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Kaloula baleata, the flower pot toad or sometimes the smooth-fingered narrow-mouthed frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed toad. It is native to India, Borneo, Indochinese Peninsula, Java, Malay Peninsula and Philippines where it lives in lowland rainforests and is tolerant of disturbed sites. The IUCN lists it as being of "Least Concern".
Clay roasting pots called Römertopf ('Roman pot') are a recreation of the wet-clay cooking vessels used by the Etruscans, and appropriated by the Romans, by at least the first century BC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are used for a variety of dishes in the oven and are always immersed in water and soaked for at least fifteen minutes before being placed in ...
Traditional pueblo pottery is handmade from locally dug clay that is cleaned by hand of foreign matter. The clay is then worked using coiling techniques to form it into vessels that are primarily used for utilitarian purposes such as pots, storage containers for food and water, bowls and platters.
Terracotta, also known as terra cotta or terra-cotta [2] (Italian: [ˌtɛrraˈkɔtta]; lit. ' baked earth '; [3] from Latin terra cocta 'cooked earth'), [4] is a clay-based non-vitreous ceramic [5] fired at relatively low temperatures. It is therefore a term used for earthenware objects of certain types, as set out below.
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Haddadus binotatus (common name: clay robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. Haddadus binotatus is a very common frog. It inhabits primary and secondary forest and forest edges. It is usually found in the leaf-litter on the forest floor, or on leaves in low vegetation inside the forest. [1]
The fire-bellied toads are a group of six species of small frogs (most species typically no longer than 1.6 in or 4.1 cm) belonging to the genus Bombina.. The name "fire-bellied" is derived from the brightly colored red- or yellow-and-black patterns on the toads' ventral regions, which act as aposematic coloration, a warning to predators of the toads' reputedly foul taste.
The first is somewhat toad-like and can often be found on land. The second is smoother and more frog-like, preferring the water. [ 7 ] The third genus was until recently considered extinct, and is represented by the recently rediscovered Hula painted frog .