Amphibians

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Amphibians

• Growing Changing

7/28/2009
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Table of Contents

• Frog Toad Facts
• Life Cycle of the Frog/Toad
• Weird Frog Toad Facts!
• Hop into Reading!!
• Froggy Book Titles
• Leaping Links!

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Frog Toad Facts

• Found in all parts of the world.
• Over 3,500 species (kinds).
• Members of the amphibian classification group.
• Can live on land or water.

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Froggy Facts!

• Members of the family Ranidae.
• More than 400 species.
• Two Bulging Eyes.
• Long webbed hind feet for leaping jumping.
• Smooth or slimy skin.
• Lays eggs in clusters.

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Toad Facts!

• Members of the family Bufonidae.
• More than 300 species.
• Warty , brown dry skin.
• Short hind legs for walking instead of hopping.
• Poison glands behind eyes
• Lays eggs in chains.

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Members of the Frog Family

• Bullfrog
• Common Frogs
• Green Frogs
• Leopard Frogs
• Marsh Frog
• Pickerel Frog
• Wood Frog
• These are just a few!!

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Members of the Toad Family

• Colorado River Toad
• American Toad
• Red-Spotted Toad
• Sonoran Green Toad
• Yosemite Toad
• Fowlers Toad
• Again, these are just a few!

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Life Cycle of the Frog/Toad

• Female frogs lay eggs in clumps called spawn.
  Each egg is in a ball of jelly.
• Tadpoles hatch out of their eggs after about 7
  -10 days.
• The tadpole has gills to breathe under water.
  They eat plants and bits of seaweed.
• After about five (5) weeks changes take place.
  Back legs and lungs grow.

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• Front legs are next. A froglet is growing.
• By three months the froglets are ready to leave
  the pond. The froglet will keep the skin wet.
• The frog continues to grow and loses it tail. It
  likes to eat crickets, bugs and worms.
• At about two years frogs are ready to start their
  life cycle again!

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Stage One
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Stage Two
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Stage Three
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Stage Four
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Stage Five
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Stage Six
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Complete Diagram of a Frogs Life Cycle
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Interesting Facts!

• A group of frogs is called an ARMY.
• A group of toads is called a KNOT.
• The lifespan of a frog generally averages between
  4 and 15 years.
• Enemies of the frog include snakes, birds,
  lizards, hedgehogs sharp toothed fish.
• Largest Frog/Toad Goliath Frog Cane Toad
• Smallest Frog Gold Frog Poison Frog

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Hop into Reading!!

• Check out these Froggy stories
• The Frog Prince
• The Frog and the Cane
• The Mouse, the Frog and the Hawk
• The Little Pink Toad

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Froggy Books

• Adventures of Frog and Toad
• The Wide-Mouthed Frog
• The Icky Sticky Frog
• The Frog Prince Continued
• Commander Toad in Space
• Why Frogs Are Wet

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Leaping Links!

• Be sure to check out the cool Froggy links
  below
• All About Frogs for Kids
• Welcome to FROGLAND
• Freddo Frog's Pond
• Frog Facts, Questions Answers

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Mrs. Wolfe