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The Tailed Frog That Has No Tail: What Anura's Name Really Means

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Nature Atlas. "The Tailed Frog That Has No Tail: What Anura's Name Really Means." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/articles/anura-tailed-frog-with-no-tail.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). The Tailed Frog That Has No Tail: What Anura's Name Really Means. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/articles/anura-tailed-frog-with-no-tail

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@misc{natureatlas-the-tailed-frog-that-has-no-tail-what-an,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {The Tailed Frog That Has No Tail: What Anura's Name Really Means},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/articles/anura-tailed-frog-with-no-tail},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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Frog (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia Frog article, sections Etymology, Morphology and physiology, Taxonomy, Call

Quote, Wikipedia Frog article, sections Etymology, Morphology and physiology, Taxonomy, Call

Adult frogs have a stout body, protruding eyes, anteriorly-attached tongue, limbs folded underneath, and no tail (the "tail" of tailed frogs is an extension of the male cloaca).

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