Characteristics of Frog
Following are some of the common characteristics of frogs;
- They are usually harmless and silent animals.
- They are very agile and excellent jumpers.
- They are very good swimmers also.
- They are carnivorous (mostly insectivorous).
- They are incapable of chewing so they directly swallow.
- They catch their prey with the help of their elastic sticky tongue that can extend up to a great length.
- They are mostly found near water bodies or damp areas and rarely on land.
- They spend most of their time in water to keep their body moist and to perform cutaneous respiration.
- They perform external reproduction i.e. the eggs and sperm are released in water for fertilization.
- The embryonic development of their young ones takes place in water.
- After hatching their young ones are called tadpoles.
- Tadpoles lack legs and have very rudimentary lungs. Instead, they have a tail, small finn like structure, and gills.
- The tadpoles undergo metamorphosis to become adult frogs where they lose their tail, fins, and grows legs and the lungs develops. However, the gills remain after metamorphosis.
Scientific Name of Frog
Scientific name of the frog is Anura. It is derived from a Latin word that loosely translates into “jump”. The scientific name of the frog consists of two words; one is the genus name and another is the species name. The method used in the scientific naming of frogs is based on the guidelines issued by the ICZN which follows the rules laid for the process of biological nomenclature.
Table of Content
- Scientific Classification of Frog
- Family of Frog
- Characteristics of Frog
- Frog Scientific Name Genus and Species
- Scientific Name of Indian Frog
- Common Name of Frog
- Importance of Frog