Hey yo, if you are a first time gone froggin or you just making sure you have what you need, you might wanna check out this list. Â The first thing you should bring is a positive attitude because sometimes you don't find what you are looking for and no one wants to be with a… Continue reading What to bring when you are froggin
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Answer to Frog or Toad 10/17/17
It's that time again! This answer to this week's frog or toad is.... FROG. It is the Túngara frog (Engystomops pustulosus) from the family Leptodactylidae. Now onto how to tell it's a frog? Though it does have dry, kinda warty skin, the body shape isn't totally toad like. The back legs, though they are kinda… Continue reading Answer to Frog or Toad 10/17/17
Cryptobranchidae – Giant Salamanders
Genera: 2 - Cryptobranchus (1) and Andrias (2)Species: 3 Cryptobranchidae is named the Giant Salamander family because it contains the three largest living salamanders. All three of the species are in danger of becoming extinct. These salamanders have gill slits which is unique but they still also have lungs. They also don't have eye lids.… Continue reading Cryptobranchidae – Giant Salamanders
Frog or Toad 10/17/17
Is this a frog or a toad? The answer will be revealed tomorrow (10/18) at 7 pm central time!
Hemisotidae – Shovelnose Frog Family
Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 1 - HemisusNumber of Species: 9 Hemisotidae is the Shovelnose Frog family. They are found in sub-Saharan Africa in tropical and sub-tropical areas. The members of the family are adept at burrowing, they have strong hind limbs and fore limbs and a pointed snout. They burrow head first instead of butt… Continue reading Hemisotidae – Shovelnose Frog Family
Herper of the Week: Mark D Scherz
The Herper of the Week is Mark D Scherz, a Ph.D student from  Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and Technische Universität Braunschweig. His Ph.D research is on reptiles and amphibians of Madagascar. Mark has described many new species of herps from Madagascar including chameleons, frogs, and geckos. Besides just finding new species, he is an… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Mark D Scherz
Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti)
Photo by Sean Michael Rovito Common Name: Barking Frog or Barking Tree FrogScientific Name: Craugastor augustiFamily: CraugastoridaeCountry Location: United States and MexicoState Location: Arizona, New Mexico, and TexasSize: 1.9 – 3.7 inches or 47 – 94 mm The Barking Frog isn't a regular tree frog that most people are used to. It doesn't belong to the family Hylidae,… Continue reading Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti)
Sirenidae
Northern Dwarf Siren - USGS Genera: Pseudobranchus (2) and Siren (3)Species: 5 - Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia), Greater Siren (Siren lacertina), Reticulated Siren (Siren reticulata), Southern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus axanthus), and Northern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus striatus) Sirenidae is a small family of amphibians thta is found in the Southern United States and Mexico. The family is split… Continue reading Sirenidae
Answer to Frog or Toad 10/10/17
The answer to this week's frog or toad is....FROG. It is a Kirthisinghe's Rock Frog(Nannophrys marmorata) from the family Dicroglossidae - the Forked Tongue Family. How can you tell? Besides the bumpy skin, the legs are long and there's no parotid gland. The back legs also look a little webbed.
New Species of Scinax Tree Frog from Brazil
A new species of tree frog was discovered in the Amazon Rain forest of Brazil. The researchers, Miquéias Ferrão, JiřàMoravec, Rafael de Fraga, Alexandre Pinheiro de Almeida, Igor Luis Kaefer, and Albertina Pimentel Lima, who helped describe the species named it the Jaguar Snouted Treefrog (Scinax onca) because of it's similar coloration to jaguars and that the researchers encountered many jaguars during the… Continue reading New Species of Scinax Tree Frog from Brazil