Rufous Night Heron dismembering Cane Toads.

By Birding-Aus, on February 1st, 2012

Diaphragms? Sorry but that is not what is involved. They are an amphibian, not a mammal! Only mammals have a diaphragm.

Philip

Del Richards

February 2, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Thanks to those who got back to me regarding the Night Herons dismembering the Cane Toads. Their innards must be sweet as the packaging would put me off!

Del. Richards, Fine Feather Tours, Mossman, NQ.

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"Stephen Ambrose"

February 2, 2012 at 7:33 am

Yes, Phillip is correct. An adult frog breathes in by lowering the floor of the buccal cavity (i.e. floor of the mouth), drawing air in through the nares (nostrils) while the mouth is closed, and expels air by raising the floor of the buccal cavity. There’s also some exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide across the skin through diffusion.

Stephen Ambrose Ryde, NSW
"Tony Keene"

February 1, 2012 at 11:12 pm

Only relaying a garbled version I’d heard. I didn’t have all that much time at work to completely research the subject nor amphibian anatomy.

Birding-Aus