Category: Frog of the Week

photo by David White Common Name: Australian Wood FrogScientific Name: Papurana daemeliFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: Australia, Papua New Guinea, and IndonesiaSize: 2.5 - 3.2 inches (6.4 - 8.1 cm) The Australian Wood Frog is the only species in the family Ranidae native to Australia. They live in rain forests and tropical woodlands near… Continue reading Australian Wood Frog (Papurana daemeli)

photo by Fausto Rocha Araújo Common Name: Brazilian Horned Frog or Wied's FrogScientific Name: Ceratophrys auritaFamily: Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog familyLocation: BrazilSize: 10.5 inches (26.67 cm) The Brazilian Horned Frog lives amongst the leaf litter of the Atlantic Forests of coastal Brazil. It will sit in one spot all day waiting for its prey to… Continue reading Brazilian Horned Frog (Ceratophrys aurita)

Common Name: South American Bird Poop Frog, Marbled Tree Frog, and Mamorea FrogScientific Name: Dendropsophus marmoratusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaFemale Size: 1.9 - 2 inches (47 - 50 mm)Male Size: 1.1 - 1.7 inches (29 - 42 mm) The South American Bird Poop… Continue reading South American Bird Poop Frog (Dendropsophus marmoratus)

photo by Josh Allen Common Name: Fantastic Poison Frog, Crowned Poison Frog, Red-headed Poison FrogScientific Name: Ranitomeya fantasticaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart familyLocation: PeruSize: 0.78 inches (20 mm) The Fantastic Poison Frog is known for their brilliant colors and patterns. They have a distinct orange head which is how they got their common names Crowned… Continue reading Fantastic Poison Frog (Ranitomeya fantastica)

photo by Arief Tajalli Common Name: Bleeding Toad, Fire Toad, Indonesian Tree ToadScientific Name: Leptophryne cruentataFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: Indonesia - West JavaSize: 0.78 - 1.57 inches (20 - 40 mm) The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assesses the Bleeding Toad as Critically Endangered with Extinction. The number… Continue reading Bleeding Toad (Leptophryne cruentata)

photo by Alex Krohn Common Name: Black-eared MantellaScientific Name: Mantella milotympanumFamily: MantellidaeLocation: MadagascarSize: 0.74 - 0.90 inches (19 - 23 mm) The Black-eared Mantella lives in tropical forests around swamps of Madagascar. It is one of the smallest species of Mantella. Not all individuals are red, some are green in color. After mating, the female… Continue reading Black-eared Mantella (Mantella milotympanum)

photo by Jaime Culebras, Common Name: Molleturo Robber FrogScientific Name: Pristimantis ruidusFamily: StrabomantidaeLocation: EcuadorSize: 0.78 - 1.5 inches (20 - 38 mm) Since 1922, researchers have been searching the west Andes mountain sides searching for the the Molleturo Robber Frog. The frog hasn't been seen since 1922 when naturalist George Henry Hamilton Tate first collected… Continue reading Molleturo Robber Frog (Pristimantis ruidus)

photo by Amaël Borzée Common Name: Ruby Poison FrogScientific Name: Ameerega parvulaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations:  Colombia, Ecuador, and PeruSize:  0.6 - 1.0 inches (17.5 - 24.0 mm) The Ruby Poison Frog lives in the tropical and subtropical rain forests. Their bright colors warn predators that they are poisonous. This is called aposematic coloration.… Continue reading Ruby Poison Frog (Ameerega parvula)

photo by Jorge Brito Common Name: Maria Elena's Glass FrogScientific Name: Chimerella mariaelenaeFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocation: Ecuador and PeruSize: 0.8 inches (20.3 mm) The Maria Elena's Glass Frog is a nocturnal species of frog found high in the canopy of the low montane cloud forests near streams. Unfortunately, it is not a lot… Continue reading Maria Elena’s Glass Frog (Chimerella mariaelenae)