Frogs and Toads (Anura)
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 60 specimens of frogs and toads (Anura). These date from 1877 to 2005.
The collection includes roughly 30 specimens of frogs, representing ten species, and 30 specimens of toads, representing nine species. The specimens are in the form of mounts, casts, skeletons, and fluid preservations. The majority of the specimens are from Scotland, but the collection also includes specimens from England, Ireland, France, Portugal, Italy, India, Australia, Chile, Argentina and Mexico. The common frog (Rana temporania), the common toad (Bufo bufo) and the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) are well represented.
About frogs and toads
Researchers think there are around 5,280 species of frogs and toads worldwide. Frogs are characterized by smooth moist skin, long hind legs and a short body that is adapted for a semi-aquatic life. Toads have rougher skin, shorter hind legs and broad flat bodies, and they most often live on land. - Broader term
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