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Brazilian horned frog or Wied's frog: Brazil. Ceratophrys calcarata Boulenger, 1890: Colombian horned frog: Colombia and Venezuela Ceratophrys cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758) Surinam horned frog: northern part of South America Ceratophrys cranwelli Barrio, 1980: Cranwell's horned frog: Gran Chaco region of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.
Frogs are used for dissections in high school and university anatomy classes, often first being injected with coloured substances to enhance contrasts among the biological systems. This practice is declining due to animal welfare concerns, and "digital frogs" are now available for virtual dissection. [222]
The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae. Its name is derived from the short black claws on its feet. The word Xenopus means 'strange foot' and laevis means 'smooth'.
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, commonly known as the Indian bullfrog, is a large species of fork-tongued frog found in South and Southeast Asia. A relatively large frog, it is normally green in color, although physiological traits vary between populations. Sexual dimorphism exists between males and females.
Rana (derived from Latin rana, meaning 'frog') is a genus of frogs commonly known as the Holarctic true frogs, pond frogs or brown frogs. Members of this genus are found through much of Eurasia and western North America .
The amount of entrained water the frog can ingest is related to its ability to actively increase its body volume. The frog's buccopharyngeal cavity (the cavity connecting the mouth and the pharynx) is very distensible and can expand substantially. It uses its entire trunk to rapidly enlarge the cavity, which expands into the lower end of the trunk.
The pickerel frog's poisonous secretions cannot stop all creatures; green frogs, bull frogs, northern water snakes, eastern ribbon snakes, and common garter snakes are their usual predators. [22] When threatened, pickerel frogs will jump into the water and dive to the bottom to escape predators like birds and snakes.
The Brazilian horned frog (Ceratophrys aurita) is a species of frog in the family Ceratophryidae. [1] It is endemic to Brazil . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest , freshwater marshes , intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds .