A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order Anura[1] (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without …

May 7, 2021 · Frog: any member of a diverse group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians. There are over 5,000 species of known frogs, and scientists continue to discover new species. Frog species come in …

Nov 21, 2025 · Frog, any of various tailless amphibians belonging to the order Anura. The name ‘frog’ is often used to distinguish the smooth-skinned, leaping anurans from the squat, warty, hopping ones, …

Additionally, the Prairie Research Institute’s Illinois Natural History Survey has an Illinois Species page to help people figure out what species of frog or toad they have found. If you don’t know what the …

Aug 23, 2022 · Frogs and toads make up the largest group of amphibians. Species in this order, called Anura, substantially outnumber those in the two other living orders of amphibians — Caudata …

Frogs A frog is a big-sized tailless amphibian, distributed all over the world. There are about 6000 species of frogs out of which about 90 of them dwell in the United States. They stand unique among …

Aug 4, 2024 · Frogs – like salamanders and caecilians – are amphibians. They are cold-blooded and live part of their lives in water and part of their lives on land, going through metamorphosis and changing …

May 27, 2024 · The frog is the most common and populous of the three major orders of amphibians – and the only one that lacks a tail. The first true frogs evolved in the early Jurassic Period some 200 …

The name ‘frog’ is commonly applied to those forms with long legs and smooth mucus-covered skins, while ‘toad’ is applied traditionally to robust, short-legged, rough-skinned forms.

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without tail').