Category: Frog of the Week

photo by Alex Fergus Common Name: Hamilton's FrogScientific Name: Leiopelma hamiltoniFamily: LeiopelmatidaeLocation: New ZealandSize: The Hamilton's Frog is from an ancient lineage of frogs. They still retain some of the traits that the first frogs are thought to have had such as 9 presacral vertebrae, tail-wagging muscles, and the inability to make sound or croak.… Continue reading Hamilton’s Frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni)

photo by Jorge Armín Escalante Pasos Common Name: Mexican Shovel headed Frog, Duck billed FrogScientific Name: Triprion spatulatusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: MexicoFemale Size: 3.0 - 4.0 inches (75 - 101 mm)Male Size: 2.4 - 3.4 inches (61 - 87 mm) The Mexican Shovel headed Frog lives in the forests of the western coast… Continue reading Mexican Shovel headed Frog (Triprion spatulatus)

photo by Ganjar Cahyadi Common Name: Black webbed Flying Tree Frog or Reinwardt's Flying FrogScientific Name: Rhacophorus reinwardtiiFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Indonesia and MalaysiaFemale Size: 2.2 - 3.1 inches (55.4 - 79.6 mm)Male Size: 1.6 - 2.0 inches (41.6 - 52.5 mm) The Black webbed Flying Tree Frog lives high in the… Continue reading Black webbed Flying Tree Frog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii)

photo by CheongWeei Gan Common Name: Spotted Stream FrogScientific Name: Pulchrana* picturataFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, and MalaysiaSize: 1.5 inches (40 mm) for males, 2.75 inches (70 mm) for females The Spotted Stream Frog lives in the rain forests of Borneo. Juveniles and subadults live in the leaf litter while adults go… Continue reading Spotted Stream Frog (Pulchrana picturata)

photo by John Sullivan Common Name: Harlequin Tree Frog and Panther Flying FrogScientific Name: Rhacophorus pardalisFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and ThailandSize: 1.9 - 2.75 inches (50 - 70 mm) The Harlequin Tree Frog lives in the primary and secondary rain forests but also peat swamp forests of southeast… Continue reading Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis)

photo by wikiuser Coren Common Name: Mitchell's Reed FrogScientific Name: Hyperolius mitchelliFamily: Hyperoliidae - African Reed Frog familyLocation: Malawi, Mozambique, and TanzaniaSize: 0.9 - 1.2 inches (23 - 32 mm) The Mitchell's Reed Frog has two distinct color phases J (juvenile) and F (female). All the frogs start out with the J color phase. Then… Continue reading Mitchell’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius mitchelli)

photo by Daniel Vásquez-Restrepo Common Name: Harlequin Poison FrogScientific Name: Oophaga histrionicaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: ColombiaSize: 1.3 inches (3.3 cm) The Harlequin Poison Frog lives amongst the leaf litter of the Chocó region of western Colombia. They come in a variety of colors - orange, red, and yellow. The males call from… Continue reading Harlequin Poison Frog (Oophaga histrionica)

photo by Arley O. Gallardo Common Name: Dotted Humming FrogScientific Name: Chiasmocleis ventrimaculataFamily: Microhylidae - Narrow mouthed frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and PeruSize: 0.78 inches (2 cm) The DottedHumming Frog is known for its special relationship with Tarantulas. How does a tiny frog and a big spider that often eats frogs become friends? Well....… Continue reading Dotted Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata)

photo by Luis J. Villanueva-Rivera Common Name: Cricket Coqui and Puerto Rican Green FrogScientific Name: Eleutherodactylus gryllusFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocations: Puerto RicoSize: 0.6 inches (16 mm) The Cricket Coqui is one of the two arboreal species of Coquis. They spend their days hiding in bromeliad plants on tree trunks and during the night, they become active to… Continue reading Cricket Coqui (Eleutherodactylus gryllus)

photo by Thomas Brown Common Name: Montane Litter Frog, Mountain Litter Frog, Mountain Spadefoot Toad, Mountain Large-Eyed Litter FrogScientific Name: Leptobrachium montanumFamily: Megophryidae - Leaf Litter FrogsLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, and MalaysiaSize: 3.4 inches (87 mm) The Montane Litter Frog lives in the rain forests at elevations of above 900 meters (0.55 miles) on the island… Continue reading Montane Litter Frog (Leptobrachium montanum)