hairy frog

noun

1. a W African frog, Astylosternus robustus, the males of which have glandular hairlike processes on the flanks

Example Sentences

Then there is the so-called "horror frog" or hairy frog, which can break its own bones to pierce through its toes and form makeshift claws.

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Among these may be mentioned the hairy frog of West Africa, Trichobatrachus robustus, some specimens of which have the sides of the body and of the hind limbs covered with long villosities, the function of which is unknown, and its ally Gampsosteonyx batesi, in which the last phalanx of the fingers and toes is sharp, claw-like and perforates the skin.

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