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	Frog - LoveToKnow 1911
		FROG, 1 a name in zoology, of somewhat wide application, strictly for an animal belonging to the family Ranidae, but also used of some other families of the order Ecaudata of the sub-class Batrachia.
		Frogs proper are typified by the common British species, Rana temporaria, and its allies, such as the edible frog, R.
		The curious horned frog of the Solomon Islands, Ceratobatrachus guentheri, which can hardly be separated from the Ranidae, has teeth in the lower jaw in both sexes, whilst a few forms, such as Dendrobates and Cardioglossa, which on this account have been placed in a distinct family, have no teeth at all, as in toads.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Frog (503 words)

	edible frog - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Tree Frog, also tree toad, common name for a family of small to medium-sized, often brightly colored frogs, found in temperate and tropical areas...
		Bullfrog, common name for a frog of the true frog family, named for the males' deep resonant call, which sounds something like a bull's bellow.
		Edible frog edible fruit edible mussel edible nut edible sea urchin edible seed edible snail
	ca.encarta.msn.com /edible_frog.html (176 words)

	Frog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frog populations have declined dramatically since the 1950s, with more than one third of species believed to be threatened with extinction and more than 120 species suspected to have become extinct since the 1980s.
		Frogs are used as a food source; frog legs are a delicacy in China, France, and in many parts of the American South, especially Louisiana.
		Frogs are used in cloning research and other branches of embryology because frogs are among the closest living relatives of man to lack egg shells characteristic of most other vertebrates, and therefore facilitate observations of early development.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frog (5133 words)

	Frog (animal) - MSN Encarta
		Adult frogs are often used to teach students about the anatomy and physiology of vertebrates, or animals that have a backbone.
		Frogs are ectotherms (commonly referred to as cold-blooded), which means that their body temperature depends on the temperature of the surrounding environment.
		For example, many frogs that live where the winters are cold spend the winter months buried in the mud at the bottom of a pond, and desert-dwelling species may burrow under the sand during the dry season or to escape extreme heat.
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	Edible frog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is used for food, particularly in France for the delicacy Frogs' legs.
		Rana esculenta is a hybrid between the Pool Frog (Rana lessonae) and the Marsh Frog (Rana ridibunda), hence the addition of the "kl." (for klepton or synklepton) in the species name.
		The hybrid populations are propagated by female edible frogs mating with males of one of the parental species.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edible_frog (199 words)

	Wikinfo \| Frog
		Frogs are a a diverse group, and there are 4800 species.
		The most familiar frogs are the Bullfrog, the Edible frog, the Leopard Frogs, and the Green Frogs.
		To have "a frog in the throat" is to have a dry throat, or a minor throat irritation, less severe than a sore throat.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Frog (783 words)

	frog
		Note: The edible frog of Europe ({Rana esculenta}) is extensively used as food; the American bullfrog ({R. Catesbiana}) is remarkable for its great size and loud voice.
		The only species of frog existing in Palestine is the green frog (Rana esculenta), the well-known edible frog of the Continent.
		The first mention of frogs in profane literature is in Homer's narrative of the war between them and the mice.
	www.beetfoundation.com /words/f/frog.html (647 words)

	Hop to It - Irish Frog Survey - Frog Facts from Around the World
		Frogs are found north of the Arctic Circle, in tropical rainforests and in alpine regions of the world.
		The frog breeds in caves and when the young turn into froglets they climb on their mothers back and she carries them to a more suitable habitat.
		These are the moor frog (Rana arvalis), common frog (Rana temporaria), European tree frog (Hyla arborea), edible frog (Rana esculenta), marsh frog (Rana esculenta ridibunda) and the agile frog (Rana dalmatina).
	www.ipcc.ie /worldfrogs.html (1300 words)

	General information for Frog, edible
		There are few reports of allergy to frog, although at least three cases with severe symptoms have been reported.
		This allergy seems to occur after individuals develop allergy to fish in most cases although two cases have been reported which seem to show direct sensitisation by frog.
		This entry also contains information on other edible frogs including the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana (NEWT 8400, ITIS 173441).
	foodallergens.ifr.ac.uk /food.lasso?selected_food=5004 (65 words)

	JCU - Mirza Kusrini - PhD Thesis Project Abstract
		The reason for this criticism is the possible impact of the frog trade, causing both diminishing populations of frogs and increasing use of pesticides as the frogs' role as biological controls is lost (Abdulali, 1985; Barfield, 1986; Oza, 1994).
		The harvest of edible frogs from Java has been going on for many years, and may be negatively affecting frog populations.
		Although concerns have been raised about the possibility of reductions in frog populations caused by frog hunting, it is possible that the impact of frog hunting on these populations is not as great as people fear.
	www.jcu.edu.au /school/tbiol/zoology/herp/current/mikiabst.shtml (778 words)

