Category: Frog of the Week

photo by Raul Maneyro Common Name: Common Lesser Escuercito or American Ground FrogScientific Name: Odontophrynus americanusFamily: OdontophrynidaeLocations: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and UruguaySize: 1.75 inches (4.6 mm) The Common Lesser Escuercito is a nocturnal frog found in semi arid and humid forests. They are a fossorial species, living underground, only coming to the surface to breed.… Continue reading Common Lesser Escuercito (Odontophrynus americanus)

photo by Brian Gratwicke Common Name: Chiriqui Harlequin Frog and Lewis' Stubfoot ToadScientific Name: Atelopus chiriquiensisFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: Costa Rica and PanamaFemale Size: 1.9 inches (49 mm)Male Size: 1.3 inches (34 mm) The Chirique Harlequin Frog is sadly, probably extinct. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessed… Continue reading Chiriqui Harlequin Frog (Atelopus chiriquiensis)

photo by Renato Augusto Martins Common Name: Carvalho's Surinam ToadScientific Name: Pipa carvalhoiFamily: Pipidae - Tongueless Frog familyLocations: BrazilFemale Size: 2.6 inches (68 mm)Male Size: 2.2 inches (57 mm) The Carvalho's Surinam Toad is a highly aquatic frog, only leaving the water to escape drying ponds. Males of the species are territorial, chasing away and… Continue reading Carvalho’s Surinam Toad (Pipa carvalhoi)

photo by William Flaxington Common Name: Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged FrogScientific Name: Rana sierraeFamily: Ranidae - True Frog FamilyLocations: United States - California and Nevada (probably extinct there)Size: 2 - 3 inches (5 - 7.6 cm) The Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog is a federally listed endangered species by the United States. One study found that 92%… Continue reading Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (Rana sierrae)

photo by Santiago Ron Common Name: Sanguine Poison Arrow Frog, Zaparo’s Poison Frog, and Sanguine Poison FrogScientific Name: Allobates zaparoFamily: Aromobatidae - Cryptic Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Ecuador and PeruSize: 1.2 inches (30.5 mm) The Sanguine Poison Arrow Frog is a diurnal (active during the day) species of frog. It can move around during the… Continue reading Sanguine Poison Arrow Frog (Allobates zaparo)

Common Name: Johnstone's Whistling Frog or Lesser Antillean Whistling FrogScientific Name: Eleutherodactylus johnstoneiFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocations: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesIntroduced Locations: Aruba, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaSize: … Continue reading Johnstone’s Whistling Frog (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei)

photo by  Bill and Sam Lionheart Common Name: European Common Frog,  European Common Brown Frog, and just Common FrogScientific Name: Rana temporariaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog FamilyLocations: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,… Continue reading European Common Frog (Rana temporaria)

photo from the USGS Common Name: Carpenter FrogScientific Name: Rana virgatipesFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States- Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, and VirginiaSize: 2 inches (50 mm) The Carpenter Frog is found along the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey down to Georgia. They are easily identified by their two yellow… Continue reading Carpenter Frog (Rana virgatipes)