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A guide to Tasmania's frogs from the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. Includes sound files of frog calls.
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Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Frogs It has been confirmed that a potentially lethal frog disease, the chytrid fungus (pronounced ?kit rid has recently been discovered in Tasmania. At this stage it is unclear how long the disease has been in the State or how widespread...Detailed species accounts with photos, illustrations, calls, and range maps for 32 species.
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Frogs and Toads of Georgia Eleutherodactylus planirostris Narrowmouth Toads Microhylidae Narrowmouth Toads Gastrophryne spp. Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis Spadefoot Toads Pelobatidae Spadefoot Toads Scaphiopus spp. Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus holbrookii True Frogs Ranidae True Frogs Rana spp. Gopher Frog Rana capito Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana...Volunteer to conduct an area frog survey or just look over the wealth of information available here.
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ZOOLOGY University of Toronto Frogging Reports for the Toronto Area Or those wishing to get involved in doing some frogging in the Toronto area. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is looking for volunteers to conduct frog surveys again in 1998 (right now Surveys are needed for the Don...A multi-agency initiative that provides information about recent, global declines and deformities among amphibian populations.
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FrogWeb: Amphibian Declines Malformations NBII States is home to at least 230 amphibian species: 90 frog and toad species, and 140 species of salamanders. In the U.S declines are particularly serious in California, the Rocky Mountains, the Southwest, and Puerto Rico. Worldwide, decline hot spots...Listing of the species of frogs and toads that inhabit Kentucky. Offers photographs of species, a range map, and sound files of their calls.
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Frogs and Toads of Kentucky WKU Center for Biodiversity Studies ...Study on reconstructed skeleton of a frog that hopped among the dinosaurs nearly 200 million years ago.
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"Jurassic frogs Pennsylvania evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin. After years of painstakingly putting together tiny bone fragments, Shubin and colleague Farish Jenkins from Harvard University have reconstructed the skeleton of a frog that hopped among the dinosaurs nearly 200 million years ago. This...An interactive frog dissection kit, movies, sounds, and information.
http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/Whole.Frog/
Photographs of frogs of Ecuador, Trinidad, Tobago, and the Lesser Antilles.
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Frogs of South America and the Caribbean, A Photographic Guide This site is now at morley-read.com Click on the region below to see a photographic guide to its frog fauna. Research and photography by Morley Read. Photographs are copyright of Morley Read TRINIDAD TOBAGO THE LESSER ANTILLES ECUADOR AUDIO GUIDES...Information and facts including anatomy, life span, diseases, and history.
http://www.lookd.com/frogs
Guide to the frogs of the Malay Peninsula (Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore), with photos, descriptions, and audio. Includes information about biology and ecology, checklists, field tips, and references.
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I have added listings for a number of our colleagues from Thailand: Miss Dr. Lawan Chanhome, Mr. Montri Sumontha, Dr. Kumthorn Thirakhupt, Miss Sansareeya Wangkulangkul, Dr. Wachira Kitimasak, and Mr. Komsorn Lauprasert. A listing and biography of Wirot Nutphand will...Description of the families of the order, including characteristics and behaviour.
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Anura Fertilization is internal a rare condition in anurans. All species are oviparous, with one species having direct development. The specimen you will see in lab today is sometimes placed in its own family, Ascaphidae. The best character is the tail,...Photos and descriptions of species endemic to the region.
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Nova Scotia Frogs Eight kinds of frogs live in Nova Scotia. The sight and sound of them is part of most peoples childhood experience, although a few misconceptions have given the toads a bit of a bad name they don't deserve. Like their...An eight-year investigation into the cause of a shocking increase in deformed amphibians has sorted out the roles of three prime suspects.
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Science Technology at Scientific American.com: Explaining Frog Deformities ENVIRONMENT An eight-year investigation into the cause of a shocking increase in deformed amphibians has sorted out the roles of three prime suspects CURRENT ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: Naming Names Baby to Brain Subscribe WEB HIGHLIGHTS: Web Awards Readers Favorites SEARCH Advanced Search October 26, 2005 Newsletters|RSS Magazine Content February 2003 issue ENVIRONMENT Explaining Frog Deformities An eight-year investigation into the cause of a shocking...An approach to identifying frog larvae using characteristics of living tadpoles. Includes photographs.
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USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Tadpoles of the United States and Canada: A Tutorial and Key A key for the tadpoles of the United States and Canada features a different format and approach to identifying frog larvae. More details of ontogenetic variation are included than in many keys, and more attention is paid to using characteristics...Video clips of frog calls in QuickTime format.
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Frog Calls Video Clips in Windows Media and QuickTime Formats Force an evolving webumentary Sponsored by the Chicago Herpetological Society More videos at Ravenswood Media, Inc. A webumentary is non-linear. The viewer can choose any video clip, in any order. These clips are formatted for Windows Media. A broadband connection...Images, sounds, and species descriptions.
http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/frogsandtoads/
Comprehensive guide including descriptions, distributions, breeding calls, identification key, and a glossary.
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Frogs of Australia Victoria project is retained only for the great key guide. Work through a series of questions until, finally, your frog is identified. Key guide Stay in touch Get news from frogs.org.au with our mailing lists you'll hear about upcoming events...Includes pictures and details about life span, coloring, reproduction, and habitat of the state's frogs and toads. From Connecticut State Museum of Natural History at UConn.
http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwmnh/frog.htm