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How are tree frogs, flying frogs, hairy frogs and bull frogs different from the common frog?

All these frogs spawn in the water in the same way as the common frog, but they each have developed peculiarities as a result of their having to find other places to live when their traditional homes have been either threatened or destroyed, for any reason.

The tree frog is one of a large family of frogs and toads that live in trees. It has adhesive pads on its fingers and toes so that it can cling to the bark or leaves of trees. It is usually green, and lives throughout Europe. There is another kind of tree frog living in Asia and the tropical areas of Africa that has an interesting habit of whipping up the jelly-like substance, or matter, surrounding its eggs, into a foam. This floats on top of the water. Then, undercover, each egg becomes a tadpole and pushes its way through the foam into the water to begin its metamorphosis, or natural change in form, into a frog.

The flying frog has membrane — fine skin, filling the space between its toes and fingers so that when expanded, they act as wings. This allows the flying frog to glide through the air, flitting from one tree to another, and so spending the greater part of its life at the top of high trees. The best known of these frogs is the green and black Wallace’s flying frog which is about 7.5 cm (3 in) long and lives in Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.

There is the male of a breed of frogs living in West Africa called the hairy frog. Naturally enough, it is so called because it has thighs and flanks which are covered in dark woolly hair. This hair helps him to gain the extra oxygen he needs during the breeding season. He absorbs the air through his skin.

The bull frog which breeds in the USA has edible back legs. These are considered a rare delicacy, because the frog takes five years to grow to maturity and so the legs are not very plentiful. However, the name ‘bull frog’ is given quite generally, though incorrectly, to any frog making a particularly noisy croak. A lot of frogs do this during the mating season, or when in pain.