- There are approximately 4,800 species of frogs!
They are found on every continent except Antarctica. It is the only continent on earth where there are no toads or frogs.
Frogs shed their skin once in a week -- and usually eat it afterward.
A group of frogs is called an army but a group of toads is called a knot.
- Frogs usually eat bugs and worms.
- Frogs can jump up to 20 times their own body length in a single leap.
- How to Tell if Your Tree Frog Is Male or Female.
One of the ways you can tell a male frog from a female is by looking at their ears.
A frog’s ear is located just behind the eye and it is called tympanum. If the tympanum is smaller than the frog’s eye, it is female; if it is larger, it is male.
- The male frog is the one that croaks.
Croaking is used by males as a way to attract females.
- Frogs can lay as many as 4,000 eggs in frogspawn
Frogs don’t drink water with their mouths but absorb the water through their skin.
They also breathe with their nostrils and skin.
Frogs can not live in saltwater. Most frogs have to stay in freshwater. If they for any reason are put into saltwater, they usually die.
They live in creeks and lakes. Frogs are diverse and may some of them are even seen in deserts.