Curious, shocking, surprising, small, large … If there is a curious and versatile amphibian in this world, those are frogs. Adorable for some, repulsive for others, the truth is that if you stop to look at them they are, above all, fascinating .
Frogs are amphibians , which, curiously, means “both lives.” Why are they included in this type of cataloging? It is done since the frogs in a first stage of their life are tadpoles and later they become frogs themselves. Within this group of amphibians we find other species such as newts, salamanders and caecilians (a type of earthworm), among others. But, the frogs, within that great family “both lives” are segmented into a type of amphibian known as “anauro” among which they share the main kinship with toads . But, unlike frogs, their skin is less dry, they are smoother and their texture is almost wet, just as the limbs of frogs are usually much longer than that of toads. Despite that, they consider themselves to be from the same family.
It is not known exactly how long they have been on our earth but there are theories that affirm that many of the amphibians that we know today have been the evolution of these curious and impressive vertebrates. It is estimated, thanks to fossils found in the Jurassic period, that frogs have been populating our world for more than 140 million years. Incredible true?
Lovers of insects, water, good jumps , we can certainly find frogs of all kinds but they all have something in common: big bulging eyes and two huge legs that allow them to reach very unexpected places.
Did you know there is a horned frog? Do you know that they are carnivores? Do you know the transparent frog? And the wood? Well, keep reading, since, from Muy Pets we bring you the best collection of curiosities about frogs so that you end up worshiping them or, at least, lose your fear of them. You are going to be amazed!