	Edible frog -- Edible Frog Scientific classification Domain:Eukaryota Ki... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Rana esculenta is a hybrid between Pool Frog (Rana lessonae) and the Marsh Frog (Rana ridibunda), hence the addition of the kl.
		However when edible frogs mate with each other, their offsprings are often misformed, so a pure population of edible frogs cannot survive.
		In nature the female edible frogs usually mate with males of one of the other two species to keep the hybrid population alive, leaving the male edible frogs without descendents.
	edible-frog.en.tracking24.net (182 words)

	Edible frog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		It is often used for food, particularly in France for the delicacy Frogs' legs.Females are between 5 to 9 cm long, males between 6 to 11 cm.
		Howeverwhen edible frogs mate with each other, their offsprings are often misformed, so a pure population of edible frogs cannotsurvive.
		In nature the female edible frogs usually mate with males of one of the other two species to keep the hybrid populationalive, leaving the male edible frogs without descendents.
	www.therfcc.org /edible-frog-99724.html (155 words)

	www.pollywog.co.uk: Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) Care Sheet
		Edible Frogs are mainly aquatic and require a large aquarium.
		Juvenile Frogs should be fed daily with a mixture of suitably sized insects including small crickets and mini-mealworm.
		Adult Frogs should be fed every two-three days with a mixture of crickets, regular mealworms, earthworms, waxworms, and curly-flies.
	www.pollywog.co.uk /ediblefrogcaresheet.html (306 words)

	Wildlife in our garden: frogs, toads and newts
		Frogs often deposit their eggs in big lumps and some toads in long lines, newts deposit their eggs individually and attach them to waterplants.
		Frogs are extremely voracious and will do crazy things just to get a bite to eat, such as sudden high jumps, or sneaking through the water.
		Their hind legs are much weaker than those of the frog and consequently they do not jump as well as frogs do.
	www.gardensafari.net /english/frogs.htm (1685 words)

	Edible frog: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In nature the female edible frogs usually mate with males of one of the other two species to keep the hybrid population alive, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Amplexus is the process when the male frog grasps the female with his front legs while she lays her eggs....
		(is a terrestrial frog endemic to the dry gran chaco region...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/edible_frog.htm (572 words)

	Frog in TutorGig Dictionary
		Frog eater, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English.
		Frog spit (Zool.), the frothy exudation of the frog hopper; -- called also frog spittle.
		frog n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian] 2: a person of French descent [syn: Gaul] 3: a decorative loop of braid or cord [syn: frogs] [also: frogging, frogged]
	www.tutorgig.com /d/Frog (664 words)

	Western Palearctic Water Frogs Abstracts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Changes in the food composition of Edible Frog (Rana esculenta complex) was observed to change over a 9-year period.
		This frog is known as a generalist and opportunistic forager, and its diet may reflect changes in the invertebrate biodiversity of its habitat.
		In the reservoir, the dominant food type during the first sampling period was dipterans (mainly chironomids), however as the wetland vegetation evolved the dipteran content decreased and spiders, beetles, heteropterans and snails gradually appeared in the diet.
	evolution.genetics.washington.edu /PBhtmls/abstracts/food.html (282 words)

	Marsh Frog - Rana Ridibunda
		The three introduced species of water frog may be difficult to positively identify without capture, the marsh frog has a proportionally longer heal to the hind leg, which when extended along the body reaches the tip of the snout.
		However, the marsh frog is a voracious predator and further spread of this species in the UK is inadvisable due to unknown impact on native herpetofauna, and illegal under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
		Male marsh frog croaking, note the grey appearance of the inflated vocal sacs, a useful aid to identification of this species.
	www.herpetofauna.co.uk /marsh_frog.htm (355 words)

	Definition of Edible from dictionary.net
		Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.
		Edible crab (Zo["o]l.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus).
		Edible snail (Zo["o]l.), any snail used as food, esp. Helix pomatia and H.
	www.dictionary.net /edible (66 words)

	Other Amphibians
		Edible Frog (Pelophylax esculentus - formerly Rana esculenta)
		These three frogs form an unusual species complex due not only to their close relationship but also the results of them interbreeding.
		The Marsh Frog was introduced in the mid thirties on the edge of Romney Marsh.
	www.herpconstrust.org.uk /animals/other_amphibians.htm (1103 words)

	ipedia.com: Frog Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The most familiar frogs are the Bullfrog, the Edible frog, the Leopard frogs, Spring Peepers, Poison dart frogs, and the Green Frogs.
		This family has a bicornuated tongue that is attached in front: They also have a tympanum on each side of their head, which is involved in hearing.
		Frogs eat insects such as mosquitoes and small animals such as minnows.
	www.ipedia.com /frog.html (759 words)

