QTPie's Critters #4 - Frog
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QTPie's Critters 4th edition is ...the Frog.
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The frog is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning "tail-less"
from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as
Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). Adult frogs are characterised
by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits, protruding eyes and
the absence of a tail. Most frogs have a semi-aquatic lifestyle,
but move easily on land by jumping or climbing. 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 rainforests. Consisting of more
than 5,000 species described, they are among the most diverse
groups of vertebrates. However, populations of certain frog species
are significantly declining. A distinction is often made between
frogs and toads on the basis of their appearance, caused by the
convergent adaptation among so-called toads to dry environments;
however, this distinction has no taxonomic basis. The only family
exclusively given the common name "toad" is Bufonidae, but many
species from other families are also called "toads," and the
species within the toad genus Atelopus are referred to as
"harlequin frogs." The name frog derives from Old English
frogga,(compare Old Norse frauki, German Frosch, older Dutch
spelling kikvorsch), cognate with Sanskrit plava (frog), probably
deriving from Proto-Indo-European praw = "to jump".
Source - Wikipedia
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