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- [Caatinga Horned Frog (Ceratophrys joazeirensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/07/06/caatinga-horned-frog-ceratophrys-joazeirensis/) - Common Name: Caatinga Horned Frog, Joazeiro Horned FrogScientific Name: Ceratophrys joazeirensisFamily: Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog familyLocation: BrazilFemale Size: 3.9 inches (96.6 mm)Male Size: 3.0 inches (78.1 mm) The Caatinga Horned Frog is the only member of the Horned Frogs found in the Caatinga Biome, an area characterized by xeric shrublands and thorn forests. Hence the
- [Hurter's Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus hurterii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/06/07/hurters-spadefoot-toad-scaphiopus-hurterii/) - Common Name: Hurter's Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Scaphiopus hurteriiFamily: Scaphiopodidae - American Spadefoot Toad familyLocations: United States and MexicoUS Locations: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and OklahomaSize: 1.75 - 3.25 inches (4.4 - 8.3 cm) The Hurter's Spadefoot Toad is named after naturalist Julius Hurter, former curator of the St. Louis Academy of Science. They were once considered
- [Tarahumara Frog (Rana tarahumarae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/05/31/tarahumara-frog-rana-tarahumarae/) - Common Name: Tarahumara FrogScientific Name: Rana tarahumaraeFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States and MexicoUS Locations: ArizonaSize: 2.5 - 4 inches (64 - 102 mm) The Tarahumara Frog lives / lived montane canyons of southern Arizona and down into Mexico. It is believed to be extinct in the US. Their main habitat is rocky
- [Northern Snapping Frog (Cyclorana australis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/06/29/northern-snapping-frog-cyclorana-australis/) - Common Name: Northern Snapping Frog, Giant Frog, Giant Burrowing Frog, Giant Ground FrogScientific Name: Cyclorana australisFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Australia - Queensland, Northern Territory, and Western AustraliaSize: 4.0 inches (10.3 cm) The Northern Snapping Frog is a fairly large, ground dwelling species of frog even though its part of the tree frog family.
- [Texas Toad (Anaxyrus speciosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/24/texas-toad-anaxyrus-speciosus/) - Common Name: Texas Toad Scientific Name: Anaxyrus speciosus Family: Bufonidae - True Toad family Locations: Mexico and the United States US Locations: Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico Female Size: 2.1 - 3.6 inches (54 - 91 mm) Male Size: 2.0 - 3.1 inches (52 - 78 mm) The Texas Toad is a medium sized, gray
- [Toads and Frogs in Texas](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-texas/) - Toads and Frogs in Texas If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Texas and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Texas is home to a great variety of frogs and toads with over 30 different
- [Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/06/arizona-toad-anaxyrus-microscaphus/) - Common Name: Arizona Toad Scientific Name: Anaxyrus microscaphus Family: Bufonidae - True Toad family Locations: United States - Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah Size: 2- 3 inches (50 - 80 mm) The Arizona Toad was first described from a specimen from Arizona, hence the name. It is also found all over the southwestern United
- [Hyrcanian Wood Frog (Rana pseudodalmatina)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/06/22/hyrcanian-wood-frog-rana-pseudodalmatina/) - Common Name: Hyrcanian Wood FrogScientific Name: Rana pseudodalmatinaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkmenistan*Female Size: xMale Size: x The Hyrcanian Wood Frog lives in the Hyrcanian forests of Iran (hence the name) and the forests in the Talysh Mountains and the Lenkoran low lands in Azerbaijan. It is the first frog in
- [Darwin’s Frog (Rhinoderma darwinii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/08/16/darwins-frog-rhinoderma-darwinii/) - Common Name: Darwin's FrogScientific Name: Rhinoderma darwinniFamily: RhinodermatidaeLocation: Argentina and ChileMaximum Size: 1.2 inches (31 mm) The Darwin's Frog are named after the father of evolution, Charles Darwin, who described them on his trip on the HMS Beagle. They are found in the cool, temperate forests of southern Argentina and Chile. The frogs are mainly diurnal,
- [Common Reed Frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/06/15/common-reed-frog-hyperolius-viridiflavus/) - Common Name: Common Reed FrogScientific Name: Hyperolius viridiflavusFamily: Hyperoliidae - African Reed Frog familyLocation: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and UgandaSize: 0.6 - 1.2 inches (15 - 30 mm) The Common Reed Frog comes in a variety of different patterns and colors. Additionally, the female frogs and
- [Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/17/eastern-spadefoot-toad-scaphiopus-holbrookii/) - Common Name: Eastern Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Scaphiopus holbrookiiFamily: Scaphiopodidae - Spadefoot Toad familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West VirginiaSize: 1.5 - 2.5 inches (2.3
- [Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/26/western-toad-anaxyrus-boreas/) - Common Name: Western ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus boreasFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: Canada, Mexico, and the United StatesUS Locations: Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and WyomingSize: 2.2 - 5 inches (5.6 - 13 cm) The Western Toad lives in the western North America, from Alaska down to Baja California.
- [Pyrenean Frog (Rana pyrenaica)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/06/08/pyrenean-frog-rana-pyrenaica/) - Common Name: Pyrenean Frog, Pyrenean Stream Frog, Pyrenees FrogScientific Name: Rana pyrenaicaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: France and SpainFemale Size: 2.0 inches (51 mm)Male Size: 1.8 inches (46 mm) The Pyrenean Frog lives along rocky mountain streams in the Pyrenees Mountains along the French / Spanish border. They are a small and brown to
- [Green Puddle Frog (Occidozyga lima)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/06/01/green-puddle-frog-occidozyga-lima/) - Common Name: Green Puddle Frog, Java Frog, Gray-green Puddle Frog, Green Floating FrogScientific Name: Occidozyga limaFamily: Dicroglossidae - Forked Tongued Frog familyLocation: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and VietnamSize: 1.6 inches (4 cm) The Green Puddle Frog lives in rice fields and forests pools. They rarely leave the water. Their range covers
- [Northern Barred Frog (Mixophyes schevilli)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/05/18/northern-barred-frog-mixophyes-schevilli/) - Common Name: Northern Barred FrogScientific Name: Mixophyes schevilliFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: Australia - QueenslandFemale Size: 2.7 - 3.6 inches (68 - 92 mm)Male Size: 2.3 - 3.0 inches (58 - 75 mm) The Northern Barred Frog lives in the leaf litter in rain forests and wet sclerophyll forests in northeast Australia. The
- [Corsican Fire Salamander (Salamandra corsica)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/06/corsican-fire-salamander-salamandra-corsica/) - Common Name: Corsican Fire SalamanderScientific Name: Salamandra corsicaFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: FranceSize: 4.7 - 12 inches(120 - 300 mm) The Corsican Fire Salamander is only found in the deciduous forests on the Corsica island near France, hence the name. The Corsican Fire Salamander breeds in spring. The salamander generally gives live birth to larvae in ponds and streams.
- [Kokoe Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates aurotaenia)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/05/11/kokoe-poison-dart-frog-phyllobates-aurotaenia/) - Common Name: Kokoe Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Phyllobates aurotaeniaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: ColombiaFemale Size: 1.4 inches (35 mm)Male Size: 1.3 inches (32 mm) The Kokoe Poison Dart Frog is one of the three frog species that is used to make poison darts by the Chocó tribe. It is one of the most
- [Talamanca Horned Tree Frog (Hemiphractus elioti)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/11/08/talamanca-horned-tree-frog-hemiphractus-elioti/) - Common Name: Talamanca Horned Tree FrogScientific Name: Hemiphractus eliotiFamily: Hemiphractidae - Marsupial Frog familyLocations: PanamaMale Size: 2 inches (52.5 mm)Female Size: 2.5 inches (64.7 mm) The Talamanca Horned Tree Frog lives in the pre-montane primary forests in the Cordillera de Talamanca. They lives on the forest floor up to 3 feet (1 meter) off the
- [Splendid Tree Frog (Pelodryas splendida)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/03/02/splendid-tree-frog-pelodryas-splendida/) - Common Name: Splendid Tree Frog, Magnificent Tree FrogScientific Name: Pelodryas splendidaFamily: Pelodryadidae - Australian Tree Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 4.7 inches (12 cm) The Splendid Tree Frog is known for their bright colors and their large parotoid gland on their head and neck. These glands are a defense mechanism for the frog. They are full of
- [Bhupathy's Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus bhupathi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/12/09/bhupathys-purple-frog-nasikabatrachus-bhupathi/) - Common Name: Bhupathy's Purple FrogScientific Name: Nasikabatrachus bhupathiFamily: NasikabatrachidaeLocation: IndiaSize: 2 inches (50.8 mm) There used to be just one species of Purple Frog until genetic tests showed there was another species: the Bhupathy's Purple Frog. Some of the other differences between the two species are their calls and breeding seasons. Bhupathy's Purple Frog breeds just
- [Sonoran Green Toad (Anaxyrus retiformis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/21/sonoran-green-toad-anaxyrus-retiformis/) - The Sonoran Green Toad is known for their yellow / green spots on the dark black body They are a highly fossorial, spending most of their days underground.
- [Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (Rana sierrae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/05/sierra-nevada-yellow-legged-frog-rana-sierrae/) - 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) As the name suggests, the Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at elevations between 4500 to 12000 feet. They are
- [Frogs in Wisconsin: Complete Identification Guide](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/25/frogs-in-wisconsin/) - Toads and Frogs in Wisconsin If you’re trying to identify a specific frog in Wisconsin and can’t quite pin it down from this page, don’t worry—you’re not alone. Some species can look or sound surprisingly similar, especially during breeding season. You can visit my Frog Identification page for more detailed guidance, including tips on what
- [Red-eyed Spadefoot Toad (Leptobrachium hendricksoni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/04/20/red-eyed-spadefoot-toad-leptobrachium-hendricksoni/) - Common Name: Red-Eyed Spadefoot Toad, Spotted Litter Frog, Thai Spadefoot Toad, Hendrickson's Litter Frog, and Bright Yellow-eyed Crawl FrogScientific Name: Leptobrachium hendricksoniFamily: Megophryidae - Asian Leaf Litter Frog FamilyLocation: Indonesia, Malaysia and ThailandFemale Size: 3.1 inches (80 mm)Male Size: 1.8 - 2.0 inches (45 - 50 mm) The Red-Eyed Spadefoot Toad lives amongst the leaf
- [Gone Froggin Wildlife Area: Frog Haven](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/07/gone-froggin-wildlife-area/) - Habitat loss is one of the main problems facing all types of animals around the world. We need to conserve more land so Gone Froggin has put aside 10 acres for frogs and other herps to live. Frog Haven is home to a number of different reptile and amphibian species, including Garter snakes, Green Frogs,
- [Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/08/19/houston-toad-anaxyrus-houstonensis/) - The Houston Toad is a endangered species found around Houston and Austin, Texas. Unfortunately, the development of these cities lead to the loss of habitat for the toad.
- [Nebulous Marsupial Frog (Gastrotheca nebulanastes)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/04/13/nebulous-marsupial-frog-gastrotheca-nebulanastes/) - Common Name: Nebulous Marsupial FrogScientific Name: Gastrotheca nebulanastesFamily: Hemiphractidae - Marsupial Frog familyLocation: PeruSize: 1.7 inches (37.3 mm) (male frogs are said to be larger) The Nebulous Marsupial Frog lives in the cloud and montane scrub forests of Peru. The frogs breed all year long. The male frogs call out from any elevated position (trees,
- [Toads and Frogs in Nebraska](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-nebraska/) - Toads and Frogs in Nebraska If you are looking to identify specific toads and frogs in Nebraska and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Nebraska Ranidae - True Frogs in Nebraska The True Frogs are your
- [Pig Frog (Rana grylio)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/18/pig-frog-lithobates-grylio/) - photo by Renato Ignacio Guzman The Pig Frog is mostly aquatic, only coming to the edge of bodies of water. There are a few differences between the sexes. The male frogs develop a yellow throat when they reach sexual maturity. The female frogs grow larger than the male frogs which is pretty common in frogs.
- [Toads and Frogs in Georgia](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-georgia/) - Toads and Frogs in Georgia If you are looking to identify certain toads and frogs in Georgia and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Georgia Georgia is home to a wide variety of frogs from a few different
- [Toads and Frogs in South Carolina](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-south-carolina/) - Toads and Frogs in South Carolina If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in South Carolina and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in South Carolina South Carolina is home to a rich
- [Toads and Frogs in North Carolina](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-north-carolina/) - Frogs and Toads in North Carolina Are you looking to identify specific frogs in North Carolina? Check out my page on Frog Identification. North Carolina has over 25 different species of frogs and toads, making it a pretty good froggin state. Frogs in North Carolina North Carolina is home to a rich, variety of frogs
- [Toads and Frogs in Mississippi](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-mississippi/) - Toads and Frogs in Mississippi If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Mississippi and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Mississippi Mississippi is home to a variety of different types of
- [Toads and Frogs in Louisiana](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-louisiana/) - Toads and Frogs in Louisiana Louisiana is home to a great variety of different frogs and toads. If you need help identifying a frog or toad, check out this page - Frog Identification Frogs in Louisiana True Frog Family - Ranidae The True Frogs are your typical frogs that you find along the shores of
- [Toads and Frogs in Alabama](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-alabama/) - Toads and Frogs in Alabama If you are looking to identify certain toads and frogs in Alabama and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Alabama The frog species in Alabama come from two families, Ranidae -
- [Toads and Frogs in Florida](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-florida/) - Toads and Frogs in Florida If you are looking to identify certain toads and frogs in Florida and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Florida is home to a vast amount of frogs and toads. Even some invasive species of
- [Iranian Toad (Bufotes surdus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/04/06/iranian-toad-bufotes-surdus/) - Common Name: Iranian Toad, Pakistan Toad, Luristan Toad, Iranian Earless ToadScientific Name: Bufotes surdusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: Iran, Pakistan, possibly IraqSize: 1.6 - 2.4 inches (4 - 6 cm) Like most toads, the Iranian Toad is nocturnal, spending its days hiding under logs, rocks, or in holes. They are restricted to oasis and
- [Castle Rock Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus petraeus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/04/04/castle-rock-night-frog-nyctibatrachus-petraeus/) - Common Name: Castle Rock Night Frog, Castle Rock Wrinkled FrogScientific Name: Nyctibatrachus petraeusFamily: Nyctibatrachidae - Night Frog familyLocations: IndiaFemale Size: 1.5 - 1.8 inches (37 - 45.5 mm)Male Size: 1.25 - 1.85 inches (32 - 47 mm) The Castle Rock Night Frog lives near the streams in the evergreen forests of Castle Rock in the
- [Strecker's Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/11/28/streckers-chorus-frog-pseudacris-streckeri/) - Common Name: Strecker's Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris streckeriFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and TexasSize: 1.88 inches (48 mm) While the Strecker's Chorus Frog is a member of the tree frog family, it spends most of its time burrowed underground. They use their front legs to dig
- [Arroyo Toad (Anaxyrus californicus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/07/22/arroyo-toad-anaxyrus-californicus/) - Common Name: Arroyo ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus californicusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocations: Mexico and the United StatesUS Location: CaliforniaSize: 2 - 3 inches (5.1 - 7.6 cm) The Arroyo Toad is only found in southern California and Baja California in Mexico. It is listed as a federally endangered species by the United States federal government.
- [Tri-Colored Harlequin Frog (Atelopus tricolor)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/03/30/tri-colored-harlequin-frog-atelopus-tricolor/) - Common Name: Tri-Colored Harlequin Frog, Tri-Colored Stubfoot Toad, Bolivian Stubfoot ToadScientific Name: Atelopus tricolorFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: Bolivia and PeruFemale Size: 1.1 - 1.4 inches (29 - 36 mm)Male Size: 0.75 - 0.86 inches (19 - 22 mm) The Tri-Colored Harlequin Frog lives near small, fast streams in the eastern Andes. During the
- [Mazatlan Narrow Mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne mazatlanensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/09/19/mazatlan-narrow-mouthed-toad-gastrophryne-mazatlanensis/) - Common Name: Mazatlan Narrow Mouthed Toad, Sinaloan Narrow-mouthed ToadScientific Name: Gastrophryne mazatlanensisFamily: MicrohylidaeLocations: Mexico and the United States - ArizonaSize: 1.6 inches (4 cm) The Mazatlan Narrow Mouthed Toad was originally thought to be its own species before researchers merged it into the Great Plains Narrowed Mouth Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea). It sat as a subspecies
- [Cowan's Mantella (Mantella cowanii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/03/23/cowans-mantella-mantella-cowanii/) - Common Name: Cowan's Mantella, Black Golden FrogScientific Name: Mantella cowaniiFamily: Mantellidae - Mantella familyLocation: MadagascarSize: 0.86 - 1.1 inches (22 - 29 mm) The Cowan's Mantella lives on the forest floor in near streams and montane grasslands. During the dry season, the frogs hide in underground cavities. They are known for their black color with
- [Canadian Toad (Anaxyrus hemiophrys)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/06/30/canadian-toad-anaxyrus-hemiophrys/) - Common Name: Canadian ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus hemiophrysFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and WyomingSize: 1.5 - 3.45 inches (3.7-8.3 cm) The Canadian Toad is more aquatic than most toad species in North America. They can be found in or near prairie wetlands. For
- [Wayanad Dancing Frog (Micrixalus saxicola)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/03/16/wayanad-dancing-frog-micrixalus-saxicola/) - Common Name: Wayanad Dancing Frog, Wayanad Torrent Frog, Black Torrent Frog, Malabar Tropical FrogScientific Name: Micrixalus saxicolaFamily: Micrixalidae - Dancing Frog familyLocation: IndiaFemale Size: 1.3 inches (32 mm)Male Size: 0.94 inches (24 mm) The Wayanad Dancing Frog lives by fast, rocky streams surrounded by evergreen rain forests in the Western Ghat mountain range of India.
