#WorldFrogDay

[earthtolezelle]

• World Frog Day, 2024 •

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[rabbitcruiser]

World Frog Day

World Frog Day is an annual celebration celebrated on March 20. Unlike other animals, not all of us love frogs for their looks, appearance, and most importantly, their croak. Most often they are tiny creatures, small in body, and will make us scrunch up our faces. Frogs are amphibians that can be found both on land and in water. They are considered to be predators and play an important role in preserving the environment throughout their lives. In recent years, however, frogs have been critically endangered for several reasons. World Frog Day is an awareness day celebrated to save these living beings and provide them with a safer environment to survive.

History of World Frog Day

World Frog Day has been celebrated since 2014. There is no precise mention of the person or organization that started this awareness day; it was created to save the different frog species from extinction. Frogs are tailless amphibians with origins dating back nearly 256 million years. They were valued as food by the people and also have many cultural roles including literature, symbolism, and religion. Approximately 6,000 known frog species have been found, of which 4,800 recorded frog species have been found around the world except for Antarctica. But around 170 species of frogs have become extinct in the past decade. The reason for their population decline is different, as they are disappearing due to both human activity and fungal infections.

Frog populations have declined significantly since the 1950s and around a third of the world’s species are critically endangered, while more than 120 species are believed to have been extinct since the 1980s. The extinction of certain frogs has been traced back to emerging fungal diseases, habitat destruction and alteration, pollution, climate change, pesticide use, and more. All of this led to an increase in malformations in frogs in particular.

Many conservation biologists around the world are actively working to find and understand the causes of these problems and ways to solve them. Frogs are tailless amphibians of the order. Anura. They are widespread from the tropics to the subarctic regions, but the highest concentration of biodiversity is found in tropical rainforests. The oldest fossil of the “Protofrog” appeared in the early Triassic of Madagascar. However, the dating of the molecular clock suggests that the origin of the frog could stretch further back into the Permian, approximately 265 million years ago.

World Frog Day timeline

265 Million Years Ago Frogs are Discovered

The first species of frogs are discovered.

2014 The First Year of the Celebrations

World Frog Day is first observed.

2016 Frog Numbers have Boomed

Local volunteers help to increase conservation work in Scotland.

2020 The Work in Scotland

A becoming population of common frogs is discovered.

World Frog Day FAQs

Why is World Frog Day celebrated?

It is celebrated to mark the existence of frogs, to create awareness of the different species, and to advocate for their protection.

What is the biggest frog in the world?

The Goliath frog is the largest in the world.

What country has the most frogs?

Brazil has the most frogs with a total Amphibian species count of 1,022.

World Frog Day Activities

Get to know more about frogs

Help raise awareness

Start practicing some new environmental-friendly habits

Get to know about the frogs, their habitats, types, and their ecological roles in detail. It’s sure to be interesting!

Help to raise awareness of the decline in the frog population and the importance of saving them in the community. Instead of killing them, ask them to protect this incredible creature.

Help create some environmental changes such as reducing pollution and pesticide usage to prevent them from being killed. What are you waiting for?

5 Facts About Frogs That Will Leave You Baffled

6,000 species of frogs across the world

Frogs can drink water through their skin

Jump 20 times their body length

Some of them are poisonous

They display vibrant colors

Frogs are among the most diverse animals on land, with more than 6,000 species distributed across various parts of the globe.

Frogs drink water through their skin by absorbing it and have a drinking patch located on their belly and the underside of their thighs via which they absorb water.

One trait that stands out among frogs is their ability to jump and can reach heights of 20 times their body length.

Poison dart frogs have highly toxic skin and one species known as the golden poison frog perfects the ability to kill 10 adult males.

Frogs are not just green or yellow — which are commonly seen during the monsoon months — but display a range of colors from vibrant red to dark blue.

Why We Love World Frog Day

It's aimed to raise awareness

It celebrates these diverse and valuable treasures of the ecosystem

It improves people's overall knowledge about frogs

The primary aim of this day is to raise awareness of the different species of frogs and to protect them further. See what you can do on this day to contribute.

Frogs play a central role in many ecosystems. They control the insect population, and they're a food source for many larger animals. Frogs can also secrete substances through their skin. Some secretions are beneficial and researchers have used some of them to create new antibiotics and painkillers.

Aside from the celebration of the tailless amphibians, it's a day also set aside to help educate the general populace on the different species of frogs that exist, their habitats, how they feed, what is causing their ecological decline, and how we can better protect and save these awesome creatures.

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[the-last-outpost]

“It’s not easy being green” - Kermit #chihuahuangreentoad #worldfrogday https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBbY_DvHTS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[arthistoryanimalia]

For both #WorldFrogDay + #WorldSparrowDay today, here are two ivory nestukes on display together at the The Walters Art Museum:

1. Skull and Toad

Ohara Mitsuhiro, Edo, early-mid 19th c.

2. Stylized Fukurasusume ("fat sparrow")

after Masanao of Kyoto, Edo, early 19th c.

