81. Frogs And Toads The Rudiments of Wisdom Cartoon Encyclopedia by Tim Hunkin. Thousands of cartoons covering almost everything there is to know! http://www.rudimentsofwisdom.com/pages/frogsandtoads.htm

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82. Michigan's Frogs & Toads There are more than 3400 species of frogs and toads worldwide, frogs and toads, along with the salamanders, are members of the class Amphibia. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12143_12194-35089--,00.html

Skip Navigation Michigan.gov Home DNR Home Links ... Ask DNR document.form2.SearchCriteria.size=10; Wildlife Conservation Strategy Landowner Incentive Program Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative ... [Text Version] There are more than 3400 species of frogs and toads worldwide, with the majority living in the humid tropics. Michigan can boast only 13 species, but they are an important part of the State's wildlife heritage. Classification Frogs vs. Toads Where do they go in the winter? Breeding ... Environment ” (from "Managing Michigan's Wildlife: A landowner's guide") Attracting Frogs and Toads You Can Help! Create a Toad House Michigan Species Classification Frogs and toads, along with the salamanders, are members of the class Amphibia. Amphibians are characterized by a life cycle which begins with an unshelled egg laid in water, the egg hatches into a fish like, gill breathing larva (called a tadpole or polliwog in frogs and toads), followed by the transformation of the larva into an adult. During this transformation, the larva gradually develops legs, lungs, and other modifications for life as an air breathing adult capable of living on land. Sometimes this transformation occurs inside the egg, with the animal hatching out as an “adult,” but all of Michigan's frogs and toads, have a typical aquatic (water living) tadpole stage. Most amphibians have rather thin skins through which they can "breathe" and absorb or lose water. Because of this, they prefer to live in moist or wet habitats.

83. Attracting Frogs & Toads Attracting frogs toads. Although most of Michigan s amphibians are small and secretive, with just a little effort you can create a haven for them in your http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148-35095--,00.html

Skip Navigation Michigan.gov Home DNR Home Links ... Ask DNR document.form2.SearchCriteria.size=10; Wildlife Conservation Strategy Landowner Incentive Program Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative ... [Text Version] Although most of Michigan's amphibians are small and secretive, with just a little effort you can create a haven for them in your own yard. Here are a few suggestions: Leave some leaf litter under your trees, shrubs and in the garden. Encourage native ground cover, grasses and wildflowers; a finely manicured lawn is attractive to people but not to most frogs and toads or other wildlife. Build a burrow for toads for them to hide. Click here for more information. Build a shallow pond that includes natural pond vegetation and rocks in and around. For more details call the number above. Erect a toad light. A toad light is a light that is set no higher than 3 feet and is placed near a border between a garden or rockery and a lawn area. The light attracts insects on which the toads feed at night. Try to discourage children and others from capturing and caging frogs and toads in your yard and elsewhere.

84. Webshots - Images Of Frogs Get a free photo for your desktop each and every day with Webshots! http://community.webshots.com/album/30946456KrEpFCHbfG

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85. What Is The Difference Between Frogs And Toads? What is difference between frogs and toads? For one thing, toads have dry, warty skin, while frogs have smooth, wet skin. http://ak.essortment.com/whatisdiffere_rkwt.htm

What is the difference between frogs and toads? What is difference between frogs and toads? For one thing, toads have dry, warty skin, while frogs have smooth, wet skin. Toads and frogs have many similarities, including the way they look. But there are some basic differences between them. For one thing, toads have dry, warty skin, while frogs have smooth, wet skin. Both toads and frogs are amphibians, and belong to a class of vertebrate animals that includes salamanders. But they differ from salamanders because their bodies are short and lack tails. What does amphibian mean exactly? It means the animal has two lives: the aquatic larval stage, known as tadpole, and the semi-aquatic or terrestrial adult stage. There are about 2,770 species of toads and frogs, some of them, like the Goliath frog of Africa, weighing as much as five pounds, and the tiny Sminthillus limbalus of Cuba, which is only a half-inch long. Besides toads having dry, warty skin, while frogs have wet, smooth skin, there are other basic differences between them. Frogs have tiny teeth on both upper and lower jaws, while toads lack any teeth. Frogs have longer hind legs than toads. So frogs jump, while toads hop. And when it comes to laying their eggs, female toads lay them in long, parallel strings, while female frogs lay their eggs singly, in small or large clumps, on the water surface. Both frogs and toads have voices and make a sound. Both a male toad and frog produces his call by a rapid back-and-forth movement of air over his vocal cords. And both toad and frog will close its mouth and nasal opening and force air from its lungs into the mouth, then force the air back over the vocal chords into the lungs. Because they are able to do this, it enables these animals to vocalize even under water. They use their enlarged throat or expandable vocal sac to resonate their calls.

