bronxzoofrank Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo While working at the Bronx Zoo, I had the good fortune to breed Kihansi Spray Toads – an endangered species that gives birth to fully-formed toadlets – and the amazing skin-brooding Surinam Toad. Yet these are but two examples of the amazing diversity of odd frog breeding strategies, none of which resemble what might be called “normal” frog behavior! Among the world’s 6,400+ frog species, we find tadpoles that eat bark, their mother’s eggs and even their father’s skin, along with parents that carry eggs or young in skin pouches, vocal sacs and even stomachs. None, however, were known to give birth to live tadpoles. As you’ll see below, a herpetologist’s extremely lucky catch, at just the right moment, changed that recently – one can only guess at what will come next! http://bit.ly/1w4wJ3Q Please also check out my posts on Twitter http://bitly.com/JP27Nj and Facebook http://on.fb.me/KckP1m My Bio, with photos of animals I’ve been lucky enough to work with: http://bitly.com/LC8Lbp Best Regards, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 This is very interesting! Thank you showing us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I think the african bullfrog has fangs along with pacman frog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I think the african bullfrog has fangs along with pacman frog. He mentions something like that in his post:http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2015/01/07/frog-facts-new-species-fangs-gives-birth-live-tadpoles/#.VLC6oWTF-QN Though I am not sure if the teeth are long enough to be considered fangs for those two frog species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronxzoofrank Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 I think the african bullfrog has fangs along with pacman frog. Hello, Yes, both you mention have bony projections rising up from the lower jaw; not true teeth, just common usage; technically known as odontoid structures, best, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Ah, thanks for explanation BronxZooFrank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronxzoofrank Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 This is very interesting! Thank you showing us! Much appreciated..glad you enjoyed! happy, healthy New Year, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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