The mechanical properties of the femur and tibiofibula differed between certain locomotor modes (Vera et al., 2020 Wilson, Espinoza, Shah, & Blob, 2009). For example, the takeoff speed for jumping was found to be associated with hind limb length, hind limb muscle mass, and muscle contraction rates (Choi & Park, 1996 Choi, Shim, & Ricklefs, 2003) and specific locomotor modes tended to be associated with differences in the shape of the sacrum (Jorgensen & Reilly, 2013). Most of these studies have focused on the pelvic girdle, the relative length of fore‐ or hind limbs, or the anatomy of the hind limbs. Previous studies (e.g., Citadini, Brandt, Williams, & Gomes, 2018 Emerson, 1988 Vera, Ferretti, Abdala, & Cointry, 2020 Zug, 1978) have reported associations of anatomical traits with locomotor behavior or performance, or ecology within the Anura. In this context, natural selection should favor anatomical peculiarities that allow high locomotor performances, as moving in space is crucial for individuals, for example, to use the resources of their habitat, to encounter mates, or to escape from predators (e.g., Liedvogel, Chapman, Muheim, & Åkesson, 2013 Nathan et al., 2008). The anatomy determines the functional properties, which in turn determine the performance capacities of a specimen (Wainwright, 2007). Arboreal species are able to climb in vegetation (Herrel et al., 2013) some of them have evolved parachuting or gliding abilities (Oliver, 1951).įrom an ecomorphological point of view, different behaviors and the associated performances provide the link between the morphology of a specimen and its ecology (e.g., Arnold, 1983 Ricklefs & Miles, 1994 Wainwright, 1994). Some species have been reported to extensively use quadrupedal walking (e.g., Ahn, Furrow, & Biewener, 2004) other, in particular, fossorial species show burrowing behavior by moving the substrate using either their hind legs, forelegs, or heads (e.g., Emerson, 1976 Nomura, Rossa‐Feres, & Langeani, 2009).

Almost all anurans are capable of some kind of hopping or jumping (Wells, 2007) and swimming (Abourachid & Green, 1999).

Frogs and toads (Lissamphibia: Anura) inhabit a wide range of habitats and, among other things, utilize different locomotor behaviors within those habitats (Wells, 2007).

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