86. Frogs And Toads Of SC And GA SREL herpetology Lab. Images and species descriptions of lizards. http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/anurans/

Search SREL Herp site Class: Amphibia Order: Anura: Frogs and Toads Click on the scientific names below for a description and picture of the species. Family Bufonidae (Toads) American Toad ( Bufo americanus Bufo fowleri Oak Toad ( ... Bufo terrestris Family Pelobatidae (Spadefoot Toads) Eastern Spadefoot Toad ( Scaphiopus holbrookii Family Microhylidae (Narrowmouth Toads) Eastern Narrowmouth Toad ( Gastrophryne carolinensis Family Hylidae (Treefrogs) Northern Cricket Frog ( Acris crepitans Southern Cricket Frog ( Acris gryllus ... Pseudacris ornata Family Ranidae (True Frgos) Gopher Frog ( Rana capito Bullfrog ( Rana catesbeiana ... Rana virgatipes Family Leptodactylidae Greenhouse Frog ( Eleutherodactylus planirostris - Introduced When you've studied the families listed above, you can test your ability to identify calling frogs and toads by listening to these choruses recorded on the Savannah River Site.

87. Frogs And Toads Of New York toads are frogs that, due to the nature of their coarse dry skin, are adapted to spend most of their life on land. We have three kinds in two different http://www.esf.edu/PUBPROG/brochure/frogstoads/frogs.htm

Environmental Information Series Home Improve Your World Home Adirondack Black Bears Atlantic Salmon in New York ... Willow Biomass for Bioenergy Search ESF Among America's Best Colleges SUNY-ESF was ranked among the nation's top universities by U.S. News and World Report. Story HERE Frogs and Toads of New York Most everyone recognizes frogs. Frogs, like salamanders and newts, are amphibians. Unlike salamanders, they have made a major evolutionary detour from the body plan of their ancient ancestors. The hind legs of frogs are much larger than the forelegs and the tail has disappeared. This allows a new mode of locomotion, namely jumping, an effective method to elude their many predators. Because they leave the ground to get around, using scent to communicate with each other is not a viable option, as it is for salamanders. Consequently, frogs are among the most vocal of vertebrate animals (birds fly, so they vocalize a lot as well!). Frogs in New York fall into four major groups (families) linked by anatomy and other features of their biology. Toads American toad The similar Fowler's toad is found in the southeastern part of the state and on Long Island. It has many warts in each of the dark spots on its back and sides, while the American toad has one or two warts per spot.

88. Frogs And Toads Preschool Printable Lesson Plan Activities frogs and toads preschool printable lesson plan activities and crafts. http://www.first-school.ws/activities/animals/amphibians/frogsonline.htm

Home Search Printer friendly page Frogs and Toads Preschool Printable Lesson Plan Activities Themes Activities and Suggestions Materials Alphabet Letter F Frog or T Toad Books I Can Read About Frogs and Toads Amphibians Frogs/Toads Month Events April Online story time or activity Learn all about Frogs and Toads at the Franklin Institute with this great online story project Something Froggy . Click on your choice of primary version (K-3) or junior version. Along the way are various printable resources and activities for different age levels (note some external links are broken). Organize your frog theme activities for a number of days: What is an amphibian The Frog Cycle : the reproduction and growth development of frogs and toads 3. The differences between a frog and a toad. 4. Where does Frederick the bull frog live and toads live, what do they eat. (

89. Lesson Exchange: Frogs And Toads Are Different (But Still Friends) (Elementary, Concepts Taught Contrast/Compare characteristics of frogs and toads Use the information on frogs and toads as amphibians to complete Part 1 on graphic http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1027.html

