Facts About Frogs

FROG FACTS

DID YOU KNOW.....?

-The earliest known frog fossils to date were found in Arizona and are believed to be from the late Jurasic period, about 190 million years ago.

-In Japan frogs are symbols of good luck

-Native American and Australian aborigines believed frogs brought rain

-In India frogs personified thunder.

-In China it wasn't the Man in the Moon but the Frog in the Moon. In a lunar eclipse the frog swallowed the moon!

-In ancient Egypt, frogs were symbols of resurrection and were even mummified with the dead.

-There are over 4000 species of frogs and on every continent except Antarctica.

-All toads are frogs but not all frogs are toads.

-You cannot get warts from toads!

-The largest of all frogs can weigh up to 10 lbs. and be 26 in. long! The African Giant.

-The smallest frog is less than 1/2 in. from Cuba

-Frogs don't drink water but absorb it through their skin.

-Most frogs can change their color somewhat to match their surroundings.

-Poison dart frogs are usually brightly colored to show predators they are deadly.

-The red-eyed tree frog lays its eggs on branches over water so the tadpoles can drop right in.

-There are over 60 species of poison dart frogs.

-Some frogs can jump 20 times their own body length.

-Female frogs are usually larger then the males.

-Tadpoles survive mainly on algae.

-Tadpoles breathe through gills while adult frogs breath through crude lungs and also absorb oxygen through their skin.

-The paradoxical frog of South America has tadpoles up to 10 in. long while the mature adults seldom get over 3in. They get smaller as they age!

-In most species of frogs only the male croaks. Attracting a female during mating season and letting other males know there's a new frog in town.

-The Bull Frog is the largest frog native to North America. It can grow to 18 in. and weigh 1.2 lbs. Wow!

-After you have read all these frog facts you could be considered a herpetologist. One who studies frogs!