Fanged Frog

Hi people,

Just not long ago, a new groups of frogs which were known as fanged frogs were discover on an Indonesian island of Sulawesi. These frogs were very unique and different from other frogs as they had fangs. These fangs that they had were not exactly teeth, but they were actually jaw protrusions.

Normally, people would never have imagined a frog that has fangs, but now after thorough research, by scientists these particular species of frogs had finally been found. What's more interesting about these fangs is that they are not visible past the gumline. They are always hidden. I do not know the reason for this, but it should be because if the fangs are visible, it would be very difficult for the frog to close its mouth.

The fanged frog is very special as it has fangs that are about the same as snakes, just that its fangs are just smaller. When I first saw the fanged frog, I actually thought that it could be venom or poison in the fangs which would be transmitted to its prey. Thus, I thought that it a very dangerous insect where man has to have precaution when dealing with it. Besides all this, I really admire the people who make such discoveries. These people are not afraid of species of organisms that has never been discovered before and thus they never know what their lives could be up against.

In conclusion, I feel that not a lot of information has been provided on these fanged frogs yet, as people has just discovered such species. I hope that in the next few months to come, more in depth research could be done on the species as I am really interested in them.

Link: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/pictures/110816-fanged-frogs-new-species-indonesia-sulawesi-science/