Chatboards Chat Center Teachers Administrators ... Print Lesson #1027. Frogs and Toads Are Different (But Still Friends) Science, level: Elementary Posted Fri Jun 18 13:21:57 PDT 1999 by Pamela Argotsinger ( plargotsinger@yahoo.com Irving Elementary, Waterloo, Iowa Materials Required: Internet Access, Book: Frog and Toad are Friends Activity Time: 5 30-40 minute sessions Concepts Taught: Contrast/Compare characteristics of frogs and toads Beginning Internet:Using the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning Patty Achey Cutts, Instructor June 19, 1999 Frogs and Toads Are Different (But Still Friends) Written by: Pam Argotsinger - Irving Elementary, Waterloo Community Schools Grade Level: Second Grade Summary: Through various Internet sites, the book Frog and Toad Are Friends, classification and writing activities, students will be able to identify the unique characteristics of frogs and toads. They will compare and contrast the two amphibians using facts and using the stories written by Arnold Lobel. This will be demonstrated in various activities. Materials: Computer with Internet access Graphic organizers Book- Frog and Toad Are Friends Objectives: Know about the diversity and unity that characterizes life Compare and contrast characteristics of frogs and toads Generalize knowledge of characteristics of frogs and toads into a story reflecting their knowledge Procedures: Day 1 Objective: introduce the Internet review the characteristics and

90. California Frogs And Toads List all frogs and toads found in the state of california. http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/frogs.html

A Complete List of California Frogs and Toads Listed by Scientific Names Listed by Common Names Includes introduced and recently-extirpated species. This list is based on the lists published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. These names are not universally accepted. For comparison, the names used by two other authorities - Robert Stebbins' Western Field Guide and the Center for North American Herpetology - are listed to the right. Click on a linked name to see pictures and information. Search Google for Frogs and Toads on this site Listed by Scientific Names, following the SSAR Following Robert Stebbins' 2003 Western Field Guide Following the CNAH online list (current as of 5/04) Anura - Frogs Ascaphidae - Tailed Frogs Ascaphus - Tailed Frog A. truei - Coastal Tailed Frog A. truei Tailed Frog A. truei Western Tailed Frog Bufonidae - True Toads Bufo - True Toads B. alvarius - Sonoran Desert Toad F B. alvarius - Sonoran Desert Toad B. alvarius Colorado River Toad B. boreas - Western Toad B. b. boreas

91. TOAD Poems Of frogs and toads Poetry and Short Prose About Amphibians, edited by Jill Of frogs and toads explores everything from frog storms to the place of http://www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk/~erik/toad/book.html

Of Frogs and Toads by Jill Carpenter There is great beauty in the bog Where muddy creatures play To point me out the way R.P. Lister in " Of Frogs and Toads The message is definitely green . . . . . . but it's not just for hardcore frogophiles. Of Frogs and Toads : Poetry and Short Prose About Amphibians, edited by Jill Carpenter, collects what 70 contemporary writers ranging from Pulitzer Prizewinners to a first-published author claim to have learned from a decidedly cold-blooded muse. Of Frogs and Toads explores everything from "frog storms" to the place of amphibians in fable and folklore. It is a mirth-filled celebration of warty creatures who are princes in disguise, as well as a lament for the precariousness of their existence in our modern world. Here also is a range of human encounters with amphibians: in the toilet (creating a plumbing problem), in a biology laboratory (flexing like a ballerina), even under a pot of geraniums (organizing their social order like a quadrille). Here are frogs the size of a bottle cap, with eyes as big as doorknobs, and a giant Cameroonian frog that hangs in the National Geographic Hall like an abandoned diver's suit.

