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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Frog, List of Anuran families, Decline in amphibian populations, Glass frog, Frog hearing and communication, Gigging, Frog legs, Neobatrachia, Flying frog, Lost frog, Tree frog, Poisonous amphibians, Animal testing on frogs, Pelobatoidea, Amplexus, Rose's Ghost Frog, Frogs as pets, Eurycephalella, Angola River Frog, Grass frog, Fear of frogs, Mesobatrachia, Calyptocephalella gayi, Cape River Frog, Torrent frog, Frog Fair, Hungarobatrachus, Cratia, Amietia dracomontana, Amietia desaegeri, Grow-a-Frog, Amietia amieti, Seychelles Palm Frog, Poyntonia, Frog jumping contest, Dendrobatinae, Rocket frog, Eopelobates, Pipoidea, Green frog, Comobatrachus, Eobatrachus, Arthroleptis adelphus, Firmisternal, Humeral spine, Polypedates chlorophthalmus, Arciferal, Batrachite, Hyloidea, Bush frog, Moss frog. Excerpt: Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura (meaning "tail-less," from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin salere (salio), "to jump"). Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits (fingers or toes), protruding eyes and the absence of a tail. Frogs are widely known as exceptional jumpers, and many of the anatomical characteristics of frogs, particularly their long, powerful legs, are adaptations to improve jumping performance. Due to their permeable skin, frogs are often semi-aquatic or inhabit humid areas, but move easily on land. They typically lay their eggs in puddles, ponds or lakes, and their larvae, called tadpoles, have gills and develop in water. Adult frogs follow a carnivorous diet, mostly of arthropods, annelids and gastropods. Frogs are most noticeable by their call, which can be widely heard during the night or day, mainly in their mating season. The distribution of frogs ranges from tropic to subarctic regions, but most species are found in tropical rainfo...
