Kingdom : Animalia Class : Amphibia Family : Neobatrachian Scientific Name : Rana Temporaria Size(L) : 0.1cm - 30cm (0.39in - 12in) Weight : 2g - 3,000g (0.07oz - 128oz) Top Speed : 12km/h (10mph) Life Span : 1 - 8 years Colour : Multi-coloured Skin Type : Permeable scales Distinctive Features : Brightly coloured skin and long sticky tongue
- Frogs are amphibians found across the world except polar regions.
- They are more commonly found in the tropical rain forests of South America and Indonesia.
- Being amphibians they are able to inhabit both land and water comfortably.
- There are around 5000 species of frogs.
- Distinctively, they are able to breathe through their lungs and skin.
- Interestingly, they are known to leap over 50 times the length of their body.
- The frogs on cooler climate hibernate in compost or mud heaps though the winter.
- Their webbed hands and feet help them swim, jump and climb.
- They lay their eggs in water, the eggs after hatching release tadpoles into the water.
- The tadpoles leave the water only after their limbs are developed.
- They are very sensitive to atmospheric changes and can’t live outside their native region.
- Some species of frogs carry poisonous chemicals which can be inedible and fatal for the frog’s predators.
- Deforestation and climate change have been responsible for the dwindling numbers of some species of frogs.