The Herper of the Week is Yusan Yang, a Ph.D candidate from the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her Bachelor's of Science in Biology from the National Taiwan University Her current research is on sexual selection and behavioral isolation in the polymorphic Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio). You can learn more about her research on… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Yusan Yang
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Marbled Snout-Burrower (Hemisus marmoratus)
Photograph by Ryanvanhuyssteen Common Name: Marbled Snout-Burrower, Marbled Shovelnose Frog, and Mottled Shovelnose FrogScientific Name: Hemisus marmoratusFamily: HemisotidaeLocation: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, United Republic of Togo, Zambia, and ZimbabweSize: 1.9 inches (49 mm) for females,… Continue reading Marbled Snout-Burrower (Hemisus marmoratus)
Find the Frog #6
Can you find the frog?
Answer to Frog or Toad 10/3/17
The answer to this week's frog or toad is..... FROG? It is a Northern Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda) from the Australian Ground Frog family (Myobatrachidae). Now you are probably wondering, how the h*ck is this a frog...well this is one of those dumb things that I explain here.
Salamanders (Caudata)
Salamanders are part of a different group of amphibians. The group they belong to is called Caudata. Not all animals in this group are called salamanders, there are also newts, sirens, olms, etc but they are sometimes just lumped into being called salamanders. The Appalachian Mountains of the United States is the salamander capitol of… Continue reading Salamanders (Caudata)
Caecilians (Gymnophiona)
photo by Leandro J.C.L. Moraes, Alexandre P. de Almeida, Rafael de Fraga, Rommel R. Zamora, Renata M. Pirani, Ariane A.A. Silva, VinÃcius T. de Carvalho, Marcelo Gordo, Fernanda P. Werneck. - https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/20288/, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64703938 That's not a worm, its a caecilian! Caecilians are amphibians just like frogs and salamanders but they lack limb… Continue reading Caecilians (Gymnophiona)
Frog or Toad 10/2/17
Is this a frog or a toad? Answer tomorrow (October 4th) at 7 pm central time!
Spooky Frogs
The Horror Frog gets its name for a fascinating trick it can do with its arms. When threatened, it is able to break the bones in its arm to make claws that shoot out, spooOOOOoky The Pumpkin Toadlet isn't really that spooky but it's color is orangish like a pumkin. OoooOOOOOooo a ghost glass frog!… Continue reading Spooky Frogs
Herper of the Week: Katy Greenwald
The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) of the Week is Dr. Katy Greenwald, professor at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She obtained her Ph.D from THE Ohio State University. She is currently working on trying to figure out if Red-Eared Sliders turtles are native to Michigan, researching unisexual Ambystoma salamanders, and working with mudpuppies.… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Katy Greenwald
Common Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans)
photo by Samuel GUIRAUDOU Common Name: Common Midwife ToadScientific Name: Alytes obstetricansFamily: Alytidae - Painted Frogs and Midwife Toad familyLocation: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland.Introduced Location: United KingdomSize: 1.5 - 2.1 inches (39 - 55 mm) The Midwife Toad is named after the fact that the male toads take care… Continue reading Common Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans)