frog

Japanese: frog
frog

…A general term for amphibians belonging to the order Anura. Adults undergo complete metamorphosis and have a different form from larvae (so-called tadpoles). The English name is generally frog, but toads that look like toads are often called toads. They are distributed on every continent of the world except the polar regions, and have adapted to and lived in all kinds of environments, from plains to highlands, and from underwater except for seawater to desert areas. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "frog" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…無尾目Anuraに属する両生類の総称で,成体は完全に変態し幼生(いわゆるオタマジャクシ)とは形態を異にする。英名は一般にはfrogであるが,ヒキガエルのような外観のものをtoadと呼ぶことが多い。極地を除く世界の各大陸に分布し,平地から高地,海水を除く水中から砂漠地帯まで,あらゆる環境に適応放散してすみついている。…

※「frog」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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