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IMAGE: Some frog species have teeth while others are toothless. Still others have a combination of true teeth and toothlike structures. The Solomon Island leaf frog,
Cornufer guentheri, has true teeth. view more
Credit: Daniel Paluh/Florida Museum of Natural History
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it comes to teeth. Some have tiny teeth on their upper jaws and the roof of their mouths while others sport fanglike structures. Some species are completely toothless. And only one frog, out of the more-than 7,000 species, has true teeth on both upper and lower jaws.
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