- [Italian Tree Frog (Hyla intermedia)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/03/09/italian-tree-frog-hyla-intermedia/) - Common Name: Italian Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla intermediaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia (possibly San Marino)Female Size: slightly larger than malesMale Size: 1.6 - 2.0 inches (4 - 5 cm) As the name suggests, the Italian Tree Frog lives in trees and bushes in mostly Italy and a little bit into Switzerland
- [Pine Barrens Tree Frog (Hyla andersonii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/25/pine-barrens-tree-frog-hyla-andersonii/) - Common Name: Pine Barrens Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla (Dryophytes) andersoniiFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey, and South CarolinaSize: 1.5 to 2 inches (3.8 - 5 cm) The Pine Barrens Tree Frog is a rare tree frog from the eastern United States. They are known for their
- [True Frog Family - Ranidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/02/13/true-frog-family-ranidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaLocation: Every continentNumber of Species: over 300 Ranidae is the true frog family that contains many of the frogs people know, such as the Green frog, American Bullfrog, and Leopard Frogs. The family's taxonomy is still being sorted out and changed, so exact species number and genera number changes based on sources. Many families
- [Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/07/coastal-giant-salamander-dicamptodon-tenebrosus/) - Common Name: Coastal Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Dicamptodon tenebrosusFamily: Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamander familyLocation: Canada and United StatesUS Locations: Washington, California, and OregonSize: 2.5 to 6.75 inches (6.25 - 17 cm); record length - 13 inches (34 cm) The Coastal Giant Salamander is one of the largest terrestrial salamanders in the world. Capable of reaching
- [True Toad Family - Bufonidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/01/29/toad-family-bufonidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Species: over 600 Bufonidae is the true toad family. Their most noticeable and recognizable feature is the pair of parotoid glands on their back of their heads. This gland can produce a toxin when the toads are stressed. The males also have Bidder's Organ, which allows them to turn into females. The
- [Mountain Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brachyphona)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/28/mountain-chorus-frog-pseudacris-brachyphona/) - Common Name: Mountain Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris brachyphonaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, and PennsylvaniaSize: 1 - 1.25 inches (2.5 - 3.1 cm) The Mountain Chorus Frog is found in and around the Appalachian Mountain range in the eastern United States. They
- [Western Spadefoot Toad (Spea hammondii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/26/western-spadefoot-toad-spea-hammondii/) - Common Name: Western Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Spea hammondiiFamily: Scaphiopodidae - American Spadefoot Toad familyLocation: Mexico and the United StatesUS Location: CaliforniaSize: 1.5 - 2.5 inches (38.1 - 65 mm) The Western Spadefoot Toad is fossorial species of toad, which means they spend most of their time burrowed underground. They are able to dig well due
- [Amami Oshima Frog (Odorrana splendida)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/02/23/amami-oshima-frog-odorrana-splendida/) - Common Name: Amami Oshima FrogScientific Name:Odorrana splendidaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: JapanFemale Size: 3.7 - 4.4 inches (94.6 - 110.5 mm), 4.4 - 5.4 inches (112.1 - 137.4 mm)Male Size: 2.9 - 4.3 inches (74.4 - 109.3 mm), 4.4 - 4.9 inches (111.1 - 124.4 mm) The Amami Oshima Frog lives in and around
- [Waxy Monkey Tree Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/09/waxy-monkey-tree-frog-phyllomedusa-sauvagii/) - Common Name: Waxy Monkey Tree Frog, Painted Belly Tree FrogScientific Name: Phyllomedusa sauvagiiFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and ParaguaySize: 2-3 inches (5.1 - 7.6 cm) Waxy Monkey Tree Frogs are a pretty cool looking frog. They live their lives in the trees and even lay their eggs there. The monkey in
- [Anthony's Poison Dart Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/02/22/anthonys-poison-dart-frog-epipedobates-anthonyi/) - Common Name: Anthony's Poison Dart Frog or Anthony's Poison Arrow FrogScientific Name: Epipedobates anthonyiFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Ecuador and PeruSize: 0.75 - 0.96 inches (19 - 24.5mm) The Anthony's Poison Dart Frog lives in equatorial dry forest and montane forest on the western slopes of the Andes. They are diurnal, active during
- [Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/16/ornate-chorus-frog-pseudacris-ornata/) - Common Name: Ornate Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris ornataFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Louisiana.Size: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.54 - 3.6 mm) The Ornate Chorus Frog lives in pine and pine-oak woodlands of the southeastern United States. They can vary in color from
- [Sexual Selection in Frogs and Toads](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/02/sexual-selection-in-frogs/) - Spring time is here and that means that male frogs and toads are coming out to try to find a mate. There are many ways that frogs try to attract the females and I will explain them. The most common way frogs and toad attract mates is with breeding calls. Breeding calls are the best
- [Coastal Plains Toad (Incilius nebulifer)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/26/coastal-plains-toad-incilius-nebulifer/) - photo by Kevin Young The International Union for the Conservation (IUCN) Red List places the Coastal Plains Toad as Least Concern for Extinction. They have adapted alright to the urbanization of their habitat. They have been observed to hide under concrete slabs and in cracks and holes of sidewalks. The frogs seem to be doing
- [Lovely Poison Frog (Phyllobates lugubris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/02/09/lovely-poison-frog-phyllobates-lugubris/) - Common Name: Lovely Poison Frog, Striped Poison-Dart FrogScientific Name: Phyllobates lugubrisFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and PanamaFemale Size: 0.94 inches (24 mm)Male Size: 0.82 inches (21 mm) The Lovely Poison Frog lives amongst the leaf litter on the floor of lowland and premontane forests. The frog's bright colors warns predators
- [Articles](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/23/articles/) - Here's a list of articles I have written Defense Mechanisms in Frogs What do frogs eat What is the difference between frogs and toads? Importance of Frogs Endangered Frogs and Toads of the US Do Frogs and Toads Cause Warts? Getting the girl - Froggy Style The Importance of Zoos Different Lifestyles of Frogs and
- [Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/03/purple-frog-nasikabatrachus-sahyadrensis/) - Common Name: Purple Frog, Pignose FrogScientific Name: Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensisFamily: Nasikabatrachidae - Purple Frog familyLocation: IndiaSize: 3.5 inches (89.9 mm) The Purple frog has a face that only a frog lover could really love. Their odd looking snout is used to eat termites, their primary food source. They live in the southern part of India in
- [Yosemite Toad (Anaxyrus canorus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/14/yosemite-toad-anaxyrus-canorus/) - Common Name: Yosemite ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus canorusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: United States - CaliforniaSize: 3.3 inches (84 mm) The Yosemite Toad lives in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range at elevations between 8,500 - 10,000 feet. These toads are a diurnal species, active during the day compared to most toads, that are active
- [Giant Rain Frog (Breviceps gibbosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/01/26/giant-rain-frog-breviceps-gibbosus/) - Common Name: Giant Rain Frog, Cape Rain FrogScientific Name:Breviceps gibbosusFamily: Brevicipidae - African Rain Frog familyLocation: South AfricaFemale Size: 3.1 inches (80 mm)Male Size: smaller than females The Giant Rain Frog is the largest of species of the genus Breviceps, the Rain Frogs. The frogs of the genus are rarely seen except during the rain,
- [Toads and Frogs in Maine](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-maine/) - Toads and Frogs in Maine Maine only has one toad species and 8 frog species, probably not the best place to go froggin. If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Maine and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact
- [Toads and Frogs in Hawaii](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-hawaii/) - Toads and Frogs in Hawaii There are no native species of toads and frogs in Hawaii but there are a number of invasive species that should be eliminated if found there. n If you are looking to identify certain toads and frogs in Hawaii that you found and can’t figure it out from the page,
- [Amargosa Toad (Anaxyrus nelsoni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/07/30/amargosa-toad-anaxyrus-nelsoni/) - Common Name: Amargosa ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus nelsoniFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: United States - NevadaSize: 3.5 - 5.0 inches (90 - 127 mm) The Amargosa Toad lives in the Oasis Valley along the Amargosa River, hence the common name of Amargosa. Its species epithet - nelsoni is in honor of Edward William Nelson (May
- [Burrowes' Giant Glass Frog (Centrolene ballux)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/01/19/burrowes-giant-glass-frog-centrolene-ballux/) - Common Name: Burrowes' Giant Glass Frog, Golden-flecked Glass Frog, Gold Dust Glass FrogScientific Name: Centrolene balluxFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocation: Colombia and EcuadorFemale Size: 0.8 - 0.9 inches (21 - 23 mm)Male Size: 0.7 - 0.9 inches (19 - 22 mm) The Burrowes' Giant Glass Frog lives in the vegetation along streams in humid,
- [Western Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dorsalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/01/12/western-banjo-frog-limnodynastes-dorsalis/) - Common Name: Western Banjo Frog, Pobblebonk, Western BullfrogScientific Name: Limnodynastes dorsalisFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 3.0 inches (7.5 cm) The Western Banjo Frog lives in the far western corner of Australia near dams, swamps, and creeks, usually hiding amongst the vegetation. During arid conditions, the frog burrows down in the ground to
- [Frogs and Toads in New York](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-new-york/) - Frogs and Toads in New York If you are looking to identify a specific frogs in New York and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in New York New York has a variety of different types of
- [Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/18/great-crested-newt-triturus-cristatus/) - Common Name: Northern Crested Newt, Great Crested Newt, and Warty NewtScientific Name: Triturus cristatusFamily: SalamandridaeLocations: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United KingdomSize: 6 inches (15.24 cm) The Great Crested Newt is named
- [Mindanao Fanged Frog (Limnonectes magnus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2026/01/05/mindanao-fanged-frog-limnonectes-magnus/) - Common Name: Mindanao Fanged Frog, Giant Philippine FrogScientific Name: Limnonectes magnusFamily: Dicroglossidae - Forked Tongue Frog FamilyLocation: PhilippinesSize: 4.4 inches (113 mm) The Mindanao Fanged Frog lives along streams and rivers in lower montane and lowland forests. They can often be found sitting on rocks and boulders in these waters but also amongst the leaf
- [Black Toad (Anaxyrus exsul)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/04/30/black-toad-anaxyrus-exsul/) - Common Name: Black Toad, Inyo Toad, and Deep Springs ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus exsulFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: United States - CaliforniaSize: 1.75 - 3 inches (44.45 - 76.2 mm) The Black Toad lives in the Deep Springs Valley in Inyo County in California, which explains some of its other names such as Deep Springs
- [Mount Nimba Viviparous Toad (Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/06/mount-nimba-viviparous-toad-nimbaphrynoides-occidentalis/) - Common Name: Mount Nimba Viviparous ToadScientific Name: Nimbaphrynoides occidentalisFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, and LiberiaSize: 1.1 inches (28.7 mm) The Mount Nimba Viviparous Toad spends most of their time during the dry season (November to March) underground and dormant. The toads come to the surface once the rains begin. For mating, the
- [Elegant Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus elegans)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/12/29/elegant-stubfoot-toad-atelopus-elegans/) - Common Name: Elegant Stubfoot Toad or Elegant Harlequin FrogScientific Name: Atelopus elegansFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: Colombia and EcuadorFemale Size: 1.29 - 1.41 inches (33 - 36 mm)Male Size: 0.86 - 0.94 inches (22 - 24 mm) The Elegant Stubfoot Toad lives in the humid, tropical rain forests. Not too much is known about
- [Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/01/common-mudpuppy-necturus-maculosus/) - Common Name: Common MudpuppyScientific Name: Necturus maculosusFamily: Proteidae - Mudpuppy and Waterdog familyLocation: Canada and the United StatesUS Location: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West
- [Locust Coqui (Eleutherodactylus locustus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/12/22/locust-coqui-eleutherodactylus-locustus/) - Common Name: Locust Coqui, Puerto Rican Small Eared Frog, Interior Robber Frog, Warty CoquiScientific Name:Eleutherodactylus locustusFamily: Eleutherodactylidae Location: Puerto RicoSize: 0.74 inches (19 mm) The Locust Coqui lives only in broadleaf forests with a closed canopy. They don't tolerate disturbances from human activities well. The male frogs call from low vegetation to attract the female
- [Ice Frog (Amietia vertebralis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/02/ice-frog-amietia-vertebralis/) - Common Name: Ice Frog, Large-Mouthed Frog, Maluti River FrogScientific Name: Amietia vertebralisFamily: PyxicephalidaeLocation: Lesotho and South AfricaSize: 6 inches (150 mm) The Ice Frog lives high in the mountains from 1500 and 3300 meters high in southern Africa. The Ice Frog gets its name because the tadpoles and adults are often seen swimming beneath the ice. They are mostly aquatic species
- [Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/20/mexican-burrowing-toad-rhinophrynus-dorsalis/) - Common Name: Mexican Burrowing ToadScientific Name: Rhinophrynus dorsalisFamily: RhinophrynidaeCountry Location: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the United StatesUnited States Locations: TexasSize: 3 - 3.3 inches (75-85 mm) The Mexico Burrowing Toad is the most evolutionary distinct species of frogs, with over a 190 million years of independent evolution. It is
- [Moroccan Painted Frog (Discoglossus scovazzi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/12/08/moroccan-painted-frog-discoglossus-scovazzi/) - Common Name: Moroccan Painted FrogScientific Name: Discoglossus scovazziFamily: Alytidae - Midwife Toad and Painted Frog familyLocation: Morocco and SpainFemale Size: 2.5 - 2.6 inches (64 - 66 mm)Male Size: 2.1 - 2.8 inches (54 - 70 mm) The Moroccan Painted Frog is a primarily nocturnal species but can be found during the day times occasionally.
