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    Frog Anura: An-, Oura

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    Frogs are a diverse group of tailless amphibians that first appeared over 265 million years ago. They are found all over the world, especially in tropical rainforests, with over 4,800 known species making up 85% of all amphibian species. Frogs have short bodies, protruding eyes, cleft tongues, limbs folded underneath, and lack tails. Their skin secretions range from distasteful to toxic and their colors vary from camouflage to bright warning patterns.

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    Frogs are a diverse group of tailless amphibians that first appeared over 265 million years ago. They are found all over the world, especially in tropical rainforests, with over 4,800 known species making up 85% of all amphibian species. Frogs have short bodies, protruding eyes, cleft tongues, limbs folded underneath, and lack tails. Their skin secretions range from distasteful to toxic and their colors vary from camouflage to bright warning patterns.

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    Frogs are a diverse group of tailless amphibians that first appeared over 265 million years ago. They are found all over the world, especially in tropical rainforests, with over 4,800 known species making up 85% of all amphibian species. Frogs have short bodies, protruding eyes, cleft tongues, limbs folded underneath, and lack tails. Their skin secretions range from distasteful to toxic and their colors vary from camouflage to bright warning patterns.

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    Frogs are a diverse group of tailless amphibians that first appeared over 265 million years ago. They are found all over the world, especially in tropical rainforests, with over 4,800 known species making up 85% of all amphibian species. Frogs have short bodies, protruding eyes, cleft tongues, limbs folded underneath, and lack tails. Their skin secretions range from distasteful to toxic and their colors vary from camouflage to bright warning patterns.

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    Frogs

    A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied,


    tailless amphibianscomposing the order Anura (Ancient Greek an-, without + oura, tail).
    The oldest fossil "proto-frog" appeared in the early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular
    clock dating suggests their origins may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million
    years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but
    the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rainforests. There are
    approximately 4,800 recorded species, accounting for over 85% of extant amphibian
    species. They are also one of the five most diverse vertebrate orders.
    The body plan of an adult frog is generally characterized by a stout body,
    protruding eyes, cleft tongue, limbs folded underneath, and the absence of a tail. Besides
    living in fresh water and on dry land, the adults of some species are adapted for living
    underground or in trees. The skin of the frog is glandular, with secretions ranging from
    distasteful to toxic. Warty species of frog tend to be called toads but the distinction
    between frogs and toads is based on informal naming conventions concentrating on the
    warts rather than taxonomy or evolutionary history. Frogs' skins vary in colour from well-
    camouflaged dappled brown, grey and green to vivid patterns of bright red or yellow and
    black to advertise toxicity and warn off predators.

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