They probably aren’t something you immediately think of when thinking of beautiful colors in nature… but from poison arrows to woodland dwellers, the world of frogs and toads is loaded with color. Used as camouflage or a warning of toxicity, the ranges seem unlimited. A COLOURlover, fazai38 used them for inspiration and created some great color palettes…
18 Colorful Frogs, Toads & Amphibian Fun Facts
Frogs use a variety of ways to attract a mate such as courtship calls, body colour and limb movements. |
Frogs can live equally well on land or water, despite popular belief that they live only in water, and toads only on land. |
At last count there were over 5,000 species of frogs worldwide, but scientists continue to find new ones every year. |
Amphibians must shed their skin as they enlarge in size. The old skin is discarded like a piece of clothing that has become too tight and is usually eaten. |
The smallest frog may be a species of Cuban frog, in the genus Eleutherodactylus, which only grows to be less than 1/2 inch long. |
Most frogs absorb all of their water through their skin. Many have a special patch on the belly for water retention. |
The largest frog in the world is the Goliath Frog. Its body can grow up to a foot, and its legs grow at least that long. |
The oldest frog fossil found was from the Age of Dinosaurs and frogs, as you may have noticed, have outlived the dinosaurs. |
It actually can rain frogs when water from a pond containing frogs is sucked up by a wind storm like a tornado, and deposited elsewhere. |
Tree frogs have developed disks or adhesive pads on the toes of their feet to help them climb into the tree canopy. |
Frogs can be found almost anywhere except the Antartica. However, most species are found in tropical regions. More frogs are found in warmer countries. |
Frogs can breathe by means of the lungs and also through their skin. This is because of the way their heart is formed. It has three chambers instead of the normal four . |