- [Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/02/23/marsh-frog-pelophylax-ridibundus/) - Common Name: Marsh FrogScientific Name: Pelophylax ridibundusFamily: Ranidae - True Frog FamilyLocations: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia,
- [Betic Midwife Toad (Alytes dickhilleni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/17/betic-midwife-toad-alytes-dickhilleni/) - Common Name: Betic Midwife Toad or Midwife toad of Hillenius Scientific Name: Alytes dickhilleniFamily: Alytidae - Midwife Toads and Painted Frogs familyLocations: SpainSize: 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) The Betic Midwife Toad is found in the southeastern part of Spain along mountain ranges between 700 and 2,000 meters (2,300 and 6,600 feet) high. They were more common
- [Strawberry Rain Frog (Breviceps acutirostris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/12/01/strawberry-rain-frog-breviceps-acutirostris/) - Common Name: Strawberry Rain Frog, Cape Short-head FrogScientific Name: Breviceps acutirostrisFamily: Brevicipitidae - African Rain Frog familyLocation: South AfricaFemale Size: 1.6 inches (40 mm)Male Size: 1.0 inches (25 mm) Like most Rain Frogs, the Strawberry Rain Frog is a primarily a fossorial species of frog, spending most of their time burrowed underground. They come to
- [Beautiful Pygmy Frog (Microhyla pulchra)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/11/24/beautiful-pygmy-frog-microhyla-pulchra/) - Common Name: Beautiful Pygmy Frog, Guangdong Rice Frog, Marbled Pygmy Frog, Marbled Narrow-mouthed FrogScientific Name: Microhyla pulchraFamily: Microhylidae - Narrowmouth Toad familyLocation: Cambodia, China, Guam, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Thailand, and VietnamIntroduced Location GuamSize: 1.1 - 2.0 inches (3 - 5 cm) The Beautiful Pygmy Frog lives on the forest edges, grasslands, and scrublands. The
- [Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/11/03/red-banded-rubber-frog-phrynomantis-bifasciatus/) - Common Name: Red-Banded Rubber Frog, Banded Rubber FrogScientific Name: Phrynomantis bifasciatusFamily: Microhylidae - Narrowmouthed Frog FamilyLocation: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and ZimbabweSize: 3 inches (75 mm) The Red-Banded Rubber Frog is a terrestrial species, found in grasslands and savannas. When threatened
- [Mexican Giant Tree Frog (Agalychnis dacnicolor)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/05/05/mexican-giant-tree-frog-agalychnis-dacnicolor/) - Common Name: Mexican Giant Tree Frog, Mexican Leaf FrogScientific Name: Agalychnis dacnicolorFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: MexicoFemale Size: 4 inches (103 mm)Male Size: 2.9 inches (73 mm) The Mexican Giant Tree Frog is an arboreal species of frog, spending most of their time up in the trees of both dry and tropical forests. Some
- [Iberian Tree Frog (Hyla molleri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/11/17/iberian-tree-frog-hyla-molleri/) - 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 and bushes. The Iberian
- [Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/11/10/great-barred-frog-mixophyes-fasciolatus/) - 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 but peaks during from
- [Salamanders (Caudata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/02/salamanders/) - Salamanders are part of a different group of amphibians. The group they belong to is called Caudata. Not all animals in this group are called salamanders, there are also newts, sirens, olms, etc but they are sometimes just lumped into being called salamanders. The Appalachian Mountains of the United States is the salamander capitol of
- [Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/15/dwarf-crocodile-osteolaemus-tetraspis/) - Common Name: Dwarf Crocodile and Broad-snouted CrocodileScientific Name: Osteolaemus tetraspisFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile familyLocations: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoirej, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and TogoSize: 4.9 feet (1.5 m) The Dwarf Crocodile is the smallest living crocodile (Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
- [Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/08/chinese-alligator-alligator-sinensis/) - Common Name: Chinese Alligator or Yangtze AlligatorScientific Name: Alligator sinensisFamily: Alligatoridae – Alligator familyLocations: ChinaSize: 5 - 7 feet (1.5 - 2.1 meters) The Chinese Alligator lives in slow moving, fresh water streams, rivers, lakes, swamps, and canals of the lower Yangtze River. While this might make you think it spends its summer days floating in the water, and soaking
- [Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/01/nile-crocodile-crocodylus-niloticus/) - Common Name: Nile CrocodileScientific Name: Crocodylus niloticusFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile FamilyLocations: Angola, Botswana, Burund, Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and ZimbabweSize: 16 - 20 feet (4.8 - 6 meters), 500
- [Clown Frog (Atelopus varius)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/26/clown-frog-atelopus-varius/) - Common Name: Clown Frog, Costa Rican Variable Harlequin ToadScientific Name: Atelopus variusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocation: Costa Rica and PanamaSize: 1.6 inches (41 mm) for males, 2.3 inches (60 mm) for females The Clown Frog or the Costa Rican Variable Harlequin Toad is a small toad from the family Bufonidae or the True Toad
- [Vampire Flying Frog (Rhacophorus vampyrus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/10/28/vampire-flying-frog-rhacophorus-vampyrus/) - Common Name: Vampire Flying Frog or Vampire Tree FrogScientific Name: Rhacophorus vampyrusFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocations: VietnamFemale Size: 1.53 - 2.1 inches (38.9 - 53.4 mm)Male Size: 1.67 - 1.76 inches (42.5 - 44.8 mm) The Vampire Flying Frog is named after the mouth parts in the tadpole that resemble fangs or hooks.
- [Malayan Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/10/06/malayan-gharial-tomistoma-schlegelii/) - Common Name: Malayan Gharial, Sunda Gharial, False GharialScientific Name: Tomistoma schlegeliiFamily: Gavialidae - Gharial familyLocations: Brunei, Indonesia, and MalaysiaSize: 16 feet (5 meters) The Malayan Gharial is a shy species of crocodilian, living in deep, secluded forests where they rarely ever basking. Due to their secretive nature, not a lot is known about their life
- [Hairy Frog (Astylosternus robustus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/08/08/hairy-frog-trichobatrachus-robustus/) - Common Name: Hairy Frog, Horror Frog, and Wolverine FrogScientific Name: Astylosternus robustusFamily: ArthroleptidaeLocation: Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and NigeriaFemale Size: 3.5 inches (90 mm)Male Size: 4.3 inches (130 mm) The Hairy Frog lives in the western sub-Saharan coast of Africa. They get their name from the hair like
- [Bloody Bay Poison Frog (Mannophryne olmonae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/10/20/bloody-bay-poison-frog-mannophryne-olmonae/) - 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 island of Tobago. They
- [Hell Hollow Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/14/hell-hollow-slender-salamander-batrachoseps-diabolicus/) - Common Name: Hell Hollow Slender SalamanderScientific Name: Batrachoseps diabolicusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocation: United States - CaliforniaSize: 1.77 inches (45 mm) snout to vent, 4.3 inches (110 mm) total length The Hell Hollow Slender Salamander are most active during the cool rainy wet nights of late fall into winter. They come up from their
- [Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/29/hellbender-cryptobranchus-alleganiensis/) - Common Name: Hellbender or Snot OtterScientific Name: Cryptobranchus alleganiensisFamily: CryptobranchidaeLocation: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West VirginiaSize: 12 - 29 inches (30 - 74 cm)| Record: 2.5 feet (1.87 meters) The Hellbender is one of the largest salamanders
- [Harlequin Poison Frog (Oophaga histrionica)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/09/harlequin-poison-frog-oophaga-histrionica/) - Common Name: Harlequin Poison FrogScientific Name: Oophaga histrionicaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: ColombiaSize: 1.3 inches (3.3 cm) The Harlequin Poison Frog lives amongst the leaf litter of the Chocó region of western Colombia. They come in a variety of colors - orange, red, and yellow. The males call from up to a 3.2
- [West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/10/14/west-african-slender-snouted-crocodile-mecistops-cataphractus/) - The West African Slender-snouted Crocodile lives in western and central sub-Saharan Africa. They are listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
- [Bate's Night Frog (Astylosternus batesi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/10/13/bates-night-frog-astylosternus-batesi/) - 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 seasons, one from March
- [Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/10/10/gharial-gavialis-gangeticus/) - Common Name: Gharial, Gavial, and Fish-eating CrocodileScientific Name: Gavialis gangeticusFamily: Gavialidae - Gharial familyLocations: Bangladesh, India, and NepalFemale Size: 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) - 14.75 feet (4.5 meters)Male Size: 10 feet (3 meters) - 20 feet (6 meters) The Gharial is known for their long, narrow snout that is adept at catching fish. Males of the
- [Rose's Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/09/roses-ghost-frog/) - Common Name: Rose's Ghost Frog or Table Mountain Ghost FrogScientific Name: Heleophryne roseiFamily: Heleophrynidae - Ghost Frog familyLocation: South AfricaFemale Size: 2.3 inches (60 mm)Male Size: 1.9 inches (50 mm) The Rose's Ghost Frog lives in a small area on the Table Mountain in South Africa, hence another name for the frog, the Table Mountain Ghost Frog.
- [Orinoco Lime Tree Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/10/06/orinoco-lime-tree-frog-sphaenorhynchus-lacteus/) - 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 Lime Tree Frog lives in the
- [Suriname Toad (Pipa pipa)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/29/suriname-toad-pipa-pipa/) - Common Name: Suriname Toad or Star-Fingered FrogScientific Name: Pipa pipaFamily: Pipidae - Tongueless Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaSize: 4 - 8 inches (10 - 20 cm) The Suriname Toad is a fully aquatic frog species from the northern Amazon basin of South America. These
- [Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/10/03/freshwater-crocodile-crocodylus-johnstoni/) - Common Name: Freshwater Crocodile, Johnstone's Crocodile, FreshieScientific Name: Crocodylus johnstoniFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile FamilyLocation: AustraliaFemale Size: 6.9 feet (2.1 m)Male Size: 7.5 - 9.8 feet (2.3 - 3.0 m) The Freshwater Crocodile or just Freshie as they call it in Australia, is a smaller crocodile found in northern Australia. As the name suggests, they live in
- [Croctober 2025](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/10/01/croctober-2025/) - All month long, we’re shining a spotlight on the crocodilians — crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials. These living fossils have roamed our planet since before the dinosaurs disappeared, and they’re still thriving in rivers, swamps, and coasts around the world today. Crocodilians aren’t just powerful predators — they’re also vital ecosystem engineers. From creating wetlands
- [Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/10/04/saltwater-crocodile-crocodylus-porosus/) - Common Name: Saltwater Crocodile or SaltiesScientific Name: Crocodylus porosusFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile familyLocations: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu, and VietnamSize: 17 - 23 feet (5.1 - 7 meters) The Saltwater Crocodile is the largest living crocodile species in
- [New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog (Smilisca phaeota)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/09/29/new-granada-cross-banded-tree-frog-smilisca-phaeota/) - Common Name: New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog, Masked Tree Frog, Tarraco Tree FrogScientific Name: Smilisca phaeotaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and PanamaFemale Size: 3 inches (7.6 cm)Male Size: 2 inches (5.0 cm) The New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog is a nocturnal, arboreal species, sleeping on the backside of
- [Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/03/ensatina-ensatina-eschscholtzii/) - Common Name: EnsatinaScientific Name: Ensatina eschscholtziiFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander FamilyLocation: United States, Canada, and MexicoUS Location: California, Oregon, and WashingtonSize: 5 inches (145 mm) total length The Ensatina Salamander is a complex of usually 7 different subspecies of salamanders found along the western coast of North America. They are referred to as a ring species
- [Reticulated Siren (Siren reticulata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/12/11/reticulated-siren-siren-reticulata/) - Common Name: Reticulated Siren, Leopard SirenScientific Name: Siren reticulataFamily: Sirenidae - Siren familyLocation: United States - Florida and AlabamaSize: 10.4 - 24 inches (26.5 - 60.96 cm) The Reticulated Siren is a new species of amphibian! It was only recently described by researchers David Steen, Sean P Graham, Richard Kline, and Crystal Kelehear in 2018.
- [Blackbellied Salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/11/blackbellied-salamander-desmognathus-quadramaculatus/) - Common Name: Blackbellied Salamander, Blackbelly SalamanderScientific Name: Desmognathus quadramaculatusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocation: United States - Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South CarolinaSize: 4 - 7 inches (10.2 - 17.8 cm) The Blackbellied Salamander is a member of the family Plethodontidae, the largest family of salamanders. These salamanders are interesting because
- [Mindo Harlequin Toad (Atelopus mindoensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/09/22/mindo-harlequin-toad-atelopus-mindoensis/) - Common Name: Mindo Harlequin Toad, Mindo Stubfoot ToadScientific Name: Atelopus mindoensisFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: EcuadorFemale Size: 1.0 - 1.1 inches (26.8 - 28.9 mm)Male Size: 0.7 - 0.8 inches (17.5 - 21.4 mm) The Mindo Harlequin Toad lives nearby streams in humid montane and tropical rainforests of Ecuador. They are named after the
- [Dixie Valley Toad (Anaxyrus williamsi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/03/10/dixie-valley-toad-anaxyrus-williamsi/) - Common Name: Dixie Valley ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus williamsiFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: United States - NevadaSize: 1.7 - 2.7 inches (44-70 mm) The Dixie Valley Toad is a relatively new species, only being described in 2017. Before, it was considered an isolated population of the Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas). Physical and genetic tests revealed
- [California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/22/california-tiger-salamander-ambystoma-californiense/) - Common Name: California Tiger SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma californienseFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocation: United States - CaliforniaSize: 6.3 - 9.4 inches (16 - 24 cm) The California Tiger Salamander is a large, fossorial salamander found only in California. They are poor burrowers and rely on other animals, such as ground squirrels or gophers, to make
- [Olympic Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/07/29/olympic-torrent-cascade-salamander/) - Common Name: Olympic Torrent SalamanderScientific Name: Rhyacotriton olympicusFamily: Rhyacotritonidae - Torrent Salamander familyLocation: United States - WashingtonSize: 1.6 - 2.4 inches (4.1 - 6.2 cm) The Olympic Torrent Salamander is a federally threatened salamander found only in cold, mountain streams in Washington State. They are listed as Near Threatened with Extinction by the International Union
- [Giant Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes interioris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/09/15/giant-banjo-frog-limnodynastes-interioris/) - 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. During the drier months, they
- [Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/10/31/cuban-crocodile-crocodylus-rhombifer/) - Common Name: Cuban CrocodileScientific Name: Crocodylus rhombiferFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile familyLocations: CubaSize: 6.9 - 11 feet (2.1 - 3.5 m) The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assesses the Cuban Crocodile as Critically Endangered with Extinction. The crocodile lost most of its range and now only lives in the fresh water Zapata Swamp in
- [Eastern Narrowed Mouth Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/12/eastern-narrowed-mouth-toad-gastrophryne-carolinensis/) - Common Name: Eastern Narrowed Mouth ToadScientific Name: Gastrophryne carolinensisFamily: MicrohylidaeLocation: United StatesUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and VirginiaIntroduced Locations: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and Puerto RicoSize: 1.0 - 2.1 inches (25 - 53 mm) The Eastern Narrowed Mouth Toad is
- [Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/02/15/mossy-frog-theloderma-corticale/) - Common Name: Vietnamese Mossy Frog, Tonkin Bug-eyed FrogScientific Name: Theloderma corticaleFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Vietnam, China, and LaosSize: 3.5 inches (8.89 cm) The Vietnamese Mossy Frogs are found in primary evergreen forests by cliffs. They breed in rock cavities that have filled with water. They lay their eggs above the water and
- [Patch-nosed Salamander (Urspelerpes brucei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/21/patch-nosed-salamander-urspelerpes-brucei/) - Common Name: Patch-nosed SalamanderScientific Name: Urspelerpes bruceiFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocations: United States - Georgia and South CarolinaSize: 1.0 inch (25 - 26 mm) The Patch-nosed Salamander is a relatively new species of salamander to science, only being described in 2009. It is the only species in its genus - Urspelerpes. They are closely
- [Frogs and Toads of South Australia](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/06/22/frogs-and-toads-of-south-australia/) - Frogs and Toads of South Australia If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of South Australia and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Hylidae - Tree Frog Family The Tree Frogs in Australia are divided into 2
- [Frogs in Victoria, Australia](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/07/05/frogs-in-victoria-australia/) - Frogs in Victoria, Australia Victoria is home to over 35 species of different species of frogs in two different families. If you are looking to identify certain frogs in Victoria and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Hylidae - Tree
- [Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/18/natterjack-toad-epidalea-calamita/) - Natterjack Toad - photo by Piet Spaans The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assesses the Natterjack Toad as Least Concern for Extinction. The Natterjack Toad is found across Europe but rare in the United Kingdom and Ireland. They are listed as threatened in the United Kingdom. In Kaliningrad, Russia, the
- [Amboli Toad (Beduka tigerina)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/19/amboli-toad-xanthophryne-tigerina/) - Common Name: Amboli ToadScientific Name: Beduka tigerinaFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: IndiaSize: 1.4 inches or 35.56 mm Amboli toad (Xanthophryne tigerina) is a member of the true toad family, Bufonidae. Its native to the Western Ghats region of India. They are a medium size toad species, reaching up to 1.4 inches long. They are yellow
- [Golden Eyed Tree Frog (Trachycephalus coriaceus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/09/08/golden-eyed-tree-frog-trachycephalus-coriaceus/) - Common Name: Golden Eyed Tree Frog, Chocolate Milk Frog, Surinam Gold Eyed Milk Tree Frog, Surinam Casque-headed Tree Frog, Leathery Sticky FrogSpanish Name: Rana Arbórea Gomosa de CueroScientific Name: Trachycephalus coriaceusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and SurinameFemale Size: 2.0 - 2.6 inches (53 - 65 mm)Male Size: 2.0 -2.4 inches
- [Veragua Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus cruciger)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/09/05/veragua-stubfoot-toad-atelopus-cruciger/) - Common English Name: Veragua Stubfoot Toad and Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog Local Name: Sapito RayadoScientific Name: Atelopus crucigerFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: VenezuelaMale Size: 1.1 - 1.3 inches (28.2–34.6 mm)Female Size: 1.5 - 2 inches (39.5–49.9 mm) The Veragua Stubfoot Toad is a member of the genus Atelopus, the Harlequin Frogs / Stubfoot Toads.
