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1. There are over 6,000 species of frogs!

2. Frogs are found on every continent, excluding Antarctica

3. Some frogs can jump over 20 times their own height!

4. Male and female frogs have different sized ears

5. Frogs shed their skin and eat it

6. Croaking is a method male frogs use to attract a mate

7. Frogs absorb water via their skin rather than drinking it

8. Frogs can lay up to 4,000 eggs at once

9. The golden dart frog is the most poisonous frog on Earth

10. A group of frogs is called an army<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11. You can see the organs of a glass frog through its transparent skin

12. Most frogs have teeth

13. Most frogs breathe through their nostrils

14. The study of frogs is called Herpetology

15. Frogs sleep with their eyes open

16. No frog species shares the same croak

17. Frogs swallow food using their eyes

18. The worlds biggest frog is called the Goliath Frog

19. Frogs cannot live in salt water

20. Frogs have sticky, muscular tongues to catch their prey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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21. Frog eggs usually grow faster in warm water

22. Some frog species have tails

23. Frogs have flattened skulls

24. Frogs have night vision

25. Some frogs don’t have webbed toes

26. Some frogs without tongues use their fingers to catch prey

27. Frog skin is covered in mucous glands

28. A group of frog eggs is called a frogspawn

29. Tadpoles have no lungs, having gills instead

30. Frogs have an enormous field of view – nearly 360 degrees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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31. Frogs hibernate

32. Every year that a frog hibernates, they grow an extra layer of bone

33. A frog’s eyes and nose are found on the top of their head

34. Nearly 88% of amphibians are either frogs or toads

35. Frogs are carnivorous

36. All toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads

37. Approximately 100 new species of frogs are discovered annually

38. If their skin dries up, the frog will die

39. People used to believe that frogs fell to Earth during rainfall

40. Brightly colored frogs are colored that way to warn predators that they are dangerous<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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41. Many frog species are at risk of extinction :(<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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