best known for living in both water and land.
Frogs: The Thin Green Line
What You Can Do to Help the Frogs
Scientists are struggling to understand why frogs are dying all over the world. But everyone...