How Different Species Of Frogs Jump
- 10 years ago
Bullfrogs can cover almost a yard in a single leap, and trees frogs can jump 150 times their own body length, but recent scientific evidence shows that not all frogs jump the same way. According to a study from researchers from the Australian National University, different frogs have various ways of jumping depending on the habitat that they naturally live in.
Bullfrogs can cover almost a yard in a single leap, and tree frogs can jump 150 times their own body length, but recent scientific evidence shows that not all frogs jump the same way.
According to a study from researchers at Australian National University, frogs have various ways of jumping depending on the species and their natural habitat.
Researchers analyzed how nearly 230 wild frogs from around 30 different species jumped by recording their movement on two high-speed cameras that created a three dimensional image.
Computer analysis then calculated the distance, speed, and height of each frog‘s jump.
For example, tree frogs can jump high, but they can only cover small distances, compared to aquatic frogs that jump far, but stay lower to the ground.
According to lead researcher Marta Vidal-Garcia: “Burrowing frogs have very squat bodies and short limbs. This is because they tend to occupy arid environments so this helps to minimize water loss through their permeable skin. The aquatic frogs, however, have more streamlined bodies with longer limbs to improve swimming ability."
Most of the frogs were observed at night during breeding season when they were most active.
Bullfrogs can cover almost a yard in a single leap, and tree frogs can jump 150 times their own body length, but recent scientific evidence shows that not all frogs jump the same way.
According to a study from researchers at Australian National University, frogs have various ways of jumping depending on the species and their natural habitat.
Researchers analyzed how nearly 230 wild frogs from around 30 different species jumped by recording their movement on two high-speed cameras that created a three dimensional image.
Computer analysis then calculated the distance, speed, and height of each frog‘s jump.
For example, tree frogs can jump high, but they can only cover small distances, compared to aquatic frogs that jump far, but stay lower to the ground.
According to lead researcher Marta Vidal-Garcia: “Burrowing frogs have very squat bodies and short limbs. This is because they tend to occupy arid environments so this helps to minimize water loss through their permeable skin. The aquatic frogs, however, have more streamlined bodies with longer limbs to improve swimming ability."
Most of the frogs were observed at night during breeding season when they were most active.