Frog Glossary of Terms H
Heliothermic: Pertaining to a species that basks
in the sun in order to thermo-regulate their body temperature.
Host: The plant or animal species that is being
used parasitically by another organism in order to survive. An example would be
tapeworms inside your dog living off of your pet's food/blood intake.
Host specificity: The degree to which an infectious
agent remains confined to one species of host or its relatives.
Low host specificity means that the infectious agent can infect many species
of host, or species of host that are not closely related taxonomically.
Husbandry: Practicing the proper care, housing, health
and feeding issues to animals in one's pocession. To view further information on a few of the basic practices to follow with frogs, Click here.
Hybrid: Offspring resulting from the breeding of
two different (perhaps sub) species together.
In most cases, the offspring are sterile.
Hydrate: To restore body moisture by drinking or
absorption. Amphibians have skin that allows water to penetrate it easily, and
keeping them hydrated is of utmost importance.
Hydration chamber: An enclosed high-humidity
chamber used to help desiccated frogs rehydrate.
Hylid, Hylidae: Refers to a treefrog.