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natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) painted reed frog Edible frog (Rana esculenta)
Witness the bullfrog's powerful action, generated by its hind legs, as it jumps through a field
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harlequin frog (Atelopus) breeding specializations of frogs and toads
See toads engage in amphibious amplexus and witness metamorphosis of tadpoles into toads
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Witness the bullfrog's powerful action, generated by its hind legs, as it jumps through a field
The bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is a strong jumper common in many...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Know how hibernating frogs survive in freezing temperatures
Learn how a hibernating frog survives in a frozen environment.
Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
See toads engage in amphibious amplexus and witness metamorphosis of tadpoles into toads
The life cycle of a North American toad.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Examine how a leopard frog's protruding independent eyes help it catch flies, earthworms, and other prey
A leopard frog (Rana pipiens) eating an earthworm.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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natterjack toad (Bufo calamita)
The natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) lives in northern Europe.
Ingo Arndt/Nature Picture Library
painted reed frog
Painted reed frogs (Hyperolius viridiflavus).
© Digital Vision/Getty Images
Edible frog (Rana esculenta)
Edible frog (Rana esculenta).
Copyright Stephen Dalton/Photo Researchers
polka-dot tree frog
Polka-dot tree frog (Hypsiboas punctatus).
© Dirk Ercken/Shutterstock.com
leopard frog
Leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens).
John Kohout/Root Resources
harlequin frog (Atelopus)
Strikingly colored harlequin frog (Atelopus species) in Ecuador.
Pete Oxford/Nature Picture Library
breeding specializations of frogs and toads
Breeding specializations among frogs and toads.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana).
Richard Parker
rocket frog
Male rocket frog (Colostethus nubicola) carrying tadpoles on its back.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
life cycle of the European common frog
European common frog (Rana temporaria) eggs take about 35 days to hatch,...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
European green tree frogs (Hyla arborea)
European green tree frogs (Hyla arborea).
© Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock.com
black-eyed tree frog
Black-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis moreletii).
© Martin Valigursky/Fotolia
giant leaf frog
Giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
horned marsupial frog
Horned marsupial frog (Gastrotheca cornuta).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
banded horned tree frog
Female banded horned tree frog (Hemiphractus fasciatus) with fertilized...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
bullfrog
Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates)
Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates), Costa Rica.
© Ethan Kocak/Dreamstime.com
arrow-poison frog (Dendrobates)
Arrow-poison frog (genus Dendrobates).
Joseph T. Collins, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas
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