Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
From your garden variety toad to lethal poison dart frogs, these little amphibians are full of surprises. Learn more with our list of informative frog facts.
1. There are frogs on all of Earth’s continents except Antarctica.
2. Poison dart frogs are among the most poisonous animals in the world.
3. The Rhacophorus nigropalmatus frog can glide through the air using skin flaps on its sides and the webbing between its toes.
4. Alaskan wood frogs have evolved the ability to survive in an almost-entirely frozen state during hard winters.
5. The flat-headed frog of Borneo has developed the ability to breathe without lungs.
6. The frog life cycle is a process known as metamorphosis, so-called because they change form multiple times.
7. One of the main differences between frogs and toads is that frogs need to stay by water to survive, whereas toads can survive without constant access to moisture.
8. The purple frog spends all of its life underground, with the exception of a few weeks every year when it comes aboveground to mate.
9. Some frog species, such as the Senegal running frog and the red-banded rubber frog, move across land by walking rather than hopping.
10. As their common name suggests, the venom of poison dart frogs used to be the source for the poison in darts made by native hunters in the rainforest.
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From your garden variety toad to lethal poison dart frogs, these little amphibians are full of surprises. Learn more with our list of informative frog facts.
1. There are frogs on all of Earth’s continents except Antarctica.
2. Poison dart frogs are among the most poisonous animals in the world.
3. The Rhacophorus nigropalmatus frog can glide through the air using skin flaps on its sides and the webbing between its toes.
4. Alaskan wood frogs have evolved the ability to survive in an almost-entirely frozen state during hard winters.
5. The flat-headed frog of Borneo has developed the ability to breathe without lungs.
6. The frog life cycle is a process known as metamorphosis, so-called because they change form multiple times.
7. One of the main differences between frogs and toads is that frogs need to stay by water to survive, whereas toads can survive without constant access to moisture.
8. The purple frog spends all of its life underground, with the exception of a few weeks every year when it comes aboveground to mate.
9. Some frog species, such as the Senegal running frog and the red-banded rubber frog, move across land by walking rather than hopping.
10. As their common name suggests, the venom of poison dart frogs used to be the source for the poison in darts made by native hunters in the rainforest.
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