92. Amphibians: Frogs, Toads. The biology, natural history and husbandry of frogs and toads. http://www.herper.com/amphibians/frogs.html

Frogs and Toads - Salamanders Caecilians The most commonly kept frogs are the poison arrow frogs, the mantellas, the treefrogs, clawed frogs and the horned frogs. A few other species (tomato frogs, leaf frogs, etc.) are occasionally available. Larger and more active frogs (bullfrogs and kin) require more space than most hobbyists have available, but they can make interesting inhabitants for greenhouses and the like. Toads are also available, though only a few species are colorful enough to attract most hobbyist's attention. Fire-belly toads are probably the most common. Herper.com's frog and toad pages: African Native Attacked by a Frog (Reprint) General Frog links: A Plague of Frogs or a Jubilee of Toads Midwest Frogs - frog call videos and interviews with frog biologists Czar's Frog Page Frogland's Species caresheets Alien Frogs in Hawaii Great Lakes Declining Amphibians Working Group ... Strange Batrachians Photo: Stock Coachwhipbooks.com Buy from Amazon.com Buy from Amazon.com

93. Attracting Wildlife - Wild About Gardening - CWF Do not purchase or move frogs or toads to your backyard as they will often die. When you have provided all that a frog or toad could want, be patient and http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/attracting/section2/

close encounters of the bird kind bats beneficial insects banishing bothersome beasts ... hummingbirds a mphibians and reptiles, though not everyone's favourite creatures, are important contributors to the good health of the environment and your garden. Both play crucial roles in the ecosystem and the health of their populations is a good indicator of the health of the environment. Amphibians and reptiles are important to your garden for the role they play in keeping pest populations under control. The majority of reptiles and amphibians are carnivorous, preying on rodents or insects, though some, such as turtles, also eat vegetable matter. Amphibians and reptiles are important in controlling populations of slugs, rodents, and insects. Garter snakes are one of the major predators on slugs. One toad can eat well over 1,000 earwigs in a summer. Attracting these creatures to your garden can therefore be very beneficial. what are amphibians and reptiles?

94. Mendocino National Forest - Frogs & Toads Field Cards The Mendocino National Forest Supervisor s Office is located at 825 Humboldt, Willows, CA 95988. The Phone number is (530) 9343316, the TDD number is (530) http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/mendocino/maps/info/frog/

@import url(/r5/mendocino/local-common/style/4.0-full.css); skip to main content skip to page navigation Select a Forest Service National Link Forest Service Home Employment Fire and Aviation International Forestry Just for Kids Maps and Brochures Passes and Permits Photo and Video Gallery Publications Recreational Activities Research and Development State and Private Forestry USDA Forest Service Mendocino National Forest skip to page navigation Home Visitor Guides California Frogs and Toads Over the past decade, accumulated evidence indicates an alarming decline in amphibian populations worldwide. Population declines seem to be particularly severe in the western United States. The native frogs and toads displayed on these cards (except the bullfrog) have been some of the most affected in California. Frogs and toads are both predators and prey in the aquatic food web. They are important for the survival of other species as food, and they help keep the insects they eat in a balance. These amphibians are relatively long-lived and utilize both terrestrial and aquatic habitats at different stages in their life histories. The following cards are each designed to be printed on one sheet (front and back) of paper and then may be trimmed to size providing a handy pocket reference of frogs and toads in California. The

95. WEBQUEST TITLE Everyone needs to know about frogs and toads to understand nature and Habitat of frogs and toads (living environment and conditions, food, adaptations) http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~asa03d/six.htm

FROGS AND TOADS Everyone needs to know about frogs and toads to understand nature and how to protect it from humankind. You have just been hired as a curator for a local zoo. One of the displays is a large African bullfrog. You will need to compare and contrast this bullfrog with American frogs and toads to inform the public about the importance of frogs and toads to our environment. To drum-up money for your zoo, you will need to do a PowerPoint presentation to several local ladies’ clubs. This PowerPoint presentation must include: Lifecycle of frogs and toads (from eggs to adulthood) Habitat of frogs and toads (living environment and conditions, food, adaptations) Predators of frogs and toads Speech of frogs and toads (include a sample of the croak of a frog and a toad) Use the website listed in Resources to find the following: Research the differences between frogs and toads Compare and contrast the habitats of the lifecycles Research living environments and conditions, food, and adaptations Research the predators of frogs and toads Research the speech of frogs and toads http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/05/0509_grantmilestone.html

96. Morguefile :: Archive frogs/ toads. Photos. Previous. Next. Page. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. GO. Results 91, per page. 12, 24, 48, 96, 192, 288. Sort by. Date added, Title, Author http://www.morguefile.com/archive/?display=1087699461

