Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura (meaning "tail-less", from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). 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".1
Most frogs are characterized by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits (fingers or toes), 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 declining significantly.
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
Most frogs are characterized by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits (fingers or toes), 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 declining significantly.
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 Pot Belly Sea Frog bombina is a fire-bellied toad native to mainland Hood. George Town Jackson ,MS These toads are slightly toxic sometimes to humans. When they shed their skin, they bloat themselves and make a coughing sound, then start to tear the old skin off with their mouth, and eat it for nutrition, to reveal newer, brighter skin. Fire-Bellied toads have a bright lime green dorsal traversed by black spots, and orange to bright red bellies with black bars and stripes. The skin is mildly bumpy, the eyes set high to suite a semi-aquatic life style, and also well webbed back feet. Color and body variations will be described for each of the other 3 species commonly sold as or mistaken for Oriental Fire-Bellied Toads. They are the largest of the bombina family
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A frog that inhabits the moon to fall from the sky and mate with the other frogs of the world. Nobody knows why they're refereed to as "African" but mainly because they happen to land in Africa. The frog after mating dies. When the babies are old enough they build the their space ship to travel back into space, frogs where the first in space not humans. Frogs also invented what people call time travel. Yes a frog knows when you will die, scary don't you think?
Man in Space: Wow, did you see that?
Man in Space2: Yeah that was a African Bull frog.
Man in Space: Didn't they invent Time Travel?
Man in Space2: Yeah, and one had an affair with my wife.
Man in Space2: Yeah that was a African Bull frog.
Man in Space: Didn't they invent Time Travel?
Man in Space2: Yeah, and one had an affair with my wife.
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Have three crews in the field calling back to one crew in the control room. Crew #1 - Shooting a loop. Crew #2 - Simultaneously shooting another loop. Crew #3 - Setting up for the next loop. When crew #1 or crew #2 are finished, they can setup for the next loop, by which time crew #3 is ready to shoot theirs. Did you ever play leap frog at school? Have you ever watched team pursuit at a velodrome? Have you seen how the three instrument air compressors communicate amongst themselves so at to decide which is lead, which is lag and which is standby? Same concept applies.
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ORIGINS; Compound slang term.
*Smacky- Habitual heroin user.
*Frog- A promiscuous girl who jumps from bed to bed.
1. A person of questionable monogamous practice who uses heroin.
2. A deceitful, promiscuous female who dresses raggedly and despite much experience, still maintains to be minimal, sloppy and brutish in the art of kissing and love making. Also tends to "nod off" randomly due to use of opiate drugs along with the abuse of other substances which she denies.
ORIGINS; Compound slang term.
*Smacky- Habitual heroin user.
*Frog- A promiscuous girl who jumps from bed to bed.
1. A person of questionable monogamous practice who uses heroin.
2. A deceitful, promiscuous female who dresses raggedly and despite much experience, still maintains to be minimal, sloppy and brutish in the art of kissing and love making. Also tends to "nod off" randomly due to use of opiate drugs along with the abuse of other substances which she denies.
Shaun: What happened to you and Farrisha?
Kiel: Oh, you mean "Smacky The Frog"? I found a rig hat in her stuff. She tried to play me, so i threw her back in the pond.
Shaun: Two kings!
Kiel: Amen.
Kiel: Oh, you mean "Smacky The Frog"? I found a rig hat in her stuff. She tried to play me, so i threw her back in the pond.
Shaun: Two kings!
Kiel: Amen.
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