Category: Frog of the Week

Common Name: Splashback Poison Dart Frog Scientific Name: Adelphobates galactonotusFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: BrazilSize: (30.5 - 42 mm) The Splashback Poison Dart Frog lives in the leaf litter of the tropical lowland forests of Brazil. The frog gathers in small groups around Brazil Nut Trees. They use the fallen, broken open nuts… Continue reading Splashback Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)

photo by inaturalist user: sparkn Common Name: Lesser Rock Skipper, White-spotted Foot-flagging Frog, Bornean Rock FrogScientific Name: Staurois ParvusFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, and MalaysiaFemale Size: 1.3 - 1.5 inches (33 – 38 mm)Male Size:  1.1 - 1.2 inches (27 – 31 mm) The Lesser Rock Skipper lives along fast moving streams in tropical… Continue reading Lesser Rock Skipper (Staurois parvus)

photo by buggsbalmer Common Name: Galam White-lipped Frog, Marbled-legged Frog, Golden White-lipped Frog, Lake Galam FrogScientific Name: Hylarana (Amnirana) galamensisFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra… Continue reading Galam White-lipped Frog (Hylarana galamensis)

photo by Pancho Sornoza Common Name: Rio Pescado Stubfoot ToadScientific Name: Atelopus baliosFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: EcuadorFemale Size: 1.5 inches (37 mm)Male Size: 1.0 - 1.2 inches (27 - 30 mm) The Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad lives along the streams of rivers in moist lowland forests of Southwestern Ecuador. They are a diurnal… Continue reading Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus balios)

photo by Gavin Falck Common Name: Painted Reed Frog, Marbled Reed FrogScientific Name: Hyperolius marmoratusFamily: Hyperoliidae - African Tree FrogsLocation: Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe (Potentially Zambia and Tanzania)Size: 1.3 inches (33 mm) The Painted Reed Frog varies in color from black and brown to yellow and green with stripes, spots, or blotches.… Continue reading Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus)

photo by Brian Gratwicke Common Name: Striped Rocket Frog, Talamanca Rocket Frog, and Talamanca Striped Rocket FrogScientific Name: Allobates talamancaeFamily: Aromobatidae - Cryptic Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama Size: 1 inch (25 mm) The Striped Rocket Frog is a diurnal species of frog, meaning they are active during the day.… Continue reading Striped Rocket Frog (Allobates talamancae)

photo by Wouter Beukema Common Name: Moroccan Spadefoot Toad, Varaldi's Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Pelobates varaldiiFamily: Pelobatidae - European Spadefoot familyLocation: MoroccoSize: 1.7 - 2.5 inches (43 - 64 mm) Like most toads, the Moroccan Spadefoot Toad is a fossorial species, spending most of their time burrowed underground. They are most active at night, making them… Continue reading Moroccan Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates varaldii)