- [Caribbean White Lipped Frog (Leptodactylus albilabris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/08/25/caribbean-white-lipped-frog-leptodactylus-albilabris/) - Common English Name: Caribbean White Lipped Frog, Antillean White Lipped FrogSpanish Name: Ranita de Labio Blanco, Sapito de Labio BlancoScientific Name: Leptodactylus albilabrisFamily: LeptodactylidaeLocation: British Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin IslandsSize: 1.4 inches (36 mm) The Caribbean White Lipped Frog is a semi-aquatic frog, named after the white stripe on
- [Fischer's Clawed Salamander (Onychodactylus fischeri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/21/fischers-clawed-salamander-onychodactylus-fischeri/) - Common Name: Fischer's Clawed Salamander and Long-tailed Clawed SalamanderScientific Name: Onychodactylus fischeriFamily: Hynobiidae - Asian Salamander familyLocation: RussiaMax Size: 7.4 inches (18.8 cm) for females, 7.0 inches (17.8 cm) for males The Fischer's Clawed Salamanders lives high in the mountains of Russia in streams and the surrounding areas. Like the other members of the genus Onychodactylus, the Fischer's
- [Threat to Frogs: Climate Change](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/27/threat-to-frogs-climate-change/) - Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges today, affecting ecosystems across the world in complex and often devastating ways. Among the many species struggling to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, frogs are particularly vulnerable. These small amphibians play crucial roles in maintaining the balance of ecosystems, yet they are facing unprecedented
- [Common Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/01/common-midwife-toad-alytes-obstetricans/) - Common Name: Common Midwife ToadScientific Name: Alytes obstetricansFamily: Alytidae - Painted Frogs and Midwife Toad familyLocation: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland.Introduced Location: United KingdomSize: 1.5 - 2.1 inches (39 - 55 mm) The Midwife Toad is named after the fact that the male toads take care of their eggs like
- [Sao Tome Giant Reed Frog (Hyperolius thomensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/08/18/sao-tome-giant-reed-frog-hyperolius-thomensis/) - Common Name: Sao Tome Giant Reed Frog, Sao Tome Giant Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyperolius thomensisFamily: Hyperoliidae - African Reed Frog familyLocation: Sao TomeFemale Size: 1.6 - 1.9 inches (42 - 49 mm)Male Size: 1.4 - 1.6 inches (36 - 41 mm) The Sao Tome Giant Reed Frog is the largest species of the genus, Hyperolius
- [Chile Mountains False Toad (Telmatobufo venustus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/03/01/chile-mountains-false-toad-telmatobufo-venustus/) - Common Name: Chile Mountains False ToadScientific Name: Telmatobufo venustusFamily: CalyptocephalellidaeLocations: ChileSize: 2.8 inches (71 mm) The Chile Mountains False Toad gets its name from its large, oval paratoid glands that make it look like a true toad from the family Bufonidae. However, they belong to the family Calyptocephalellidae, a small family of frogs native only
- [Common Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates fuscus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/11/common-spadefoot-toad-pelobates-fuscus/) - Common Name: Common Spadefoot Toad or Garlic ToadScientific Name: Pelobates fuscus Family: Pelobatidae - European Spadefoot Toad familyLocation: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UkraineFemale Size: 3.1 inches (7.8 mm)Male Size: 2.6 inches (6.6 mm)
- [Iberian Green Frog (Pelophylax perezi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/08/11/iberian-green-frog-pelophylax-perezi/) - Common Name: Iberian Green Frog, Perez's Frog, and Coruna FrogScientific Name: Pelophylax pereziFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: France, Gibraltar, Spain, and PortugalIntroduced Locations: the Azores, Balearic Islands, United Kingdom, Canary Islands, and MadeiraSize: 1.6 - 4.0 inches (40 - 100 mm) The Iberian Green Frog is native to the Iberian peninsula and a little
- [Western Narrow Mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/03/western-narrow-mouthed-toad-gastrophryne-olivacea/) - Common Name: Great Plains Narrow Mouthed Toad or Western Narrow Mouthed ToadScientific Name: Gastrophryne olivaceaFamily: MicrohylidaeLocation: Mexico and the United StatesUS States Location: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and TexasSize: 0.8 - 1.5 inches (2 - 3.8 cm) While the Western Plains Narrow Mouthed Toad is called a toad, they are not
- [Black Rain Frog (Breviceps fuscus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/04/07/black-rain-frog-breviceps-fuscus/) - Common Name: Black Rain FrogScientific Name: Breviceps fuscusFamily: Brevicipitidae - Rain Frog familyLocation: South AfricaSize: 1.5 - 2 inches (40 - 51 mm) Cousin of the Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops) - the cutest frog on earth, the Black Rain Frog has been crowned the grumpiest frog alive. Rain Frogs are burrowers, making tunnels underground to
- [Toads and Frogs of Bahrain](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/08/09/toads-and-frogs-of-bahrain/) - Bahrain is home to only one frog species and zero toads! For a small island nation that is mostly desert, that's not bad. Common Name: Marsh FrogScientific Name: (Pelophylax ridibundus) The Marsh Frog lives and breeds in fresh water springs around the main island. However, over use of the Damman Aquifer has decreased the stream's fresh water
- [Sira Poison Frog (Ranitomeya sirensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/07/28/sira-poison-frog-ranitomeya-sirensis/) - Common Name: Sira Poison FrogScientific Name: Ranitomeya sirensisFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, and PeruSize: 0.6 - 0.7 inches (15 - 17 mm) The Sira Poison Frog belongs to the genus Ranitomeya, nick named the Fingernail Dart Frogs due to their incredibly small size that allows them to fit on a human's
- [Kirthisinghe's Rock Frog (Nannophrys marmorata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/08/04/kirthisinghes-rock-frog-nannophrys-marmorata/) - Common Name: Kirthisinghe's Rock Frog, Marbled Streamlined FrogScientific Name: Nannophrys marmorataFamily: Dicroglossidae - Forked Tongue FamilyLocation: Sri LankaFemale Size: 1.8 inches (45.1 mm)Male Size: 1.4 inches (35.4 mm) The Kirthisighe's Rock Frog lives in the streams and moist grassy areas of the eastern Knuckle Mountain range. The area has a short wet season and a
- [Helmeted Water Toad (Calyptocephalella gayi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/19/helmeted-water-toad-calyptocephalella-gayi/) - Common Name: Helmeted Water Toad, Chilean Giant FrogScientific Name: Calypotocephaella gayiFamily Name: CalyptocephalellidaeLocation: ChileMale Size: 4.7 inches (120 mm)Female Size: 12.5 inches (320 mm) The Helmeted Water Toad aka the Chilean Giant Frog is a large frog found in lowlands of central Chile. Impressively, they can weight up to 6 pounds! They are not a
- [Tropical Clawed Frog (Xenopus tropicalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/07/14/tropical-clawed-frog-xenopus-tropicalis/) - Common Name: Tropical Clawed Frog, Western Clawed Frog, and Forest Clawed FrogScientific Name: Xenopus tropicalisFamily: Pipidae - Tongueless Frog familyLocation: Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo (maybe Mali)Introduced Location: United States - FloridaSize: 1.1 - 1.6 inches (28 - 40 mm) The Tropical Clawed
- [Toads and Frogs in Oklahoma](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-oklahoma/) - Toads and Frogs in Oklahoma If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Oklahoma and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Oklahoma is home to a great variety of frogs and toad species, which
- [Balkan Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates balcanicus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/06/30/balkan-spadefoot-toad-pelobates-balcanicus/) - Common Name: Balkan Spadefoot Toad or just Balkan SpadefootScientific Name: Pelobates balcanicusFamily: Pelobatidae - European Spadefoot Toad familyLocation: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and TurkeyFemale Size: 1.9 - 3.9 inches (48–100 mm)Male Size: 1.8 - 3.7 inches (46–94 mm) The Balkan Spadefoot Toad spends most of their time burrowed underground as part of
- [Cuchumatan Golden Toad (Incilius aurarius)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/06/16/cuchumatan-golden-toad-incilius-aurarius/) - Common Name: Cuchumatan Golden ToadScientific Name: Incilius aurariusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: Guatemala and MexicoFemale Size: 2 - 3.1 inches (53.1 - 79.5 mm)Male Size: 2.1 - 2.6 inches (54.5 - 67.5 mm) The Cuchumatan Golden Toad lives in the cloud forests on the border of Guatemala and Mexico. The toad gets its named
- [Green-thighed Tree Frog (Nyctimystes brevipalmatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/06/09/green-thighed-tree-frog-nyctimystes-brevipalmatus/) - Common Name: Green-thighed Tree FrogScientific Name: Nyctimystes brevipalmatus / Litoria brevipalmata Family: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 1.6 inches (40 mm) The Green-thighed Tree Frog gets its named from the green markings in its thighs, that can also be blue in color. They live in rainforests, eucalypt forests, and heath. They hide amongst the leaf
- [Green Paddy Frog (Hylarana erythraea)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/05/26/green-paddy-frog-hylarana-erythraea/) - Common Name: Green Paddy Frog, Red-eared Copper-backed Frog, Green-backed Frog, Green Lotus Frog, Green Grass Frog, and Common Green FrogScientific Name: Hylarana erythraeaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and VietnamIntroduced Locations: Indonesia - Papua regions and PhilippinesFemale Size: 2.0 - 3.0 inches (50 -
- [European Green Toad (Bufotes viridis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/14/european-green-toad-bufotes-viridis/) - Common Name: European Green Toad Scientific Name: Bufotes viridis Family: Bufonidae - True Toad family Locations: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and the Ukraine Size: 4.7 inches (120 mm) The European
- [Lichuan Bell Toad (Bombina microdeladigitora)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/05/19/lichuan-bell-toad-bombina-microdeladigitora/) - Common Name: Lichuan Bell Toad, Small-webbed Bell Toad, Hubei Fire Bellied Toad, Yunnan Fire Bellied ToadScientific Name: Bombina microdeladigitoraFamily: Bombinatoridae - Fire Bellied Toad familyLocation: China, Myanmar, and Vietnam (possibly Laos)Size: 3.0 inches (77 mm) The Lichuan Bell Toad lives in tree holes and mud nests in bamboo forests, evergreen forests, swamps, and grasslands in
- [Answer to Cane Toad or No? 2](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/05/06/answer-to-cane-toad-or-no-2-2/) - The answer to Cane Toad or No? is..... NO. This is a Oak Toad (Anaxyrus quercicus), the smallest toad in the US. They don't even reach 2 inches long. They have a decent sized parotoid gland for their size but its oval in shape while the Cane Toad has more of a triangular one. The
- [Seychelles Tree Frog (Tachycnemis seychellensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/04/28/seychelles-tree-frog-tachycnemis-seychellensis/) - Common Name: Seychelles Tree FrogScientific Name: Tachycnemis seychellensisFamily: Hyperoliidae - African Tree Frog familyLocation: SeychellesFemale Size: 3.0 inches (76 mm)Male Size: 2.0 (51 mm) As the name suggests, the Seychelles Tree Frog is an arboreal tree frog found only in the rainforests of the Seychelles Islands. They are found on the islands of Mahe, La
- [Cane Toad or No? (2)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/04/23/cane-toad-or-no-2-2/) - Welcome back to another excited game of Cane Toad or No?, the game where you try to guess if it is a Cane Toad or NO. This amphibian comes from the suburbs of Miami, Florida. It was around an inch long. Sooo...
- [White Lipped Bright Eyed Frog (Boophis albilabris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/04/21/white-lipped-bright-eyed-frog-boophis-albilabris/) - Common Name: White Lipped Bright Eyed FrogScientific Name: Boophis albilabrisFamily: Mantellidae - the Mantella familyLocation: MadagascarFemale Size: 2.7 - 3.2 inches (68 - 81 mm)Male Size: 1.7 - 2.9 inches (43 - 73 mm) The White Lipped Bright Eyed Frog lives in the rainforests in eastern Madagascar. They vary in color from brown and green.
- [Red Spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/12/red-spotted-toad-anaxyrus-punctatus/) - Common Name: Red Spotted ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus punctatusFamily: Bufonidae - True ToadsLocations: Mexico and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and UtahSize: 3.7 to 7.5 cm (1.5 to 3.0 in) The Red Spotted Toad lives in the southwestern United States down to almost Mexico City, Mexico. They are sorta your
- [North American Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/12/north-american-green-toad-anaxyrus-debilis/) - Common Name: Green Toad, North American Green ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus debilisFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: Mexico and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and TexasSize: 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) The North American Green Toad lives in the south-central United States and down to Mexico. It is often called just the
- [Western European Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates cultripes)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/02/17/western-european-spadefoot-toad-pelobates-cultripes/) - Common Name: Western European Spadefoot Toad, Iberian Spadefoot Toad, Spanish Spadefoot Toad, and Wagler's Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Pelobates cultripesFamily: Pelobatidae – European Spadefoot Toad FamilyLocations: France, Portugal, and Spain Size: 4.9 inches (12.5 cm) The Western European Spadefoot Toad gets its name due to the distinct spades on its rear feet, which serve a vital purpose in
- [Answer to Cane Toad or No?](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/04/01/answer-to-cane-toad-or-no-2/) - The answer to this week's Cane Toad or No is...... No. This is a Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) which is native to Florida. The Southern Toad has oval parotoid glands vs the Cane Toad whom has triangular glands. The Southern Toad also has cranial crests that run down the center of their head while the
- [Java Whipping Frog (Polypedates leucomystax)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/03/31/java-whipping-frog-polypedates-leucomystax/) - Common Name: Java Whipping Frog, Common Tree Frog, Golden Tree Frog, Four Lined Tree Frog, Brown Tree Frog, White Lipped Tree Frog, Common Indian Whipping FrogScientific Name: Polypedates leucomystaxFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and VietnamIntroduced Locations: Japan and ThailandFemale Size: 2.24 - 3.14
- [Cane Toad or No?](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/03/25/cane-toad-or-no-2/) - here's the next rendition of Cane Toad or No? where you try to guess if this is a Cane Toad. Instead of having a few different animals for you to decide if one of them is a Cane Toad, there will be a picture(s) of a creature with a location. Use your toad knowledge to
- [Fiji Tree Frog (Cornufer vitiensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/06/20/fiji-tree-frog-cornufer-vitiensis/) - Common Name: Fiji Tree FrogScientific Name: Cornufer vitiensisFamily: Ceratobatracidae Locations: Fiji - Islands of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, and possibly TaveuniMale Size: 1.25 - 1.7 inches (32 - 45 mm)Female Size: 1.8 - 2.3 inches (47 - 60 mm) The Fiji Tree Frog is one of the two native frogs to the islands of
- [Fiji Ground Frog (Cornufer vitianus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/28/fiji-ground-frog-cornufer-vitianus/) - Common Name: Fiji Ground Frog, Viti Wrinkled Ground FrogScientific Name: Cornufer vitianusFamily: CeratobatrachidaeLocation: FijiSize: 2.3 inches (5.8 cm) The Fiji Ground Frog lives only on the islands of Fiji. It is found on the four larger islands (Taveuni, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, and Gau) and on the smaller island of Viwa. The female lays around 40 eggs directly in
- [Solomon Islands Leaf Frog (Cornufer guentheri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/03/24/solomon-islands-leaf-frog-cornufer-guentheri/) - Common Name: Solomon Islands Leaf Frog, Gunther's Triangle Frog, Solomon Island Eyelash FrogScientific Name: Cornufer guentheriFamily: CeratobatrachidaeLocation: Solomon Islands and Papua New GuineaSize: 3 - 4 inches (7.62 - 10.62 cm) The Solomon Islands Leaf Frog lives amongst the leaf litter in the rainforests on the Solomon Islands archipelago. Their color and body shape tries
- [Relict Leopard Frog (Rana onca)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/03/17/relict-leopard-frog-rana-onca/) - Common Name: Relict Leopard FrogScientific Name: Rana oncaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: United States - Nevada (Probably Extinct in Arizona and Utah)Size: 1.75 - 3 inches (4 - 9 cm) The Relict Leopard Frog was thought to be extinct in the 1950s but in the 1990's, small groups of the frog was discovered. The
- [Common Dink Frog (Diasporus diastema)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/03/03/common-dink-frog-diasporus-diastema/) - Common Name: Common Dink Frog, Tink Frog, or Caretta Robber FrogScientific Name: Diasporus diastemaFamily: Eleutherodactylidae - Direct Developing Frog familyLocation: Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and PanamaFemale Size: 0.95 inches (24 mm)Male Size: 0.83 inches (21 mm) The Common Dink Frog or Tink Frog is named after the sound of their call that sounds like a
- [Coronated Tree Frog (Triprion spinosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/11/coronated-tree-frog-anotheca-spinosa/) - Common Name: Coronated Tree Frog, Spiny-headed Tree Frog, or Crowned Tree FrogScientific Name: Triprion spinosus Family: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama Size: 3.14 inches (88 mm) for females, 2.7 inches (68 mm) for males The Coronated Tree Frog is a nocturnal, arboreal frog found in the cloud forests of Central
- [LittleJohn's Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/02/24/littlejohns-tree-frog-litoria-littlejohni/) - Common Name: LittleJohn's Tree Frog, Northern Heath FrogScientific Name: Litoria littlejohniFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Australia - New South WalesFemale Size: 2.75 inches (70 cm)Male Size: 1.96 inches (50 cm) The LittleJohn's Tree Frog is found around Sydney, Australia. It is not named after the rapper Lil Jon. It is named after Dr Murray
- [Splashback Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/02/17/splashback-poison-dart-frog-adelphobates-galactonotus/) - 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
- [Lesser Rock Skipper (Staurois parvus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/02/10/lesser-rock-skipper-staurois-parvus/) - 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 rainforests on the island of
- [Galam White-lipped Frog (Hylarana galamensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/02/03/galam-white-lipped-frog-hylarana-galamensis/) - 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 Leone, Somalia, South
- [Striped Rocket Frog (Allobates talamancae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/01/06/striped-rocket-frog-allobates-talamancae/) - 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. They are most active
- [Moroccan Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates varaldii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/12/16/moroccan-spadefoot-toad-pelobates-varaldii/) - 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 nocturnal. The Spadefoot Toad
- [South American Bird Poop Frog (Dendropsophus marmoratus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/11/04/south-american-bird-poop-frog-dendropsophus-marmoratus/) - 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
- [Fantastic Poison Frog (Ranitomeya fantastica)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/10/28/fantastic-poison-frog-ranitomeya-fantastica/) - 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 Poison Frog and Red-headed
- [Ruby Poison Frog (Ameerega parvula)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/08/26/ruby-poison-frog-ameerega-parvula/) - 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. They are able to
- [Molleturo Robber Frog (Pristimantis ruidus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/09/16/molleturo-robber-frog-pristimantis-ruidus/) - 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 them. That is until
- [Black-eared Mantella (Mantella milotympanum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/09/22/black-eared-mantella-mantella-milotympanum/) - 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 lays the eggs on
- [Bleeding Toad (Leptophryne cruentata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/10/14/bleeding-toad-leptophryne-cruentata/) - 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 of mature individuals left
- [Australian Wood Frog (Papurana daemeli)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/11/18/australian-wood-frog-papurana-daemeli/) - 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 permanent streams, lakes, ponds,
- [Natal Tree Frog (Leptopelis natalensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/12/09/natal-tree-frog-leptopelis-natalensis/) - Common Name: Natal Tree Frog, Natal Forest Tree Frog, Scientific Name: Leptopelis natalensisFamily: ArthroleptidaeLocation: South AfricaSize: 2.5 inches (65 mm) The Natal Tree Frog lives along the eastern coast of South Africa. The female frogs are larger than the male frogs, typical for most frogs. They are found on low hanging branches of trees and
- [Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus balios)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/01/27/rio-pescado-stubfoot-toad-atelopus-balios/) - 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 species of toad, active
- [Newly Described: Coloma’s Harlequin Toad (Atelopus colomai)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/11/25/newly-described-colomas-harlequin-toad-atelopus-colomai/) - Common Name: Coloma's Harlequin ToadScientific Name: Atelopus colomaiFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: EcuadorFemale Size: 1.0 - 1.3 inches (26 - 34 mm)Male Size: 0.8 - 1.0 inches (21 - 26 mm) The Coloma's Harlequin Toad was described by researchers Amadeus Plewnia, Andrea Terán-Valdez, Jaime Culebras, Renaud Boistel, Daniel Paluh, Amanda Quezada, Christopher Heine, Juan
- [Sky Blue Poison Dart Frog (Hyloxalus azureiventris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/12/02/sky-blue-poison-dart-frog-hyloxalus-azureiventris/) - Common Name: Sky Blue Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Hyloxalus azureiventrisFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: PeruSize: 1.0 inches (27 mm) The Sky Blue Poison Dart Frog lives in rock piles and caves in the tropical rain forest in the east Andes. The males call out from their rock cover. The females lay 12 -
- [Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/01/13/painted-reed-frog-hyperolius-marmoratus/) - 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. The frog spends most
- [Answer to Cane Toad or No](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/02/28/answer-to-cane-toad-or-no/) - The answer was.... 1! #2 was an American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) and #3 was a Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus). Ok I was kinda a jerk for picking random toads from a variety of places instead of one area and most of the pics weren't great at highlighting the differences between the species. Next time,
- [Cane Toad or No?](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/02/26/cane-toad-or-no/) - Can you guess which toad is a Cane Toad?
