Category: Frog of the Week

photo by Sara Navarro Common Name: Iberian Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla molleriFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: France, Portugal, and SpainSize: 1.6 - 2.0 inches (4 - 5 cm) As the name suggests, the Iberian Tree Frog lives in the Iberian peninsula and into southwest France. They are an arboreal species, often found on trees… Continue reading Iberian Tree Frog (Hyla molleri)

photo by Colin Trainor Common Name: Great Barred FrogScientific Name: Mixophyes fasciolatusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 3.9 inches (10 cm) The Great Barred Frog lives in rain forests, sclerophyll forests, and beech forests. They have a dark brown eyes that differ from other Barred Frogs. The frog mates from September to April… Continue reading Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus)

photo by Saifudeen Muhammad Common Name: Bloody Bay Poison Frog, Tobago Stream Frog, Tobago Poison FrogScientific Name: Mannophryne olmonaeFamily: Aromobatidae - Cryptic Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: Trinidad and Tobago Female Size: 0.85 inches (21.6 mm)Male Size: 0.82 inches (21.0 mm) The Bloody Bay Poison Frog lives in the rain forests in the Northeast of the… Continue reading Bloody Bay Poison Frog (Mannophryne olmonae)

photo by Maël Dewynter Common Name: Bate's Night Frog, Benito River Night Frog, River Night FrogScientific Name: Astylosternus batesiFamily: ArthroleptidaeLocation: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and GabonFemale Size: 2.9 inches (73.5 mm)Male Size: 1.8 - 2.0 inches (45 - 53 mm) The Bate's Night Frog has two breeding… Continue reading Bate’s Night Frog (Astylosternus batesi)

photo by Marco Aurelio de Sena Common Name: Orinoco Lime Tree Frog, Ghost Frog, Greater Hatchet-Faced Tree FrogScientific Name: Sphaenorhynchus lacteusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaFemale Size: 1.5 - 1.8 inches (38.4 - 45.7 mm)Male Size: 1.0 - 1.6 inches (25.5 - 41.5 mm) The Orinoco… Continue reading Orinoco Lime Tree Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus)

photo by inaturalist user: sbarton16 Common Name: Giant Banjo Frog, Giant Pobblebonk, Giant Bull FrogScientific Name: Limnodynastes interiorisFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: Australia - New South WalesSize: 2.8 - 3.5 inches (7 - 9 cm) The Giant Banjo Frog spends its days burrowed under ground and comes up during the night to hunt.… Continue reading Giant Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes interioris)