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In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a single species of frog, out of the more than 7,000 living today, has true teeth on its lower jaw. The culprit, a large marsupial frog named Gastrotheca guentheri, has p
Scientists weren't sure if a rare frog species, Gastrotheca guentheri, had real teeth, so they zoomed in on some froglet jaws to find out.
E-Mail IMAGE: Some frog species have teeth while others are toothless. Still others have a combination of true teeth and toothlike structures. The Solomon Island leaf frog, Cornufer guentheri, has true teeth... view more Credit: Daniel Paluh/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it comes to teeth. Some have tiny teeth on their upper jaws and the roof of their mouths while others sport fanglike structures. Some species are completely toothless. And only one frog, out of the more-than 7,000 species, has true ...
And why they’re even stranger than you’d think.
Last Updated: New Species Of Frog With Thick Granular Skin Discovered In Peruvian Amazon Jungle The state service for natural protected areas revealed that a new species of marsupial frog has been discovered in the Cordillera Colán National Sanctuary. RepresentativeImage/Unsplash The state service for natural protected areas on Monday, April 12 revealed that a new species of marsupial frog has been discovered in the Cordillera Colán National Sanctuary in Peru's Amazon jungle and has been considered as an important discovery in Science. As per an official press release, an agency attach...