Question

Do frogs have tympanic membranes?

Answer 1

Frogs don't have external ears, but they do have ear holes, located directly behind their eyes. Frog ear holes are covered with thin tympanic membranes, or eardrums, that protect the inner ear cavity and help transmit sound vibrations.

Answer 2

A frog's tympanic membrane, or tympanum, is the circular patch of skin directly behind its eye that we commonly call its eardrum. It functions much like our eardrum does –the tympanum transmits sound waves to the middle and inner ear, allowing a frog to hear both in the air and below water.