freefall22600
Jan 9, 2008, 08:25 PM
What Is The Name Of The Cry Made By A Frog
kp2171
Jan 9, 2008, 08:54 PM
Its often called a "trill"
Questionshelp
Jan 10, 2008, 08:08 AM
Some frog calls are so loud, they can be heard up to a mile away. The call of a frog is unique to its species. Frogs call by passing air through the larynx in the throat. In most calling frogs, the sound is amplified by one or more vocal sacs, membranes of skin under the throat or on the corner of the mouth that distend during the amplification of the call. The field of neuroethology studies the neurocircuitry that underlies frog audition.
Some frogs lack vocal sacs, such as those from the genera Heleioporus and Neobatrachus, but these species can still produce a loud call. Their buccal cavity is enlarged and dome-shaped, acting as a resonance chamber that amplifies their call. Species of frog without vocal sacs and that do not have a loud call tend to inhabit areas close to flowing water. The noise of flowing water overpowers any call, so they must communicate by other means.
The main reason for calling is to allow males to attract a mate. Males call either individually or in a group called a chorus. Females of many frog species, for example Polypedates leucomystax, produce calls reciprocal to the males', which act as the catalyst for the enhancement of reproductive activity in a breeding colony. A male frog emits a release call when mounted by another male. Tropical species also have a rain call that they make on the basis of humidity cues prior to a rain shower. Many species also have a territorial call that is used to chase away other males. All of these calls are emitted with the mouth of the frog closed.
A distress call, emitted by some frogs when they are in danger, is produced with the mouth open, resulting in a higher-pitched call. The effectiveness of the call is unknown; however, it is suspected the call intrigues the predator until another animal is attracted, distracting them enough for its escape.
Many species of frog have deep calls, or croaks.
I hope this was a help.
kp2171
Jan 10, 2008, 09:10 AM
Some frog calls are so loud.....
I hope this was a help.
Uh... if you are just copying and pasting from another internet site its good form to state that. Your "post" is taken from:
Frog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog)
Questionshelp
Jan 10, 2008, 10:19 AM
Ok sorry. It came from.
Frog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog)