About frog’s
A Canadian frog, eh! The northern leopard frog can be found all over Canada and northern U.S. They are the frogs that are often found in the garden, backyard ponds fields and wet ditches beside the road. These frogs hibernate during the winter and mate in the spring.
Because these frogs were, at one time, so common, the leopard frog could also be found in the science lab at many Canadian schools for, that’s right, dissecting! Yuk! Now they have been designated an endangered species.
Metamorphosis is the change of shape during an animal’s life. During metamorphosis the tadpole will develop back legs first, then front legs. Around 6 weeks of life the mouth starts to widen. Sometime around 10 weeks the ringlet's, as it is now called, eyes start to bulge out and the tail begins to shrink and eventually disappear. When the lungs finish developing the frog let makes it’s way onto the land and, Ta-da! It’s a frog!
Poison Dart frogs live in rainforest habitats in Central and South America. They can be found in trees, as well as under leaves and logs and rocks on the floor of the forest. Because of their size, from 1/2 to 2 inches long, they are hard to see. Poison frogs warn predators with brilliant colors and patterns. There are many species of poison frogs that can be found in every color under the sun! They prey on invertebrates, especially certain ant species, which build up really strong poisons in the frog.
Dart Frogs got their name because hunters would tip their arrows in the frog’s poisons. Sadly, because people are cutting down rain-forests for farming and ranching, Poison and they can kill you
Darwin's frog was named after Charles Darwin, who discovered it on his world voyage.
This frog lives in the cool forest streams of South America, mostly in Argentina and Chile.
What makes this frog interesting? The way it takes care of it’s tadpoles! The female lays the eggs, about 30 of them, and then the male guards them for about 2 weeks. The male picks up all the survivors and carries around the developing young in his vocal pouch. That’s right…in his throat! The tadpoles finish developing in the chin skin. When they are tiny frog-lets they hop out and swim away! And then
They don’t come back
Many people don’t know the difference between frogs and toads. They are quite different animals, although they belong to the same animal group.
Frogs:
- Need to live near water
- Have smooth, moist skin that makes them look “slimy”.
- Have a narrow body
- Have higher, rounder, bulgier eyes
- Have longer hind legs
- Take long high jumps
- Have many predators
