Ranidae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	true frog

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A bullfrog sits on a lily pad in a pond. All types of frogs make their homes near fresh water.

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Raninae Petropedetinae African bullfrog leopard frog Rana wood frog bullfrog marsh frog green frog common frog poison frog tree frog Leptodactylidae clawed frog Myobatrachidae tailed frog 7 Awesome Frog Species of the Tropics 7 Awesome Frog Species of Canada and the United States What’s the Difference Between a Frog and a Toad?How do frogs breathe?

Mamba. Black mamba snake in a tree in South Africa. The best known Mamba is the black mamba, D. polylepis (Dendroaspis polylepis). Among deadliest of the world's snakes.

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Black eyed tree frog (Agalychnis moreletii)

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Lion (panthera leo)

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The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024

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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

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