In late spring tiny Common Frogs start to emerge having completed their metamorphosis from aquatic tadpoles. They can now obtain oxygen from the air.

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In late spring tiny Common Frogs start to emerge having completed their metamorphosis from aquatic tadpoles. They can now obtain oxygen from lungs and through their skin.

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Location: Scarborough, UK
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