Frog Facts & Trivia

Frog Facts

• There is no taxonomic distinction between frogs and toads
• Each species of frog has a unique call
• Many frogs are at risk of extinction
• Frogs are carnivorous, feeding mostly on insects and invertebrates
• Frogs use their sticky, muscular tongue to catch and swallow food.
• There are approximately 4,740 species of frogs around the entire world.
• Frogs can be found almost anywhere except the Antartica.
• Frogs have webbed feet for swimming.
• Frog enemies are bats, heron, fish racoons, snakes, turtles and humans.
• Male frogs sing.
• Frogs hibernate in the wintertime.
• A frog usually has smooth, moist, skin, is slimy and jumps
• A frog won’t turn into a prince, no matter how many times you kiss him!
• The largest living species of frog is the Goliath frog, which can weigh as much as 8 pounds
• Frogs absorb water through their skin.
• There are about 90 species of frogs in the United States.
• The largest from is the Goliath frog which can grow up to 7 pounds.
• Frogs can live up to seven years.
• The Cricket frog can leap 40 times its length in one jump!
• Frogs can breathe by means of the lungs and also through their skin.
• A group of frogs is called an army.
• Asian tree frogs build nests in trees over water so that when the tadpoles hatch they drop directly into the water.
• Since Pictish times, the frog has been considered lucky in Scotland.
• In Egypt the frog is the symbol of life and fertility,
• A frog’s eyes bulge out so he can see in almost any direction.
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Amphibia
• Order: Carnivora
• Family: Neobatrachian

Frog Movies

• The Princess and the Frog (2009)
• Freddie the Frog (1992)
• Frogs (1972)

Frog Songs

• Kiss That Frog by Peter Gabriel
• Peace Frog by The Doors
• The Frog Prince by Keane
• The Little Green Frog Song by Rainbow Songs

Famous Frogs

• Dig ’emHoney Smacks advertising logo
• Frogger, from a video game
• Kermit the Frog, from the TV show “Sesame Street”
• Mr. Toad, from the novel “The Wind in the Willows”
• Robin,Kermit the Frog;s nephew, from the TV show “Sesame Street”
• Prince Frederic, from the movie “Freddie the Frog”
• Prince Naveen and Princess Tiana, from the movie “The Princess and the Frog”
• Trevor, from the novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”