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The Most Rare Frog In The World
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At the end of the tadpole stage, frogs undergo metamorphosis, in which they undergo a transition into the adult form. This metamorphosis last typically only 24 hours and consists of:
- The disappearance of the gill pouch, making the front legs visible.
- The transformation of the jaws into the big jaws of predatory frogs (most tadpoles are scrapers of algae or are filter feeders)
- The transformation of the digestive system: the long spiral gut of the larva is being replaced by the typical short gut of a predator.
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