	Tracking the Vanishing Frogs
		Recognizing that frogs are a 'living barometer' of the earth's environmental health, a number of biologists set out to discover why.
		The preferred frog for the French was their own Rana esculenta, commonly called the green frog or --even more appropriately, considering its fate--the edible frog.
		If you figure that one pair of frog legs weighs a quarter of a pound (a generous estimate), then about 26 million frogs were captured and killed during each of those years to serve the American frog-leg appetite.
	www.ecobooks.com /books/outofprint/frogs.htm (1188 words)

	sh: British Wildlife - This series of picture cards is offered in the interests of education by Brooke Bond
		It lives on mice and frogs - rabbits and hares - It takes ground nesting birds and raids fowl pens - and has many foes - from huntsman and hounds to the irate poultry keeper - but it is a cunning creature.
		The frog is a well known inhabitant of the British countryside - haunting damp meadows and marshy ground.
		The edible frog is a much more aquatic species than the common frog and does not wander far from the water in which it dives and swims with such skill.
	www.whom.co.uk /squelch/british_wildlife.htm (4768 words)

	Toads, frogs, the Humming-bird Hawk Moth and the Mud-dauber Wasp — Ayton Web Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Frogs are Pool Frogs, but (and this is the juicy bit) they interbreed.
		The last two types of edible frog seem to get along best with other edible frogs, and while most of their offspring are like their parents, a few will be proper marsh or pool frogs.
		Scientists can only sort them out by looking at their chromosomes, and it seems that the frogs themselves might find things a bit confusing, but they are a notoriously randy group of animals and will even have a go at mating with goldfish in nothing more froggy is in the offing.
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	frogs and toads for children
		These frogs are difficult to identify as they like to jump into the water when disturbed and so all you hear is a series of 'plops' as you approach the places where they like to bask in the sun.!
		This is not a different species of frog, but one of those rare examples of frogs who are born without any pigmentation, both in their skin, which is white, and in their eyes, which are red.
		The frogs are in the ponds mating and laying loads of frogspawn.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /conker/pond-dip/frogs.htm (2522 words)

	Ladywildlife's Common Frog Page
		The frog hibernates from November to March either on land in a secluded spot, or underwater, hidden in the soft mud.
		Man is a predator of the common frog: large numbers are caught every year for use in school and research laboratories.
		In France and Belgium the frog is eaten in early spring, when the large edible adults are hibernating.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/commonfrog.html (811 words)

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		Together with his own experience of wild and captive bred Pool Frogs (Rana lessonae) he felt that the Norfolk population differed from known introduced populations particularly by their behaviour and brown colour.
		The water frog species have been subject to detailed bio-acoustic analysis in the past (Kuhn and Schneider 1984, Radwan and Schneider 1998, Schneider and Egiasarjan E.M. 1991, and Schneider and Haxhiu 1994).
		8 pp 352-353 Boulenger G. On the origin of the Edible Frog in England The Zoologist (Ser.3) 8 pp 265-269 Buckley J 1986 Water Frogs in Norfolk Trans.
	www.ph.surrey.ac.uk /~phs3sd/word_files/berlin_rev.doc (1305 words)

	FROGLOG 52-2
		Moor frogs formed compact choruses and built egg-mats unlike the agile frogs, which dispersed their eggs.
		Marsh frogs (from the green frog complex) are a rare species in the region.
		Gubányi, A. and Creemers, R. (1994) Population structure of water frogs in a floodplain of the river Danube (Szigetköz) in Hungary.
	www.open.ac.uk /daptf/froglog/FROGLOG-52-2.html (684 words)

	Edible Massage Oils (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Edible mushroom 1: ition to literally hundreds of thousands of other edible species.
		esculenta'') is a name for th 22: eep the hybrid population alive, leaving the male edible frogs without descendents.
		List of edible fish 1: of fish common names where the most obviously unedible species are removed.
	www.elusiveeye.com /side9085-edible-massage-oils.html (807 words)

	FROG - Online Information article about FROG
		close resemblance to the toads, Bufonidae, and are therefore placed far away from the true frogs, however great the superficial resemblance between them.
		Asia, arboreal frogs, some of which are remarkable for the extremely See also:
		The curious horned frog of the Solomon Islands, Ceratobatrachus guentheri, which can hardly be separated from the Ranidae, has teeth in the lower jaw in both sexes, whilst a few forms, such as Dendrobates and Cardioglossa, which on this See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /FRA_GAE/FROG.html (1284 words)

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