▁the ▁males ▁dis per se . ▁ ▁Development ▁In ▁common ▁with ▁other ▁am ph ib ia ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁lar va e ▁is ▁influenced ▁by ▁temperature , ▁with ▁eggs ▁and ▁t ad pol es ▁in ▁p onds ▁at ▁higher ▁temper atures ▁developing ▁faster ▁than ▁those ▁at ▁lower ▁temper atures . ▁New ly ▁h atch ed ▁t ad pol es ▁are ▁mainly ▁her b iv orous , ▁feed ing ▁on ▁alg ae , ▁det rit us , ▁plants ▁and ▁some ▁small ▁in verte br ates , ▁but ▁they ▁become ▁fully ▁car n iv orous ▁once ▁their ▁back ▁legs ▁develop , ▁feed ing ▁on ▁small ▁water ▁animals ▁or ▁even ▁other ▁t ad pol es ▁when ▁food ▁is ▁scar ce . ▁Ju ven ile ▁fro gs ▁feed ▁on ▁in verte br ates ▁both ▁on ▁land ▁and ▁in ▁water ▁but ▁their ▁feed ing ▁hab its ▁change ▁significantly ▁throughout ▁their ▁lives ▁and ▁older ▁fro gs ▁will ▁eat ▁only ▁on ▁land . ▁Ad ult ▁common ▁fro gs ▁will ▁feed ▁on ▁any ▁in verte br ate ▁of ▁a ▁suitable ▁size , ▁catch ing ▁their ▁pre y ▁on ▁their ▁long , ▁stick y ▁tong ues , ▁although ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁feed ▁at ▁all ▁during ▁the ▁short ▁bre eding ▁season . ▁Pre ferred ▁food s ▁include ▁insect s ▁( es pecially ▁f lies ), ▁sn ails , ▁sl ugs ▁and ▁w orm s . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁status ▁Common ▁fro gs ▁are ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁dise ases , ▁including ▁Ran av irus ▁and ▁the ▁par