Kids ASK! about Pets & Animals

Yes they do! Though not exactly the kind you see in the picture on the left.

Frogs have teeth only in the upper jaw. These are called maxillary teeth and are used to hold their prey before swallowing. Tadpoles have teeth too! They are made of keratin, the same property that makes fingernails, horns and hair!

Strangely enough, toads do not have teeth.

References:
- Tyler, Michael. (2004). It’s true! Frogs are cannibals. East Melbourne : Allen & Unwin.
- All About Frogs

Curious to read more about frogs? Here are some recommended resources:

Books:

Face to face with frogs by Mark W. Moffett.
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
Call No. : J 597.8 MOF

Frogs! by the editors of Time for kids with Kathryn Hoffman Satterfield.
Publisher : New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2006.
Call No. : JP 597.8 FRO

Frogs, toads & salamanders by Chris McNab.
Publisher : Milwaukee, WI : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2006.
Call No. : J 597.8 MAC

How do frogs swallow with their eyes? : questions and answers about amphibians by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Publisher : New York : Scholastic Reference, c2002.
Call No. : J 597.8 BER

Website:
Mouth of a frog

For the availability of the above book titles, please check the library catalogue.

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Posted by Galvin Soh
Librarian
Children’s Services

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