- [National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2025 Feb 24 - 28](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/02/23/national-invasive-species-awareness-week-2025-feb-24-28/) - Tomorrow is the start of the National Invasive Species Awareness Week! What is an invasive species? An invasive species is a non-native organism who's introduction to an environment is likely or does cause either environmental or economic harm or harm to humans. The definition shows that invasive species are a problem not just for environmentalist
- [Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/02/09/reticulated-python-malayopython-reticulatus/) - Common Name: Reticulated PythonScientific Name: Malayopython reticulatusFamily: Pythonidae - Python familyLocation: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam Introduced Locations: United StatesSize: 9.8 - 32 feet (3 - 10 m) The Reticulated Python is the world's longest snake. The females of the species are generally larger than the males.
- [Northern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus striatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/02/08/northern-dwarf-siren-pseudobranchus-striatus/) - Common Name: Northern Dwarf SirenScientific Name: Pseudobranchus striatusFamily: Sirenidae - Siren familyLocations: United States - Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina Size: 4.0 – 9.9 inches (10 – 25 cm) In the cypress, gum ponds, and other acidic wetlands of the south there lies a siren looking to lure you into the depths of the water. Ok maybe
- [Year of the Snake](https://gonefroggin.com/2025/01/26/year-of-the-snake/) - Happy New Year! Welcoming the Year of the Snake in the Chinese Zodiac As we step into the new year, we celebrate the start of the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese Zodiac. This marks a time of reflection, growth, and renewal. However, it also brings an opportunity to shine a light on
- [Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Peltophryne lemur)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/01/22/puerto-rican-crested-toad-peltophryne-lemur/) - The Puerto Rican Crested Toad, a symbol of the island of Puerto Rico, is a listed as an endangered species by the IUCN Red List
- [Paradoxical Frog (Pseudis paradoxa)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/07/20/paradoxical-frog-pseudis-paradoxa/) - Common Name: Paradoxical Frog, Paradox Frog, Shrinking FrogScientific Name: Pseudis paradoxaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocations: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaSize: 1.7 - 3 inches (45 - 75 mm) The Paradoxical Frog is named after a strange phenomenon during their metamorphosis. Their tadpole is the
- [Mink Frog (Rana septentrionalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/09/mink-frog-rana-septentrionalis/) - Common Name: Mink FrogScientific Name: Rana septentrionalisFamily: Ranidae - True Frog FamilyLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Vermont, and WisconsinSize: 1.9 - 3 inches (48 - 76 mm) The Mink Frog lives along the eastern border of the United States and Canada. They appears similar to
- [Frosted Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/13/frosted-flatwoods-salamander-ambystoma-cingulatum/) - Common Name: Frosted Flatwoods SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma cingulatumFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocations: United States - Florida, Georgia, and South CarolinaSize: 3.5 - 5.3 inches (9-13.5 cm) The Frosted Flatwoods Salamander is a medium sized salamander. They live in the coastal plains of the southeast United States. They are listed as a federally threatened species
- [Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/12/11/snowy-owl-bubo-scandiacus/) - Common Name: Snowy OwlScientific Name: Bubo scandiacusFamily: Strigidae - True Owl familyBody Size: 20 - 28 inches (50.8 - 71.12 cm)Wingspan: 4.2 - 4.8 feet (1.28 - 1.46 m) One of the most iconic arctic species is the Snowy Owl. These owls are active during the day, differing from most other owl species. They are
- [Siberian Salamander (Salamandrella keyserlingii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/18/siberian-salamander-salamandrella-keyserlingii/) - Common Name: Siberian Salamander, Dybowski's Salamander, Manchurian Salamander, and Siberian NewtScientific Name: Salamandrella keyserlingiiFamily: Hynobiidae - Asiatic Salamander familyLocation: China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, and RussiaSize: 3.5 - 5 inches (9 -12.5 cm) The Siberian Salamander might be the most cold adept amphibian around. It can survive temperatures of -45 °Celsius / -49° Fahrenheit. They are
- [Evergreen Toad (Incilius coniferus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/28/evergreen-toad-incilius-coniferus/) - Common Name: Green Climbing Toad, Evergreen ToadScientific Name: Incilius coniferusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocations: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and PanamaMale Size: 2 - 2.8 inches (53-72 mm)Female Size: 3 - 3.7 inches (76-94 mm) Most toads spend their time burrowed underground or hiding in rocks. The Evergreen Toad is different than most toads.
- [Endangered Species: Wyoming Toad (Anaxyrus baxteri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/08/wyoming-toad-anaxyrus-baxteri/) - Common Name: Wyoming Toad, Baxter's ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus baxteriFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: United States - WyomingSize: 2 inches (50.8 mm) The Wyoming Frog is a federally listed endangered species in the US. It is only found in the Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming and in captivity. The number of Wyoming Toads
- [Darien Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus certus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/02/02/darien-stubfoot-toad-atelopus-certus/) - Common Name: Darien Stubfoot Toad or Toad Mountain Harlequin FrogScientific Name: Atelopus certusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: PanamaMale Size: 1.25 inches (32 mm)Female Size: 1.65 inches (42 mm) The Darien Stubfoot Toad is found in the Darien Province of Panama, hence the name. The genus Atelopus is in deep trouble. The majority of the
- [Brazilian Horned Frog (Ceratophrys aurita)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/11/11/brazilian-horned-frog-ceratophrys-aurita/) - 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 walk right in front of
- [Frogs and Toads of Finland](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/27/frogs-and-toads-of-finland/) - Frogs and Toads of Finland If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Finland and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Finland is not home to that many frogs or toad species but they are pretty cool.
- [Pumpkin Toadlet (Brachycephalus ephippium)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/04/pumpkin-toadlet-brachycephalus-ephippium/) - Common Name: Pumpkin Toadlet or Spix's Saddleback Toad,Scientific Name: Brachycephalus ephippiumFamily: BrachycephalidaeLocation: BrazilSize: 0.49 inches - .77 inches (12.5 mm - 19.7 mm) The Pumpkin Toadlet is found in southeastern Brazil in the montane Atlantic coastal forest. Interesting fact, they only have 3 fingers on each hand. Have you ever wondered if no one else
- [Ghost Glass Frog (Sachatamia ilex)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/01/ghost-glass-frog-sachatamia-ilex/) - Common Name: Ghost Glass Frog, Limon Giant Glass Frog, Holly's Glass FrogScientific Name: Sachatamia ilexFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocation: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and PanamaSize: 1.45 inches (37 mm) Like all the members of the family Centrolenidae - the Glass Frogs, the Ghost Glass Frog has semi transparent skin that they use to
- [Zombie Frog (Synapturanus zombie)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/10/25/zombie-frog-synapturanus-zombie/) - Common Name: Zombie FrogScientific Name: Synapturanus zombieFamily: MicrohylidaeLocations: French Guiana and BrazilMale Size: 1.45 - 1.57 inches (37 - 40 mm)Female Size: 1.52 - 1.65 inches (38.7 - 42.1 mm) The Zombie Frog gets its name from the fact that they eat brains. Just kidding. They got their name because of the researchers who described
- [Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/11/northern-red-legged-frog-rana-aurora/) - Common Name: Northern Red-legged FrogScientific Name: Rana auroraFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Alaska, California, Oregon, and WashingtonSize: 3.3 inches The Northern Red-legged Frog lives in the Pacific Northwest. They breed from January to March depending on how far north they are located. The farther north they are, the
- [Washington Adventures: Part 1 - Woodland Zoo](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/09/12/washington-adventures-part-1-woodland-zoo/) - Here are some pictures from my adventures in Washington from last week. I'll break it apart into multiple parts. Here are some animals from the Woodland Zoo in Seattle, its a pretty good zoo but not great for frogs. There was only 2 species of frogs, I rate the zoo a D- on frogs but
- [Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/08/24/mud-salamander-pseudotriton-montanus/) - Common Name: Mud SalamanderScientific Name: Pseudotriton montanusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West VirginiaSize: 6 - 8 inches (15.24 - 20.32 cm) The Mud Salamander lives from New Jersey down to Louisiana in swamps,
- [Maria Elena's Glass Frog (Chimerella mariaelenae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/08/12/maria-elenas-glass-frog-chimerella-mariaelenae/) - 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 is known about the
- [Great Basin Spadefoot Toad (Spea intermontana)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/05/great-basin-spadefoot-toad-spea-intermontana/) - photo by William Flaxington Like all Spadefoot Toads, the Great Basin Spadefoot Toad is great at burrowing. They have powerful hind legs that have keratonized sheaths on their rear feet. This helps them to burrow deep in the ground to protect themselves from their arid environment. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- [Kindoroko Warty Frog (Callulina laphami)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/08/05/kindoroko-warty-frog-callulina-laphami/) - Common Name: Kindoroko Warty Frog and Lapham's Warty FrogScientific Name: Callulina laphamiFamily: Brevicipidae - Rain Frog familyLocation: TanzaniaSize: 1.3 - 1.8 inches (33 - 45.4 mm) During the day, the frog hides under logs and rocks. At night, the frog comes out and can be found perched on shrubs, perches, and branches. The males call
- [Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/15/woodhouses-toad-anaxyrus-woodhousii/) - The Woodhouse's Toad is a typical toad found in Mexico and the US. The IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern due to its wide range and presumed large population.
- [Beireis' Treefrog (Dendropsophus leucophyllatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/07/29/beireis-treefrog-dendropsophus-leucophyllatus/) - The Beireis' Treefrog, also known as the Clown Tree Frog, is a colorful arboreal species found in South America. It inhabits rainforests, swamps, and forest savannas, spending most of its life in trees and reproducing there. Named after Gottfried Christoph Beireis, it is assessed as Least Concern for Extinction by the IUCN Red List due to its wide range and presumed large population.
- [French Cave Salamander (Speleomantes strinatii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/07/27/french-cave-salamander-speleomantes-strinatii/) - Common Name: French Cave Salamander, Strinati's Cave SalamanderScientific Name: Speleomantes strinatiiFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocation: France, Italy, and MonacoFemale Size: 3.9 - 4.8 inches (100 - 123 mm)Male Size: 3.7 - 4.5 inches (96 - 116 mm) The French Cave Salamander lives around streams and seepages in rocky outcrops and caves in mountain areas.
