Toad, frog, toad, field hen, the difference?

1, different habits

Frogs often inhabit rivers, ponds and rice paddies, etc., mainly in the grass at the water's edge, and sometimes can lurk into the water. Mostly at night

Toads like to hide in mud holes, under damp stones, in grass, and by the side of ditches. The skin is prone to water loss, so it lurks and hides during the day, and comes out at night and dusk. Adult toads are mostly clustered in the mud and sand under the water or under the moist soil on land to overwinter. Stop eating, to the body stored in the liver sugar to maintain the lowest metabolism, to the next year when the temperature rises to 10 ~ 20 ℃, before the end of hibernation.

Tiger frogs (frogs) have a wide variety of food, including mainly Coleoptera insects, accounting for about 36% of the food, and other insects including Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Homoptera, spiders, earthworms, polypods, shrimp, crabs, loaches, and animal carcasses, etc. The tiger frogs (frogs) are also known for their ability to eat a lot of food. It is hard to believe.

2, different values

Frog meat is tender, less fat, low sugar, rich in protein, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, B vitamins, vitamin C and a variety of hormones.

Tiger frog (frogs) is one of the important economic frogs in China. Because of its unique flavor, delicious taste, high nutritional value, and by the majority of consumers.

From the toad body collected to the eaves crisp, toad clothes have high medical value. The toadstool is processed from the white milky pulp secreted by the glands behind the ears and the dorsal skin glands of the toad's head, which is a traditional valuable medicinal material in China, with the functions of cardiac diuretic, excitation of respiration, elimination of swelling and opening of the orifices, detoxification of diseases, anesthesia and pain relief, and so on.

Toad is an economic animal with high medicinal value. Its whole body is a treasure! Toad crisps, dried toad skin, toad clothes, toad head, toad tongue, toad liver, toad gall and so on are all medicinal materials.

3, the appearance of different

The frog body can be divided into head, trunk and limbs 3 parts. Frogs have four toes on the front feet, five toes on the back feet, and webbing. The frog has two small, slightly bulging bags on either side of its head. These are the frog's eardrums, through which the frog can hear sounds. The frog's back was green, smooth, soft, and patterned, and its belly was white.

The head of the tiger frog (Tanuki) is generally triangular in shape, and there is no clear boundary between the head and the carapace. The end of the head is pointed, which reduces resistance when swimming and facilitates fast swimming. The mouth is very wide, except for feeding, generally rarely open. The eyes are located on the dorsal side of the head or on both sides of the head. There are eyelids above and below, and attached to the eyelids are transparent transient membranes that fold inward, which move up to cover the eyeballs during diving.

The external nostrils have a nasal flap that can be opened and closed at any time, thereby controlling the flow of gas in and out. Males have a pair of light blue sac-like projections on the ventral surface of the head on the lateral part of the pharynx, called vocal sacs, is a **** sounders, can expand the larynx to emit a loud bark like a dog's bark, play a role in attracting females.

The toad is an amphibian with many bumps on the body surface and poisonous glands inside, commonly known as toad, mange thorns, mange lumps treasure. In our country is divided into two kinds of Chinese big toad and black orbital toad. The toadstools extracted from them as well as the toadstools are medicinal herbs in short supply in China.

Toads are amphibious, their skin is full of small holes with permeability, plus they are born without the protection of the amniotic membrane and shell and other structures, resulting in their sensitivity to the environment is higher than that of other taxa, amphibians are considered to be the detection of environmental changes in the weathervane.

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