What are the grooves in the side of the frog called?

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What are the grooves in the side of the frog called?

Grooves along the sides of the frog are called commissures, or paracuneal sulci. These run at the frog’s lateral edges, marking its boundaries and aiding flexibility and drainage around the frog. The central groove down the middle of the frog is the central sulcus, not the side grooves. Periople grooves relate to the area around the coronet, and white line grooves are in the junction between hoof wall and sole, not the frog itself.

Grooves along the sides of the frog are called commissures, or paracuneal sulci. These run at the frog’s lateral edges, marking its boundaries and aiding flexibility and drainage around the frog. The central groove down the middle of the frog is the central sulcus, not the side grooves. Periople grooves relate to the area around the coronet, and white line grooves are in the junction between hoof wall and sole, not the frog itself.

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