- [Rio Santiago Poison Frog (Excidobates captivus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/07/22/rio-santiago-poison-frog-excidobates-captivus/) - Common Name: Rio Santiago Poison Frog or Santiago Poison FrogScientific Name: Excidobates captivusFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Ecuador and PeruSize: 0.59 - 0.66 inches (15 - 17 mm) The Rio Santiago Poison Frog is one of the smallest poison dart frogs in the world, not even reaching an inch long! They live in
- [Newts and Salamanders in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/06/19/salamanders-and-newts-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-canada/) - Newts and Salamanders in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Newfoundland and Labrador is home to only 2 species of salamanders and 0 species of newts. Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander Family The Blue Spotted Salamander has a dark black background with small blue spotting all over its body. Plethodonatidae - Lungless Salamander Family The Northern Two-lined Salamander
- [Ascaphidae - Tailed Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/02/26/ascaphidae-tailed-frog-family/) - Suborder: ArchaeobatrachiaFamily: AscaphidaeGenera: 1 - AscaphusSpecies: 2 - Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus) and Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei) Tailed frogs are unique in the fact that they have a tail that they use for reproductive purposes, making them the only two frogs in North America to reproduce internally. This is useful for the
- [Suborder Archaeobatrachia](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/03/suborder-archaeobatrachia/) - Archaeobatrachia is the ancient frog and toad suborder. The suborder contains only four families with under 30 total species in total. These frogs are considered ancient because they have characteristics common with extinct frogs and toads and that are not present in the other frog families. The thing that all frogs and toads have in
- [Frogs and Toads of Norway](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/22/frogs-toads-norway/) - Frogs and Toads of Norway If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Norway and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Norway isn't home to that many species of frogs and toads, only four. Frogs True Frog
- [Toads and Frogs in Kansas](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-kansas/) - Toads and Frogs in Kansas If you are looking to identify certain frogs in Kansas that you found and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Kansas True Frogs - Ranidae Common Name: Crawfish FrogScientific Name: Rana areolatusLocation: Eastern
- [Toads and Frogs in Tasmania](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/12/27/frogs-in-tasmania/) - Toads and Frogs in Tasmania Tasmania is home to only 11 species of frogs and toads from two different families. If you are looking to identify certain toads and frogs in Tasmania and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Hylidae
- [Toads and Frogs in the Upper Peninsula](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/28/frogs-in-the-upper-peninsula/) - Toads and Frogs in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan If you are looking to identify specific toads and frogs in the Upper Peninsula and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan True Frog family
- [Toads and Frogs in New Hampshire](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-new-hampshire/) - Toads and Frogs in New Hampshire If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in New Hampshire and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in New Hampshire Tree Frog family – Hylidae Eastern Gray
- [Toads and Frogs in Nevada](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-nevada/) - Toads and Frogs in Nevada If you are looking to identify certain toads and frogs in Nevada that you found and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Nevada True Frog Family - Ranidae Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
- [Toads and Frogs in Ohio](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-ohio/) - Toads and Frogs in Ohio If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Ohio and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Ohio True Frog Family - Ranidae The True Frogs are your
- [Toads and Frogs in Montana](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-montana/) - Toads and Frogs in Montana If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Montana and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Montana has a diverse range of frogs and toads. Five different families of
- [Toads and Frogs in Missouri](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-missouri/) - Toads and Frogs Missouri If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Missouri and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Missouri True Frog Family - Ranidae Common Name: Crawfish FrogScientific Name: Rana
- [Toads and Frogs in Minnesota](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-minnesota/) - Toads and Frogs in Minnesota If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Minnesota and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Minnesota Minnesota is home to a variety of different frogs from
- [Toads and Frogs in Michigan](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-michigan/) - Toads and Frogs in Michigan If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Michigan and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. To see the frogs and toads located in just the Upper Peninsula of
- [Toads and Frogs in Massachusetts](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-massachusetts/) - Toads and Frogs in Massachusetts If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Massachusetts and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Massachusetts is not blessed with a variety of frogs but its quality over
- [Toads and Frogs in Maryland](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-maryland/) - Toads and Frogs in Maryland If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Maryland and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Maryland True Frog - Ranidae American Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana) Common
- [Toads and Frogs in Kentucky](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-kentucky/) - Toads and Frogs in Kentucky If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Kentucky and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Kentucky is home to a variety of different frogs and toad species. Frogs
- [Toads and Frogs in Iowa](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-iowa/) - Toads and Frogs in Iowa If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Iowa and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Iowa is home to a great variety of frogs and toads. In this
- [Toads and Frogs in Indiana](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-indiana/) - Toads and Frogs in Indiana If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Indiana and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Indiana has a great mix of different species of frogs and toads. Frogs
- [Toads and Frogs in Illinois](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-illinois/) - Toads and Frogs in Illinois If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Illinois and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Illinois True Frog Family - Ranidae The True Frogs are your
- [Toads and Frogs in Pennsylvania](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-pennsylvania/) - Toads and Frogs in Pennsylvania If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Pennsylvannia and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Pennsylvania True Frog Family - Ranidae The True Frogs are your
- [Toads and Frogs in Rhode Island](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-toads-rhode-island/) - Toads and Frogs in Rhode Island If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Rhode Island and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Rhode Island For a small state, Rhode Island has
- [Toads and Frogs in South Dakota](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-south-dakota/) - Toads and Frogs in South Dakota If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in South Dakota and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in South Dakota True Frog Family - Ranidae American Bullfrog
- [Toads and Frogs in Tennessee](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-tennessee/) - Toads and Frogs in Tennessee If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Tennessee and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Tennessee True Frog Family - Ranidae The True Frogs are your
- [Toads and Frogs in Utah](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-utah/) - Toads and Frogs in Utah If you are looking to identify specific toads and frogs in Utah and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Utah True Frog Family - Ranidae Common Name: Colombia Spotted FrogScientific Name:
- [Toads and Frogs in Vermont](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-vermont/) - Toads and Frogs in Vermont If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Vermont and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Vermont is home to a great variety of frogs and toads from tree
- [Toads and Frogs in Virginia](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-virginia/) - Toads and Frogs in Virginia If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Virginia and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Virginia True Frog Family - Ranidae American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Common
- [Toads and Frogs in Washington](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-washington/) - Toads and Frogs in Washington If you are looking to identify specific toads and frogs in Washington and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. The States of Washington is home to a many different species of frogs and toads. Learn
- [Toads and Frogs in Washington DC](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/19/frogs-in-washington-dc/) - Toads and Frogs in Washington DC If you are looking to identify specific toads and frogs in Washington DC and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Washington DC Ranidae - True Frogs in Washington DC American Bullfrog (Rana
- [Toads and Frogs in West Virginia](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-west-virginia/) - Toads and Frogs in West Virginia If you are looking to identify certain toads and frogs in West Virginia that you found and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in West Virginia West Virginia is home to a variety
- [Toads and Frogs in Wyoming](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-wyoming/) - Toads and Frogs in Wyoming If you are looking to identify specific toads and frogs in Wyoming and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Wyoming True Frog Family - Ranidae The True Frogs are your typical frogs that
- [Toads and Frogs in Idaho](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-idaho/) - Toads and Frogs in Idaho If you are looking to identify certain toads and frogs in Idaho that you found and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Idaho True Frog Family - Ranidae Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
- [Toads and Frogs in Delaware](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-delaware/) - Toads and Frogs in Delaware If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Delaware and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. For a small state, Delaware is home to a variety of frogs and
- [Toads and Frogs in Connecticut](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-connecticut/) - Toads and Frogs in Connecticut If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Connecticut and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Connecticut Hylidae - Tree Frogs in Connecticut Eastern Gray Tree Frog (Hyla veriscolor)
- [Toads and Frogs in Colorado](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-colorado/) - Toads and Frogs in Colorado If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Colorado and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Colorado is blessed to have a great variety of frogs and toads from a few
- [Toads and Frogs in California](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-california/) - Toads and Frogs in California Are you looking to identify specific toads and frogs in California? Check out my page on Frog Identification. California is home to a many different frogs and toads, with some being only found in the state. Learn more about the different species and how to tell them apart below. Frogs in
- [Toads and Frogs in Arkansas](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-arkansas/) - Toads and Frogs in Arkansas If you are looking to identify specific toads and frogs in Arkansas and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Arkansas Ranidae - True Frogs in Arkansas Common Name: Crawfish FrogScientific Name: Rana areolatusLocation: Western
- [Toads and Frogs in Arizona](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-arizona/) - Toads and Frogs in Arizona If you are looking to identify specific toads and frogs in Arizona and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Arizona Ranidae - True Frogs in Arizona The True Frogs are your typical frogs
- [Toads and Frogs in Alaska](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-alaska/) - Toads and Frogs in Alaska Alaska has a limited number of frogs and toads because of the cold but they still have a few. If you need help identifying the toads and frogs in Alaska, check out to contact me on the frog identification page. Feel free to also check out the Salamanders and Newts
- [Toads and Frogs in Oregon](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-oregon/) - Toads and Frogs in Oregon If you are looking to identify a specific toads and frogs in Oregon and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Oregon Ranidae - True Frogs in Oregon The True Frogs are
- [Frogs and Toads in New Jersey](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-new-jersey/) - Frogs and Toads in New Jersey If you are looking to identify a specific frog and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs New Jersey is home to a good range of frogs for its size. True Frog
- [Frogs and Toads in New Mexico](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-new-mexico/) - Frogs and Toads in New Mexico If you are looking to identify a specific frogs in New Mexico and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. New Mexico is blessed with a great variety of different frogs. Frogs in
- [Frogs and Toads in North Dakota](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/frogs-in-north-dakota/) - Frogs and Toads in North Dakota If you are looking to identify a specific frogs in North Dakota and can't figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. North Dakota doesn't have a great variety of frogs and toads but they
- [Painted Burrowing Frog (Neobatrachus pictus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/07/15/painted-burrowing-frog-neobatrachus-pictus/) - Common Name: Painted Burrowing Frog, Painted Thrilling Frog, Mallee Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Neobatrachus pictusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: Australia - New South Wales, South Australia, and VictoriaSize: 2.5 inches (65 mm) The Painted Burrowing Frog is a is a large, brown or gray frog with a stripe down the middle of the back.
- [What frog are you based on your astrology sign](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/19/what-frog-are-you-based-on-your-astrology-sign/) - Every wondered what frog you are based on your astrology sign? No? Well you are here anyway so check it out. This is 100% real and I didn't just make this up. Fire Bellied Toads are shy and quiet , but on the other hand they can be eccentric and energetic. However, in both cases,
- [Salamanders in Hawaii](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/06/salamanders-in-hawaii/) - There are no salamanders in Hawaii, not even any introduced ones, how pathetic.
- [Frogs in the United Kingdom](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/09/18/frogs-in-the-united-kingdom/) - Frogs and Toads of the United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Isle of Jersey
- [Frogs in Prince Edward Island, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/03/frogs-in-prince-edward-island-canada/) - Frogs and Toads in Prince Edward Island, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs in Prince Edward Island and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. There aren't many frogs or toads here but here they are. Frogs in
- [Frogs in Ontario, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/03/frogs-in-ontario-canada/) - Frogs in Ontario, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs in Ontario and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs in Ontario True Frog Family - Ranidae American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) The American Bullfrog is the largest frog
- [Frogs and Toads of Australia](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/07/05/frogs-and-toads-of-australia/) - Frogs and Toads of Australia Frogs and Toads of New South Wales, Australia Frogs and Toads of Victoria, Australia Frogs and Toads of Queensland Frogs and Toads of Western Australia Frogs and Toads of South Australia Frogs and Toads of Tasmania
- [Santa Cecilia Cochran Frog (Teratohyla midas)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/07/01/santa-cecilia-cochran-frog-teratohyla-midas/) - Common Name: Santa Cecilia Cochran Frog, Midas Glass Frog, or Rana de Cristal MidasScientific Name: Teratohyla midasFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocation: Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, and PeruFemale Size: 0.8 - 1 inch (20.6 - 25.6 mm)Male Size: 0.7 - 0.75 inches (17.4 - 19.2 mm) The Santa Cecilia Cochran Frog's scientific name Teratohyla midas refers to King
- [Kalimantan Jungle Toad (Barbourula kalimantanensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/02/02/kalimantan-jungle-toad-barbourula-kalimantanensis/) - Common Name: Kalimantan Jungle Toad, Bornean Flat-headed Frog, or Kalimantan Stream FrogScientific Name: Barbourula kalimantanensisFamily: Bombinatoridae - Fire Bellied Toad familyLocation: IndonesiaSize: 3 inches (7.7 cm), males slightly smaller than females The Kalimantan Jungle Toad was thought to not have lungs. This would have made it the the only frog or toad to not have
- [Pouched Frog (Assa darlingtoni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/07/16/pouched-frog-assa-darlingtoni/) - Common Name: Pouched Frog, Hip-pocket Frog, Marsupial FrogScientific Name: Assa darlingtoniFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: Australia - Queensland and New South WalesSize: 0.78 inches (2 cm) The Pouched Frog is found in eastern Australia near Brisbane. They live amongst the leaf litter on the floor of rain or eucalypt forests. The frog breeds
- [Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/16/gulf-coast-waterdog-necturus-beyeri/) - Common Name: Gulf Coast WaterdogScientific Name: Necturus beyeriFamily: Proteidae - Waterdog and Mudpuppy family Location: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and MississippiSize: 8.6 inches (22 cm) The Gulf Coast Waterdog lives under logs, rocks, and other objects in streams in the southeastern United States. These aquatic salamanders retain their gills throughout their lives
- [Tennessee Cave Salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/20/tennessee-cave-salamander/) - Common Name: Tennessee Cave SalamanderScientific Name: Gyrinophilus palleucusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander family Location: Alabama, Georgia, and TennesseeSize: 9 inches (22.86 cm) The Tennessee Cave Salamander is a neotenic salamander found in caves in the southern Appalachian Mountains. It is the official amphibian of the state of Tennessee. There are two subspecies, the Pale Salamander (G.
- [Abe's Salamander (Hynobius abei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/12/02/abes-salamander-hynobius-abei/) - Common Name: Abe's SalamanaderScientific Name: Hynobius abeiFamily: Hynobiidae - Asiatic SalamandersLocation: JapanSize: 1.9 – 2.8 inches snout to vent, 3.2 – 4.8 inches total length The Abe's Salamander lives only in Japan in the secondary bamboo forest or deciduous hardwood forests. Unfortunately, the salamander's populations aren't doing that well. The International Union for the Conservation
- [Wallace Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/03/wallace-flying-frog-rhacophorus-nigropalmatus/) - photo by inaturalist user: ruyu2023 For reproduction, the females form a foam nest to protect the fertilized eggs. The nest is made above a body of water in a tree or bush. Once the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water where they will complete their metamorphosis. The International Union for the Conservation of
- [Spotted Chorus Frog (Pseudacris clarkii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/06/19/spotted-chorus-frog-pseudacris-clarkii/) - Common Name: Spotted Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris clarkiiFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States and MexicoUS Locations: Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and TexasSize: 1.25 inches (3.17 cm) The Spotted Chorus Frog is a small tree frog found in prairies, pastures, and grasslands. They are known for their greenish color with spots on their back.
- [Marbled Snout-Burrower (Hemisus marmoratus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/08/marbled-snout-burrower-hemisus-marmoratus/) - Common Name: Marbled Snout-Burrower, Marbled Shovelnose Frog, and Mottled Shovelnose FrogScientific Name: Hemisus marmoratusFamily: HemisotidaeLocation: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, United Republic of Togo, Zambia, and ZimbabweSize: 1.9 inches (49 mm) for females, males are 1.3
- [Red Backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/07/16/red-backed-salamander-plethodon-cinereus/) - Common Name: Red Backed SalamanderScientific Name: Plethodon cinereusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lung-less Salamander familyLocation: Canada and the United States of AmericaUS Location: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, and West VirginiaSize: 2.25 - 4 in. (5.7
- [Hula Painted Frog (Latonia nigriventer)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/01/hula-painted-frog-latonia-nigriventer/) - Common Name: Hula Painted Frog, Palestinian Painted FrogScientific Name: Latonia nigriventerFamily: Alytidae - Painted Frogs and Midwife Toad familyLocation: IsraelFemale Size: 2.7 - 5 inches (6.9 - 12.7 cm)Male Size: 2.6 - 4.7 inches (6.7 - 11.9 cm) The Hula Painted Frog was thought to be extinct before being re-discovered in 2011. Its is only
- [Outdoor Cats: A Threat to Frogs and Other Wildlife](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/10/29/outdoor-cats-a-threat-to-frogs/) - Do you let your cat roam around your property? Well your cat could be killing beautiful wildlife at alarming rates. It is estimated that free roaming cats kill 1.3 – 4.0 billion birds and 6.3 – 22.3 billion mammals annually in the US. That's a crap ton of animals. The best way to help protect
- [My Milkshakes Brings All the Frogs to the Yard: Tips on How to Attract Frogs to Your House](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/05/25/my-milkshakes-brings-all-the-frogs-to-the-yard-tips-on-how-to-attract-frogs-to-your-house/) - A frequently asked question here at gone froggin is how do I attract frogs to my yard? Well with these tips, you will be like swimming in frogs just like Egypt was after Moses was done with them. 1) Define a Frog Area One of the first things you want to do is designate a
- [What Do Frogs Eat?](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/21/what-do-frogs-eat/) - What do frogs eat? Adult frogs are carnivores so they eat meat but there are a lot of different items that they eat. Frogs only like to eat live animals unless you trick them into eating a dead one. Frogs generally eat anything they can fit into their mouth. Frogs will even eat other frogs
- [Norhayati's Gliding Frog (Rhacophorus norhayatii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/08/28/norhayatis-gliding-frog-rhacophorus-norhayatii/) - Common Name: Norhayati's Gliding Frog, Wallace's Orange-sided Tree Frog, and Orange-sided Whipping Tree FrogScientific Name: Rhacophorus norhayatiiFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Indonesia, Malaysia, and ThailandSize: 3.2 inches (88 mm) Norhayati's Gliding Frog is an arboreal tree frog living in primary and secondary rain forests. Like many flying frogs, they have highly webbed feet
- [Peacock Tree Frog (Leptopelis vermiculatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/01/18/peacock-tree-frog-leptopelis-vermiculatus/) - Common Names: Peacock Tree Frog, Amani Forest Tree Frog, Vermiculated Tree Frog, or Big-eyed Tree FrogScientific Name: Leptopelis vermiculatusFamily: ArthroleptidaeLocation: TanzaniaFemale Size: 2.4 - 3.3 inches (61 - 85 mm)Male Size: 1.5 - 2.0 inches (39 - 50 mm) The Peacock Tree Frog lives in the rain forests of Tanzania. The frog has two color
- [Iberian Parsley Frog (Pelodytes ibericus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/06/11/iberian-parsley-frog-pelodytes-ibericus/) - photo by manuel ruedi The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assess the Iberian Parsley Frog as Least Concern for Extinction. They have a decent range and are thought to be common throughout it.