[froggyenchiladas]

🐸Hoppy World Frog Day! 🐸 Celebrate by getting some cute frog merch! Go to froggyenchiladas.com to get these unfrogettably cute items! Thank you!

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[sciencefor]

Happy World Frog Day! #frog #worldfrogday #herpetofauna 

[rebeccasblogsphotosandmore]

Happy World Frog Day

Happy World Frog Day #worldfrogday

As many of you know, today, March 20, 2023 is the first day of spring. But, today is also World Frog Day. I love frogs. I mean they eat bugs. But I also love listening to them late at night. Of course, right now in mid-Michigan we are still experiencing cold, snowy weather. Today, the wind is making everything feel extra cold. Hopefully, soon I can open up the windows to listen to the frogs…

[stickyfrogs]

Happy World Frog Day to everyone from all the Stickyfrogs! 🌏🐸

This World Frog Day the Stickyfrogs send their Biggest Smiles and Most Abundant Buckets of Treaties to all their vulnerable and endangered cousins in the wild and the Wonderful Frog Scientists helping them!

[myfrogcroaked]

What Are Frogs? F antastic at eating insects R educe rotting vegetation in rivers O rchestra members of nature G oing extinct from chytrid fungus S how them more love today, and every day! Happy World Frog Day! 🐸

Source: MyFrogCroaked on Instagram

[biteybabi]

Happy world frog day! I haven’t got a photo of a pet frog yet, so have this little smiling guy from the interwebs!!

[toasty-draws]

Happy World Frog Day! The critically endangered Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) with less than 50 mature frogs in the wild.

[emanuro]

Happy #worldfrogday everyone! Here’s a beautiful male Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) from the amazing forest of Darien National Park, Panama. #frog #dartfrog #Dendrobates #darien #amphibian #conservation #nature #picoftheday #panama #rainforest @ilcp_photographers https://www.instagram.com/p/CMp4ILMAhC8/?igshid=upm844zda197

[sophiecorrigan]

Here's a reason to smile - it's #WorldFrogDay! 💚🐸 https://www.instagram.com/p/B999T3UJOqp/?igshid=1ngfnjmonfwd3

[the-last-outpost]

Magnificent Treefrog (Ranoidea splendida) at Sedgwick County Zoo #worldfrogday #magnificenttreefrog #frogs #frogsofinstagram #amphibians #amphibiansofinstagram #zoos #sedgwickcountyzoo #zoophotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CbViAkwuxMT/?utm_medium=tumblr

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldFrogDay: Picasso’s #Frogs 🐸

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)

1. The Toad (Le Crapaud), 1949

Lithograph on zinc; image: 19 5/8 x 25 1/4" (49.9 x 64.1 cm)

2. The Frogs (Les Grenouilles), from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle), 1936, published 1942

Aquatint & drypoint; image: 10 9/16 x 8 5/16 in (26.9 x 21.1 cm)

3. The Toad (Le Crapaud), from Eaux-fortes originales pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire Naturelle), 1936, published 1942

Aquatint & drypoint; image: 10 7/16 x 8 1/4 in (26.5 x 20.9 cm)

4. Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014)

Picasso Discovering a Toad, 1968

Gelatin-silver print; image: 10 7/8 × 7 3/16 in (27.62 × 18.26 cm)

1. MOMA, 2. MOMA, 3. PMA, 4. LACMA

1-3 © Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York [educational use]

4 © Lucien Clergue / DACS, London [educational use]

[elementalgrowth]

The Frog unites the elements of water and earth, bringing Joy, delight and healing and it's singing and hopping, and leaving you to the secret spring from which you may be refreshed and renewed. . . A cold-blooded creature living half on a land and half in the water, the Frog possesses an extremely sensitive skin, considered magical by Shaman's. A companion of the rain Spirits, the Frog can help you develop your sensitivity to others, to healing and to sound through your skin and your whole body and aura. . . Nothing is what it appears to be, and life is more fun than you ever supposed! There is hidden Beauty and hidden power and all of Nature, and when you open yourself up to this you will feel close to the goddess and close to both the earth and the water element. Look for the Beauty and the magic behind appearances. . . All that you have to remember is that frogs bring medicine, and Medicine brings healing! . . Happy world FROG day 💚🌎🐸 . . #shamanicjourney #kambohealing #dmttrip #dmtworld #worldfrogday #dmtart #dmtravelseries #kambo #kambomedicine #frogs #nationalgeographiclearning #5meodmt #frogsofinstagram #kamboja #dmtravels #worldfrogday2020 #psychedelicartwork #dmtips #psychonaut #shamanichealing #froggy_explorers #amazonrainforest #psychedelicsoul #kamboceremony #frogday #froglove #kambofrog #kambohealingme #nationalgeographic_ #frog🐸 (at Toronto C•A•N•A•D•A) https://www.instagram.com/p/B99RUgxHSA1/?igshid=1da5haux0blbd