Category: Frog of the Week

photo by Seychelles Islands Foundation Common Name: Seychelles FrogScientific Name: Sooglossus sechellensisFamily: SooglassidaeLocations: SeychellesSize: 0.64 - 0.69 inches (16.4 - 17.7 mm) The Seychelles Frog lives in the leaf litter in the forests on the islands of Mahé, Silhouette and Praslin. They are one of the smallest frogs in the world. The females frog lay… Continue reading Seychelles Frog (Sooglossus sechellensis)

photo by myfier Common Name: Java Indonesian Tree Frog or Pearly Tree FrogScientific Name: Nyctixalus margaritiferFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocations: IndonesiaFemale Size: 1.2 - 1.7 inches (31 - 43 mm)Male Size: 1.2 - 1.3 inches (30 - 33 mm) The Java Indonesian Tree Frog lives high in trees in the mountains on Java… Continue reading Java Indonesian Tree Frog (Nyctixalus margaritifer)

photo by Shawn Mallan Common Name: Granular Glass FrogScientific Name: Cochranella granulosaFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocations: Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and PanamaMale Size: 0.8 - 1.1 inches (22 - 29 mm)Female Size: 1.1 - 1.25 inches (29 - 32 mm) The Granular Glass Frog lives in the trees and bushes of montane and humid… Continue reading Granular Glass Frog (Cochranella granulosa)

photo by Albert Kang Common Name: Palawan Horned FrogScientific Name: Pelobatrachus ligayaeFamily: Megophrynidae - Asian Leaf Litter Frog familyLocations: PhilippinesSize: 2.7 - 4.3 inches (70 - 110 mm) The Palawan Horned Frog lives in the leaf litter of montane and lowland rainforests on the islands of Balabac and Palawan. The frog sits most of the… Continue reading Palawan Horned Frog (Pelobatrachus ligayae)

photo by JSutton93 Common Name: Sabana Surinam Toad, Suriname Dwarf ToadScientific Name: Pipa parvaFamily: Pipidae- Tongueless Frog familyLocations: Colombia and Venezuela Size: 0.86 - 1.73 inches (27 - 44 mm) The Sabana Surinam Toad lives in the lakes, ponds, and marshes in the Lake Maracaibo Basin and has expanded its range recently to the Lake… Continue reading Sabana Surinam Toad (Pipa parva)

photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Brimley's Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris brimleyiFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 1 - 1.3 inches(2.5 - 3.2 cm) The Brimley's Chorus Frog lives along the southeastern coast of the United States. Mating season for the frog lasts from December… Continue reading Brimley’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brimleyi)

photo by Rachel Friedman Common Name: Black Spotted Rock Frog or Black Spotter Rock SlipperScientific Name: Staurois guttatusFamily: Ranidae - True Frog FamilyLocations: Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia Female Size:  38.0 - 54.7 mmMale Size: 34.9 - 37.7 mm  The Black Spotted Rock Frog lives along rocky, clear, fast moving streams in forests. They are a… Continue reading Black Spotted Rock Frog (Staurois guttatus)

photo by Brian Gratwicke Common Name: Crowned Bullfrog, African Groove-Crowned BullfrogScientific Name: Hoplobatrachus occipitalisFamily: Dicroglossidae - Forked Tongue Frog familyLocations: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra… Continue reading Crowned Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus occipitalis)