Frog - Wikipedia
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura [1] (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally …
Frog and toad | Types, Habitat, Diet, & Characteristics | Britannica
frog and toad, (order Anura), amphibians belonging to the order Anura, which, because of their wide distribution, are known by most people around the world. The name frog is commonly …
Anura: Everything There is to Know - Toads N' Frogs
Aug 24, 2021 · Anura is a Greek word that roughly translates to “without a tail” because frogs and toads took a distinctive evolutionary turn away from other amphibians when tails were no …
Frog and toad - Habitat, Adaptations, Reproduction | Britannica
The breeding behaviour is one of the most distinctive attributes of the Anura. Because the eggs can develop only under moist conditions, most frogs place their eggs in bodies of fresh water. …
List of Anuran families - Wikipedia
Anura is an order of animals in the class Amphibia that includes frogs and toads. More than 5,000 species are described in the order. The living anurans are typically divided into three …
Anura - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The order Anura includes the frogs and toads. They are one of the most successful living amphibia, judged by number of species. There are about 7400 different species of …
Frogs: The largest group of amphibians | Live Science
Aug 23, 2022 · Frogs and toads make up the largest group of amphibians. Species in this order, called Anura, substantially outnumber those in the two other living orders of amphibians — …
Salientia - Wikipedia
The Salientia (Latin salire, salio meaning "to jump") are a total group of amphibians that includes the order Anura, the frogs and toads, and various extinct proto-frogs that are more closely …
Anura (Frogs and Toads) | Encyclopedia.com
Anurans are unique among amphibians and all other vertebrates in having a broad head, large mouth, large protuberant eyes, short body, and no tail. The hind limbs are long and modified …
Frog - New World Encyclopedia
Frog is the common name for any of the members of the amphibian order Anura, whose extant species are characterized by an adult with longer hind legs among the four legs, a short body, …
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