- [White Spotted Glass Frog (Sachatamia albomaculata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/04/29/white-spotted-glass-frog-sachatamia-albomaculata/) - Common Name: White Spotted Glass Frog and Yellow-flecked GlassfrogScientific Name: Sachatamia albomaculataFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocations: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, and PanamaFemale Size: 0.86 - 1.25 inches (22 to 32 mm)Male Size: 0.8 - 1.1 inches (20.5 - 29 mm) The White Spotted Glass Frog is a member of the family Centrolenidae, the
- [Rusty Tree Frog (Boana boans)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/04/22/rusty-tree-frog-boana-boans/) - Common Name Rusty Tree Frog, Giant Gladiator Tree Frog, Zebra Frog, and Duck-footed FrogScientific Name: Boana boansFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaFemale Size: 3.6 - 4.8 inches (91 - 123 mm)Male: 4.0 - 5.0 inches (101 mm) The Rusty Tree
- [Emerald Glass Frog (Espadarana prosoblepon)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/25/emerald-glass-frog-espadarana-prosoblepon/) - Common Name: Emerald Glass Frog, Nicaragua Giant GlassfrogScientific Name: Espadarana prosobleponFamily: Glass Frog Family - CentrolenidaeLocation: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and PanamaSize: 1.2 inches (31 mm) for females, 1.1 inches (28 mm) for males The Emerald Glass Frog is a beautiful frog from Central and South America. Like other glass frogs, the Emerald Glass
- [Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/21/great-plains-toad-anaxyrus-cognatus/) - Common Name: Great Plains ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus cognatusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: Canada, Mexico, the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and WyomingSize: 2 - 4.5 inches (5 - 11.43 cm) The adult Great Plains Toad spends most
- [Thao's Tree Frog (Zhangixalus thaoae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/04/15/thaos-tree-frog-zhangixalus-thaoae/) - Common Name: Thao's Tree FrogScientific Name: Zhangixalus thaoaeFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Vietnam, possibly ChinaSize: 1.26 inches (32.2 mm) The Thao's Tree Frog is a recently discovered frog from the Lao Cai Province of northwestern Vietnam. Researchers found the frogs a couple feet above the ground on some branches in an evergreen forest. Only males
- [Carpenter Frog (Rana virgatipes)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/07/01/carpenter-frog-rana-virgatipes/) - 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 lines that run down
- [About me](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/22/about-me/) - Who is the man behind the blog? What secrets does he posses besides being handsome and hilarious? Well, I'm here to answer some questions. My name is Adam and I run the blog. I'm 31 years old from Madison, Wisconsin. I have an Bachelor's of Science in Biology from the University of Wisconsin Steven's Point.
- [Surinam Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cornuta)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/03/01/surinam-horned-frog-ceratophrys-cornuta/) - Common Name: Surinam Horned Frog, Amazonian Horned frog, Pacman FrogScientific Name: Ceratophrys cornutaFamily: Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: 4.7 inches (120 mm) The Surinam Horned Frog is the largest of the horned frogs, with the females capable of reaching 7.9 inches long. Like all other
- [Sanguine Poison Arrow Frog (Allobates zaparo)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/07/21/sanguine-poison-arrow-frog-allobates-zaparo/) - 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 bright daylight without fear
- [Alabama Waterdog (Necturus alabamensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/07/01/alabama-waterdog-necturus-alabamensis/) - Common Name: Alabama Waterdog, Black Warrior WaterdogScientific Name: Necturus alabamensis Family: ProteidaeLocation: United States - AlabamaSize: 9.5 inches total length Waterdogs are closely related to Mudpuppies and Olms. Waterdogs keep their gills into adulthood and they possess all four limbs. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assess the Alabama Waterdog
- [Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/06/13/upland-chorus-frog-pseudacris-feriarum/) - Common Name: Upland Chorus Frog and Southeastern Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris feriarumFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West VirginiaSize: 0.75 - 1.5 in. (1.9 - 3.8 cm) While the Upland Chorus Frog is part of the
- [Perez's Snouted Frog (Edalorhina perezi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/04/01/perezs-snouted-frog-edalorhina-perezi/) - Common Name: Perez's Snouted FrogScientific Name: Edalorhina pereziFamily: Leptodactylidae - Southern Frog familyLocation: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and PeruSize: 0.9 - 1.4 inches (24 - 37 mm) The Perez's Snouted Frog blends into the leaf litter on the floor of the Amazonian lowlands of the east Andes. During the mating season, male calls out from the
- [Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/28/eastern-newt-notophthalmus-viridescens/) - Common Name: Eastern NewtScientific Name: Notophthalmus viridescensFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: United States and CanadaUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West VirginiaSize: 2.5 -
- [Southern Chorus Frog (Pseudacris nigrita)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/10/09/southern-chorus-frog-pseudacris-nigrita/) - Common Name: Southern Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris nigritaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 0.75 to 1.25 inches The Southern Chorus Frog is one of the many chorus frogs that call the southern US home. They vary from gray to tan in color.
- [Common Skittering Frog (Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/03/25/common-skittering-frog-euphlyctis-cyanophlyctis/) - Common Name: Common Skittering Frog, Indian skipper frogScientific Name: Euphlyctis cyanophlyctisFamily: Forked Tongue Family - DicroglossidaeLocation: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri LankaSize: sdfdsfsd The Common Skittering Frog is a highly aquatic frog found in Asia and parts of the Middle East. It's named after the fact that the frog seems to skip
- [Frogs and Toads of Saskatchewan, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/03/frogs-and-toads-of-saskatchewan-canada/) - Frogs and Toads of Saskatchewan, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Saskatchewan and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frog True Frog family - Ranidae Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) The Wood Frog is a
- [Frogs and Toads of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/03/frogs-and-toads-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-canada/) - Frogs and Toads of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Newfoundland and Labrador and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs True Frog family - Ranidae Green Frog (Rana clamitans) The Green
- [Frogs and Toads of Nova Scotia, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/03/frog-toads-nova-scotia-canada/) - Frogs and Toads of Nova Scotia, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Nova Scotia and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs True Frog Family - Ranidae Green Frog (Rana clamitans) The Green Frog
- [Frogs and Toads of New Brunswick, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/03/frogs-and-toads-of-new-brunswick-canada/) - Frogs and Toads of New Brunswick, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of New Brunswick and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs True Frog Family - Ranidae Green Frog (Rana clamitans) The Green Frog is
- [Frogs and Toads of Manitoba, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/03/frogs-and-toads-of-manitoba-canada/) - Frogs and Toads of Manitoba, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Manitoba and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs True Frog family - Ranidae Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Common Name: Wood FrogScientific Name: Rana sylvaticaLocation: Throughout the
- [Frogs and Toads of Alberta, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/03/frogs-toads-alberta-canada/) - Frogs and Toads of Alberta, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Alberta and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs True Frog family - Ranidae Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Common Name: Wood FrogScientific Name: Rana sylvaticaLocation: Breeding Season:
- [Frogs and Toads of British Columbia, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/02/frogs-and-toads-of-british-columbia-canada/) - Frogs and Toads of British Columbia, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of British Columbia and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Canada isn't home to a lot of frog species but British Columbia has
- [Frogs and Toads of Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/03/frogs-toads-yukon-northwest-territories-nunavut-canada/) - If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of these regions and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs and Toads of Yukon, Canada Common Name: Western ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus boreasLocation: Southeastern edgeBreeding Season: The Western Toad is the only toad
- [Frogs and Toads of Quebec, Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/04/frogs-toads-quebec-canada/) - Frogs and Toads of Quebec, Canada If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Quebec and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Frogs True Frog Family - Ranidae The Mink Frog does not have a dorsal ridge
- [Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/05/spring-peeper-pseudacris-crucifer/) - The Spring Peeper is a small frog found throughout the eastern USA and Canada. For their small size, they have a very loud call.
- [Brilliant-thighed Poison Frog (Allobates femoralis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/03/18/brilliant-thighed-poison-frog-allobates-femoralis/) - Common Name: Brilliant-thighed Poison FrogScientific Name: Allobates femoralisFamily: Aromobatidae - Cryptic Dart Frog familyLocation: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: 1.1 - 1.4 inches (28 - 35 mm) The Brilliant-thighed Poison Frog is a diurnal (active during the day) species found in the leaf litter of tropical forests. It is named
- [Colombian Four-eyed Frog (Pleurodema brachyops)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/03/11/colombian-four-eyed-frog-pleurodema-brachyops/) - Common Name: Colombian Four-eyed Frog, Sapito Lipon, or Stout Four-eyed FrogScientific Name: Pleurodema brachyopsFamily: LeptodactylidaeLocations: Aruba, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Panama, and VenezuelaIntroduced Locations: Curaçao, Klein Bonaire and BonaireSize: 2 inches (51 mm) The frog gets its name from the two poison glands on their butt that resemble eyes. When threatened, the frog will raise its
- [Elegant Dancing Frog (Micrixalus elegans)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/03/04/elegant-dancing-frog-micrixalus-elegans/) - Common Name: Elegant Dancing Frog, Elegant Torrent Frog, Elegant Bush FrogScientific Name: Micrixalus elegansFamily: Micrixalidae - Dancing Frog familyLocation: IndiaFemale Size: 0.7 - 0.8 inches (7.7 - 21 mm) Male Size: 0.51 - 0.61 inches (13 - 15.5 mm) The Elegant Dancing Frog lives in the streams of mountains of the Western Ghats of India. The streams can be
- [Myristica Swamp Tree Frog (Mercurana myristicapalustris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/02/26/myristica-swamp-tree-frog-mercurana-myristicapalustris/) - Common Name: Myristica Swamp Tree FrogScientific Name: Mercurana myristicapalustrisFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: IndiaAverage Size: males - 1.4 inches (36.1 mm) : females - 2.5 inches (65.1 mm) The Myristica Swamp Tree Frog lives in the Western Ghats. They are an arboreal frog, meaning they live up in the trees. During the mating
- [Frog Reproduction](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/13/frog-reproduction/) - I know all of you are wondering, how do frogs have sex? Today is your lucky day because I'll be explaining everything about frog reproduction There are many different ways that frogs and toads reproduce and if I try to cover them all, this post might become its own book. Frogs and toads generally start
- [Purple Harlequin Toad (Atelopus barbotini)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/02/21/purple-harlequin-toad-atelopus-barbotini/) - Common Name: Purple Harlequin Toad or Purple Fluorescent FrogScientific Name: Atelopus barbotiniFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: French GuianaSize: 1 - 1.3 inches (25 - 34 mm) Species or sub-species? That is the main question for the Purple Harlequin Toad. They were considered / still are a subspecies of the Pebas Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus spumarius).
- [Common Coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/06/25/common-coqui-eleutherodactylus-coqui/) - Common Name: Common Coquí, Puerto Rican CoquíScientific Name: (Eleutherodactylus coqui)Family: EleutherodactylidaeNative Location: Puerto RicoIntroduced Location: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Louisiana, and FloridaSize: Male are 1.1 inches to 1.4 inches (30 to 37 mm) while females grow from 1.4 to 2 inches (36 to 52 mm) The Common Coquí is one of the loudest frogs in the world.
- [Green Frog / Bronze Frog (Rana clamitans)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/11/28/green-frog-rana-clamitans/) - Common Name: Green Frog or Bronze FrogScientific Name: Rana clamitansFamily: Ranidae - True Frog FamilyLocation: Canada and United StatesUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
- [American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/05/american-bullfrog-rana-catesbeianus/) - The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assesses the frog as Least Concern for Extinction. The bullfrog has a huge range that is expanding across the globe so it is not in danger at all of becoming extinct.
- [Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/13/cuban-tree-frog-osteopilus-septentrionalis/) - Common Name: Cuban Tree FrogScientific Name: Osteopilus septentrionalisFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocations: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and CubaIntroduced Locations: Anguilla, Costa Rica, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States (Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas), British Virgin Islands, and US Virgin Islands.Size: 3 to 5.5 inches (76.2 - 139.7 mm) The
- [Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/02/19/cane-toad-rhinella-marina/) - The notorious Cane Toad is native to South America but has spread across the globe. With their large size, they are a potent invasive species.
- [Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/20/spring-salamander-gyrinophilus-porphyriticus/) - Common Name: Spring SalamanderScientific Name: Gyrinophilus porphyriticusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless SalamandersLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, and West VirginiaSize: 9 inches (22.86 cm) record length, averages between 5 -
- [Threat to Frogs: Invasive Species](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/15/threat-to-frog-invasive-species/) - Invasive species are a threat to frog populations world wide but what is an invasive species? An invasive species is a non-native species that has a negative impact of the environment. They can be both plants and animals. These introduced species thrive in their new areas since they lack their natural predators and don’t have
- [African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/02/08/african-clawed-frog-xenopus-laevis/) - The African Clawed Frog is a large, fully aquatic frog found natively in sub-Saharan Africa but have spread across the globe.
- [Baron's Mantella (Mantella baroni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/03/29/barons-mantella-mantella-baroni/) - The Baron's Mantella is a beautiful mantella frog from Madagascar, just like all mantella frogs. Their colors warn predators that they are poisonous.
- [Giant Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis krokosua)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/21/giant-squeaker-frog-arthroleptis-krokosua/) - Common Name: Giant Squeaker Frog or Krokosua Squeaker FrogScientific Name: Arthroleptis krokosuaFamily: Arthroleptidae Location: GhanaSize: 1.69 inches (43 mm) The Giant Squeaker Frog is an incredibly rare frog. There are only around 30 individual frogs known left. The forests of Ghana, where they live, have been damaged heavily from illegal mining and logging. Also an
- [What's the Difference: Frogs vs Toads](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/18/frogs-vs-toads/) - What is the difference between frogs vs toads? It is a question asked since the beginning of time itself. We dive into this complicated question inside.
- [Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/08/green-salamander/) - The Green Salamander is a medium sized salamander found in crevices and rock outcrops in the Appalachian Mountain region of the eastern United States
- [Anji Salamander (Hynobius amjiensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/08/12/anji-salamander-hynobius-amjiensis/) - Common Name: Anji Salamander or Amji SalamanderScientific Name: Hynobius amjiensisFamily: HynobiidaeLocation: ChinaSize: 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) The Anji Salamander lives in a marshy area on Mount Longwangshan in Anji County. Breeding season takes place from November to March. Females lay around 150 eggs during the season. It takes around 3 years for the young to reach sexual maturity.
- [Asian Horned Frog (Megophrys montana)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/25/asian-horned-frog-megophrys-montana/) - Common Name: Asian Horned Frog, Asian Spadefoot Toad, Javan Horned FrogScientific Name: Megophrys montanaFamily: Megophryidae - Leaf Litter FrogsLocation: IndonesiaMale Size: 3.6 inches (92 mm)Female Size: 4.3 inches (111 mm) The Asian Horned Frog is known for its camouflage that allows them to blend in with the leaf litter on the ground of the tropical
- [Squirrel Tree Frog (Hyla squirella)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/20/squirrel-tree-frog-hyla-squirella/) - Common Name: Squirrel Tree Frog, Rain FrogScientific Name: Hyla squirellaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocations: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and VirginiaIntroduced Location: BahamasSize: 0.9 - 1.5 inches (23 - 37 mm) The Squirrel Tree Frog are not always green but can be brown or yellow.
- [Olm (Proteus anguinus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/12/olm-proteus-anguinus/) - Common Name: Olm or Blind Cave SalamanderScientific Name: Proteus anguinusFamily: ProteidaeLocation: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, and SloveniaIntroduced: FranceSize: 9 - 10 inches (23 - 25 cm), 11.8 inches (30 cm) max The Olm is a bizarre creature that lurks under the surface of the Balkans. This weird salamander is found in underground caves and
- [Fake Toad Alert](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/19/fake-toad-alert/) - Sad! This is a toad fish. It can easily be confused with actual toads because of its name and that it looks like one but its actually a fish. Wow. The legs are actually their fins which they use to walk across the bottom of the ocean. Fake news media tries to tell us this
- [Salamanders and Newts of the United States](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/22/salamanders-and-newts-of-the-united-states/) - The United States is the salamander capital of the world. It is home to salamanders and newts from all 8 families of salamanders and newts. The Appalachian Mountains is home to a wide variety of species. Learn about what the US holds inside. Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona Connecticut Colorado California Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois
- [Crocodile Research Coalition](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/10/06/crocodile-research-coalition/) - The Crocodile Research Coalition is a non-profit organization that focuses on the protection of crocodiles throughout Central America and the Caribbean. The group was founded by Dr. Marissa Tellez and her husband Karl Kohlman in 2016. The group runs a variety of different projects to help crocodiles. They do hands on science such as population
- [Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/06/03/alpine-newt-ichthyosaura-alpestris/) - Common Name: Alpine NewtScientific Name: Ichthyosaura alpestrisFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UkraineSize: 4.7 inches (12 cm) The Alpine Newt lives throughout central Europe and has been introduced to the United
- [Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/15/barking-frog-craugastor-augusti/) - Common Name: Barking Frog or Barking Tree FrogScientific Name: Craugastor augustiFamily: CraugastoridaeCountry Location: United States and MexicoState Location: Arizona, New Mexico, and TexasSize: 1.9 – 3.7 inches or 47 – 94 mm The Barking Frog isn't a regular tree frog that most people are used to. It doesn't belong to the family Hylidae, it belongs to Craugastroidae.
- [Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/08/19/lesser-siren-siren-intermedia/) - Common Name: Lesser SirenScientific Name: Siren intermediaFamily: SirenidaeLocation: Mexico and the USAUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, VirginiaSize: 27 inches long Like all members of the Siren family, the Lesser Siren lacks hind legs but still have forelimbs. They also
- [Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/03/13/smooth-newt-lissotriton-vulgaris/) - Common Name: Smooth NewtScientific Name: Lissotriton vulgarisFamily: SalamandridaeLocations: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom Introduced Locations: AustraliaSize: 3.9 inches
- [European Common Frog (Rana temporaria)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/07/08/european-common-frog-rana-temporaria/) - photo by Henk Wallays The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List categorizes the Common Frog as Least Concern for Extinction. They have a massive range and are believed to be abundant throughout it.
