{"id":1631,"date":"2021-12-16T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mramphibian.com\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2021-12-16T21:18:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:18:27","slug":"do-frogs-have-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mramphibian.com\/do-frogs-have-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Frogs Have Hair? The Answer Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this week’s Frequently Asked Question, I’ll be answering “Do Frogs Have Hair?”. It has a straightforward answer and it probably won’t surprise you. You may, however, be surprised to learn about 3 incredible frogs with hair-like strands!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No, frogs do not have hair. Hair is a protein filament called keratin which grows from a follicle in the inner layer of skin. One frog has Dermal Papillae outgrowths that look like hair but is just skin. Moreoever, frogs don’t need hair for several reasons. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A few species of frogs have hair-like structures on their bodies but, in each case, it’s technically not hair.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This topic is super interesting! I’m excited to cover it. If you have time to read everything, please do! Otherwise, I encourage you to skim the post and see the section about The Hairy Frog<\/strong>, Emei Mustache Toad<\/strong>, and the Thorny Tree Frog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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