97. Frogs And Toads Of The Chicago Region Species of frogs and toads in the Chicago Region. Northern Cricket frogs Acris crepitans blanchardi, American toads Bufo americanus, Fowler s toads http://ebeltz.net/niftylinks/amphibians/ourfrogs.html

Frogs and Toads of the Chicago Region Frogs and Toads of the Chicago Region by Ellin Beltz The Chicago Region includes all counties within a 75-mile radius of downtown Chicago and covers parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Before 1800, the region was a highly diverse series of environments including prairie, oak savanna, sand areas, eastern forest, and marshes like those on the lake plain and near the Kankakee River. Each habitat type supported particular groups of amphibians at different times in its formation. This "snapshot in time" is of approximately the early 1800s. A similar map could be made today, however, much of the area has been urbanized and developed. Understanding the relationship between frogs and their environment reveals a fascinating story of the changes in the Chicago Region over the past 10,000 years. By about 13,000 years before the present, glacial ice which formerly covered the region had retreated. The environment then was a wild place. Giant lakes and huge floods helped sculpt the features left behind by the glacier while plants and animals attempted to gain a toehold in the rapidly changing environment. When the first frog returned to the region is not known, but we do know that they migrated northwards from unglaciated areas, called "refugia," in the southern and southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico.

98. Alana Ecology Frogs And Toads covering all aspects of the behaviour and ecology of frogs and toads. In much of Britain frogs and toads are already rare because of the loss of ponds http://www.alanaecology.com/acatalog/Frogs_and_Toads.html

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99. ADW: Anura: Information There is no scientific distinction between frogs and toads, although most anurans are usually referred to as one or the other. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anura.html

Overview News Technology Conditions of Use ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Amphibia Order Anura Order Anura (frogs and toads) Information Pictures Specimens Sounds ... Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/2175ba06-e760-4a15-a65c-a5ab1b225ef9') 2005/09/18 16:54:15.346 GMT-4 By Heather Heying Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Members of this Order Anurans represent, by far, the most speciose, diverse, and widespread of the three extant amphibian orders. They are found throughout most of the world, except in polar regions, and some oceanic islands and extremely xeric deserts. Anuran diversity is greatest in the tropics. Twenty-five families are currently recognized, representing more than 4,000 species, with more being discovered regularly. This clade is also referred to as Batrachia and is placed in superorder Salientia. There is no scientific distinction between "frogs" and "toads," although most anurans are usually referred to as one or the other. Anurans have several synapomorphies that distinguish them from other amphibians. The name, Anura, meaning "without tail," identifies one of these: with one exception ( Ascaphus Despite extensive research on the evolutionary history of amphibians, phylogenetic relationships among the three orders of extant amphibians remain problematic. Of three possible histories, the only one that has not been seriously considered is an

100. Frequently Asked Questions About Frogs frogs and toads are amphibians, which means they live their lives both in water and frogs and toads are distinguished from salamanders (which are also http://www-ed.fnal.gov/projects/frogs/froggiesfaq.html

F ERMILAB F ROG F AQs So what makes a frog a frog? Frogs and toads are amphibians , which means they live their lives both in water and on land. Typically, frogs breed and spend thier juvenile (or "larval" ) stage in the water, then spend some or virtually all of their adult lives on the land. Frogs and toads are distinguished from salamanders (which are also amphibians) by the fact that adults do not have a tail. Do all frogs live in the water? No. The amount of time that adults spend in the water varies enormously. Bullfrogs and green frogs, although they have lungs and breathe air, spend almost all their adult lives in the water. On the other end of the spectrum, toads and treefrogs spend the majority of their adulthood outside of water. All frogs and toads, however, must eventually come back to the water to mate and lay eggs. Why do the eggs have to be in water? Amphibian eggs do not have a hard protective shell like bird or reptile eggs. Frogs and toads lay eggs in jelly-like masses, and unless the eggs are covered with water, they will dry up and die. Most amphibian eggs become much bigger after they are laid because the eggs absorb water and swell to several times their original volume! What are tadpoles?

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