Frog Anatomy

animals

Frogs breathe underwater primarily through their skin and, in early life stages, through gills, while adult frogs also rely on lungs and buccopharyngeal lining. This process, ca...

Animals & Wildlife

Frogs breathe using multiple methods that change as they move from aquatic larvae to land-dwelling adults. Respiration occurs through gills in tadpoles, lungs in adults, and gas...

amphibian-anatomy

The nictitating membrane is a transparent or lightly pigmented protective eyelid that sweeps across the eye to moisten, clean, and shield it; the tympanic membrane is the eardru...