- [Plains Leopard Frog  (Rana blairi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/06/14/plains-leopard-frog-lithobates-blairi/) - Common Name: Plains Leopard Frog or Blair's Leopard FrogScientific Name: Rana blairiFamily: Ranidae - True Frog FamilyLocations: United States - Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and TexasSize: 4.3 inches Mating behavior of the Plains Leopard Frog is pretty normal for a member of the True Frog
- [Crawfish Frog (Rana areolatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/25/crawfish-frog-rana-areolatus/) - Common Name: Crawfish FrogScientific Name: Rana areolatusFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and TexasSize: 4.4 inches (113 mm) long for females, 4.1 inches (105 mm) long for males The Crawfish Frog is named after the fact that they live in the
- [Pool Frog (Pelophylax lessonae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/16/pool-frog-pelophylax-lessonae/) - Common Name: Pool FrogScientific Name: Pelophylax lessonaeFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United KingdomIntroduced Locations: SpainSize: 2 - 3.5 inches
- [River Frog (Rana heckscheri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/13/river-frog-rana-heckscheri/) - Common Name: River FrogScientific Name: Rana heckscheriFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South CarolinaIntroduced Location: ChinaMale Size: 3.5 - 4.7 inches (90 - 120 mm)Female Size: 5.1 - 6 inches (90 - 155 mm) The River Frog is found in the southeast United States but has
- [Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog (Smilisca fodiens)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/20/lowland-burrowing-tree-frog-smilisca-fodiens/) - Common Name: Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog or Northern Casquehead FrogScientific Name: Smilisca fodiensFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Mexico and the United StatesUS Location: ArizonaSize: 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) The Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog is not your typical tree frog, it is not usually found living in the trees, it usually lives in burrows. It
- [Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/04/29/southern-mountain-yellow-legged-frog-rana-muscosa/) - Common Name: Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged FrogScientific Name: Rana muscosaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States - CaliforniaSize: 2 - 3 inches (5 - 7.6 cm) The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and the United States federal government categorizes the Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog as an endangered species. They live
- [Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/07/columbia-spotted-frog-rana-luteiventris/) - Common Name: Columbia Spotted FrogScientific Name: Rana luteiventrisFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and WyomingSize: 4 inches (10.1 cm) The Columbia Spotted Frog has a very large range from Alaska down to Nevada and Utah. They can be found at sea level
- [Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/11/10/rio-grande-leopard-frog-rana-berlandieri/) - Common Name: Rio Grande Leopard Frog or the Mexican Leopard FrogScientific Name: Rana berlandieriFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: Belize, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the United StatesUS Locations: New Mexico, and TexasIntroduced Locations: Arizona and CaliforniaSize: 2.2 - 4.4 inches (56 - 112 mm) The Rio Grande Leopard Frog is a semi aquatic species of frog,
- [Chiricahua Leopard Frog (Rana chiricahuensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/12/01/chiricahua-leopard-frog-rana-chiricahuensis/) - Common Name: Chiricahua Leopard FrogScientific Name: Rana chiricahuensisFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: Mexico and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona and New MexicoSize: 2.2 to 4.3 inches (57 - 109.22 mm) The Chiricahua Leopard Frog needs permanent bodies of water to reproduce. They breed from April to October. The males will call from the water
- [Lowland Leopard Frog (Rana yavapaiensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/23/lowland-leopard-frog-rana-yavapaiensis/) - Common Name: Lowland Leopard Frog Scientific Name: Rana yavapaiensis Family: Ranidae - True Frog family Locations: Mexico and the United States US Locations: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and the Utah Size: 3.4 inches (87 mm) The Lowland Leopard Frog's range is found primarily in Arizona, reaching a little bit in the states and countries around
- [Cope's Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/28/copes-gray-tree-frog-hyla-chrysoscelis/) - Common Name: Cope's Gray Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla chrysoscelisFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States and CanadaUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Washington D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West
- [Marbled Balloon Frog (Uperodon systoma)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/04/marbled-balloon-frog-uperodon-systoma/) - Common Name: Marbled Balloon FrogScientific Name: Uperodon systomaFamily: MicrohylidaeLocations: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri LankaSize: 2.5 inches The Marbled Balloon Frog spends most of its life underground, only coming to the surface during the summer monsoons from May to July. They have powerful hind legs, that help them burrow deep in the ground. One frog
- [Cascade's Frog (Rana cascadae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/12/22/cascades-frog-rana-cascadae/) - Common Name: Cascade's Frog Scientific Name: Rana cascadae Family: Ranidae - True Frog family Locations: United States and possibly Canada - California, Oregon, and Washington Size: 1.75 - 3 inches (4.4 - 7.5 cm) with females being larger than males The Cascade's Frog is found at high elevations in the Pacific Northwest in the Cascades
- [Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/17/oregon-spotted-frog-rana-pretiosa/) - Common Name: Oregon Spotted Frog Scientific Name: Rana pretiosaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States and CanadaUS Locations: California, Oregon, and Washington Size: 1.75 - 4 inches (4.4 - 10.1 cm) The Oregon Spotted Frog is listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and as threatened by
- [International Polar Bear Day](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/02/26/international-polar-bear-day/) - Today is International Polar Bear Day! The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is one of the largest species of bears, capable of weighing over 1500 pounds and standing over 9 feet tall. Sadly, they are listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. While Polar Bear numbers have increased due to
- [Manatee Awareness Month](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/03/manatee-awareness-month/) - November is Manatee Awareness Month! Did you know there are three different, living species of manatees or sea cows? The three species are the West Indian / American Manatee (Trichechus manatus), Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), and the African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis). All three of species are listed by the IUCN as vulnerable which sucks. In
- [Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/30/whale-shark-rhincodon-typus/) - Common Name: Whale SharkScientific Name: Rhincodon typusFamily: RhincodontidaeLocations: Open waters of tropical oceansSize: 62 feet long (18.8 m) Is it a whale? Is it a shark? It's a shark. The Whale Shark is the largest living species of fish. It is not a real whale due to lack of hair and amatory glands. While capable
- [International Tiger Day](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/07/29/international-tiger-day-2/) - Happy International Tiger Day! The Tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living species of all the feline species. It can reach lengths of 10 feet (3.05 meters) long. There is only ONE species of living tiger, but a few different subspecies are recognized. The White Tiger is not a subspecies of the tiger, but is
- [Granular Poison Frog (Oophaga granulifera)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/18/granular-poison-frog-oophaga-granulifera/) - Common Name: Granular Poison FrogScientific Name: Oophaga granuliferaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Costa Rica and PanamaSize: .7 - .8 inches (18-22 mm) The Granular Poison Frog is a diurnal (active during the day) species of frog. They are able to get away with being so visible to do their aposematic coloration that warn
- [Reticulated Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/25/reticulated-glass-frog-hyalinobatrachium-valerioi/) - Common Name: Reticulated Glass Frog, Valerio's Glass Frog, La Palma Glass Frog, and Ranita de VidrioScientific Name: Hyalinobatrachium valerioiFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog FamilyLocations: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and PanamaMale Size: 0.76 - .94 inchesFemale Size: .88 - 1.02 inch (22.5 - 26 mm) Like most Glass Frogs from the family Centrolenidae, the Reticulated Glass
- [Phantasmal Poison Frog (Epipedobates tricolor)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/27/phantasmal-poison-frog-epipedobates-tricolor/) - Common Name: Phantasmal Poison Frog, Phantasmal Poison Arrow FrogScientific Name: Epipedobates tricolorFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: EcuadorSize: 0.9 inches (22.6 mm) The Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog is a radiantly colored frog from the rain forests in the Andean slopes of Ecuador. Sadly, they are disappearing from this area due to a variety of
- [Pine Woods Tree Frog (Hyla femoralis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/08/pine-woods-frog-hyla-femoralis/) - Common Name: Pine Woods Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla femoralisFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm) The Pine Woods Tree Frog can be found in pine forests hence their name but they can also be
- [Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/29/northern-cricket-frog-acris-crepitans/) - Common Name: Northern Cricket FrogScientific Name: Acris crepitansFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: United States - New York, New Jersey, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and KentuckySize: 1.3 inches or 3.5 cm While the Northern Cricket Frog is a member of the tree frog, it doesn't
- [Pleasing Poison Dart Frog (Ameerega bassleri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/10/01/pleasing-poison-dart-frog-ameerega-bassleri/) - Common Name: Pleasing Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Ameerega bassleriFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: PeruSize: 1,6 inches (42 mm) The Pleasing Poison Dart Frog gets its name from the beautiful colors on their body. These colors alert predators that they are poisonous. There are three known different color morphs of the frog. The Yellow
- [Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/12/29/eastern-banjo-frog-limnodynastes-dumerilii/) - Common Name: Eastern Banjo Frog, Southern Banjo Frog, or PobblebonkScientific Name: Limnodynastes dumeriliiFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocations: Australia - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and TasmaniaSize: 2 - 3.3 inches (50 - 85 mm) The Eastern Banjo Frog is found in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. They received their name due to
- [Bernhard's Mantella (Mantella bernhardi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/13/bernhards-mantella-mantella-bernhardi/) - Common Name: Bernhard's MantellaScientific Name: Mantella bernhardiFamily: MantellidaeLocations: Madagascar Size: .75 - .86 inches (19 - 22 mm) The Bernhard's Mantella is the smallest of the mantellas. It is found in the rain forests along the southeastern coast of Madagascar. They are active during the wet season from December to February. This is also when
- [Long-snouted Tree Frog (Taruga longinasus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/03/14/long-snouted-tree-frog-taruga-longinasus/) - Common Name: Long-snouted Tree Frog, Sharp-snout Saddled Tree Frog, and Southern Whipping FrogScientific Name: Taruga longinasusFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocations: Sri LankaMale Size: 1.6 - 1.8 inches (41-47 mm)Female Size: 2.2 - 2.3 inches (57-60 mm) The Long-Snouted Tree Frog lives in the tropical mountainous forests of southwestern Sri Lanka. The frog spends
- [Hourglass Tree Frog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/06/06/hourglass-treefrog-dendropsophus-ebraccatus/) - Common Name: Hourglass Tree FrogScientific Name: Dendropsophus ebraccatusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocations: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and PanamaSize: 0.9 - 1 inch (23 - 26.75 mm) The Hourglass Tree Frog is a arboreal species of frog, but they come down to the ground to breed. The breeding season is
- [Bird Voiced Tree Frog (Hyla avivoca)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/07/17/bird-voiced-tree-frog-hyla-avivoca/) - Common Name: Bird Voiced Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla avivocaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocations: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, TennesseeFemale Size: 2 inches (53 mm)Male Size: 1.5 inches (38 mm) The Bird Voiced Tree Frog is named for its call that people say sounds like a
- [Canyon Tree Frog (Hyla arenicolor)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/11/03/canyon-tree-frog-hyla-arenicolor/) - Common Name: Canyon Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla arenicolorFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States and MexicoUS Locations: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, UtahSize: 1.25 - 2.25 inches (32-57 mm) The Canyon Tree Frog is an arboreal frog found on boulders and rocks near streams not in the trees like most tree frogs are.
- [California Tree Frog (Pseudacris cadaverina)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/22/california-tree-frog-pseudacris-cadaverina/) - Common Name: California Tree Frog or California Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris cadaverina or Hyliola cadaverinaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Mexico and the United States (California)Male Size: 1.4 inches (36 mm)Female Size: 1.8 inches (45 mm) The California Tree Frog can be called the California Chorus Frog due to them being placed in the Chorus
- [Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/30/pacific-tree-frog-pseudacris-regilla/) - Common Name: Pacific Tree Frog, Pacific Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris regilla or Hyliola regilla Family: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Canada, Mexico, and the United States US Locations: Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington Size: .75 - 2 inches (19 - 50 mm) Breeding for the frogs happen from November to
- [Cajun Chorus Frog (Pseudacris fouquettei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/02/20/cajun-chorus-frog-pseudacris-fouquettei/) - Common Name: Cajun Chorus Frog Scientific Name: Pseudacris fouquettei Family: Hylidae - Tree Frog family Locations: United States - Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas Size: 1.2 inch (30 mm) The Cajun Chorus Frog is a relatively new described species, only being described in 2008. Before 2008, it was considered part of the Upland Chorus Frog
- [Spotted Poison Frog (Ranitomeya vanzolinii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/10/10/spotted-poison-frog-ranitomeya-vanzolinii/) - Common Name: Spotted Poison Frog and Brazilian Poison FrogScientific Name: Ranitomeya vanzoliniiFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Brazil and PeruSize: 0.65 - 0.74 inches (16.7 - 19 mm) The Spotted Poison Frog is an arboreal poison dart frog, primarily living at least 6 feet (2 meters) off the ground. Juvenile frogs on the species
- [Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana boylii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/04/26/foothill-yellow-legged-frog-rana-boylii/) - Common Name: Foothill Yellow-Legged FrogScientific Name: Rana boyliiFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United StatesUS Locations: California and OregonSize: 1.5 - 3.2 inches ( 3.8 - 8.1 cm) The Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog is known for the yellow markings on the underside of their legs and extends to their belly. They live along the streams in
- [Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/05/10/western-chorus-frog-pseudacris-triseriata/) - Common Name: Western Chorus Frog or Midland Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris triseriataFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and TennesseeSize: .3 - 1.5 inches (10 - 37 mm) The Western Chorus Frog is a poorly named frog, due to it not living
- [Small Tree Frog (Rhacophorus lateralis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/05/18/small-tree-frog-rhacophorus-lateralis/) - Common Name: Small Tree Frog, Boulenger's Tree Frog, Small Gliding Frog, or Winged Gliding Frog Scientific Name: Rhacophorus lateralisFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocations: IndiaSize: 1.22 inches (31 mm) The Small Tree Frog is found in tropical rain forests and deciduous forests of the southern Western Ghats in India. They are a member of the
- [Boie's Frog (Proceratophrys boiei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/07/11/boies-frog-proceratophrys-boiei/) - Common English Names: Boie's Frog or Rio de Janeiro's Smooth Horned FrogScientific Name: Proceratophrys boieiFamily: OdontophrynidaeLocations: BrazilSize: 1.5 - 2.9 inches (40 - 74 mm) The Boie's Frog lives in the Atlantic rain forest and other primary and secondary forests of eastern Brazil. They are often found in leaf litter near streams. When threatened, the
- [Magdalena Giant Glass Frog (Ikakogi tayrona)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/07/05/magdalena-giant-glass-frog-ikakogi-tayrona/) - Common Name: Magdalena Giant Glass FrogScientific Name: Ikakogi tayronaFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocations: ColombiaSize: 1.2 inches (28 mm) The Magdalena Giant Glass Frog is found in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range in the Magdalena department of Colombia, at altitudes up to a mile (1790 meters) high. They are an arboreal species
- [Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/05/03/golfodulcean-poison-dart-frog-phyllobates-vittatus/) - Common Name: Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog or Golfo Dulce Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Phyllobates vittatusFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Costa RicaSize: females up to 1.2 inches (31 mm); male up to 1 inches (26 mm) The Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog lives in the Golfo Dulce region of southwestern Costa Rica. They are a
- [European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/02/07/european-tree-frog-hyla-arborea/) - Common Name: European Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla arboreaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocation: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine.Introduced Location:
- [Moor Frog (Rana arvalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/11/30/moor-frog-rana-arvalis/) - Common Name: Moor FrogScientific Name: Rana arvalisFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and UkraineSize: 2 - 2.75 inches (5.5 - 7 cm) The Moor frogs lives in central to
- [New Jersey Chorus Frog (Pseudacris kalmi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/07/05/new-jersey-chorus-frog-pseudacris-kalmi/) - Common Name: New Jersey Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris kalmiFamily: Hylidae- Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and VirginiaSize: 1.1 - 1.4 inches (28 - 36 mm) The New Jersey Chorus Frog lives mostly in marshes, meadows, and woodlands. Like many of the Chorus Frog in the US, they have 3 pronounced
- [Common Mexican Tree Frog (Smilisca baudinii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/07/19/common-mexican-tree-frog-smilisca-baudinii/) - Common Name: Common Mexican Tree Frog or Baudin's Tree Frog Scientific Name: Smilisca baudiniiFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the United States US Location: TexasMale Size: 3.77 inches (96 mm)Female Size: 3 inches (76 mm) The Common Mexican Tree Frog is found from the tip of
- [Woodworker Frog (Limnodynastes lignarius)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/12/05/woodworker-frog-limnodynastes-lignarius/) - Common Name: Woodworker Frog or Carpenter FrogScientific Name: Limnodynastes lignariusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocations: AustraliaSize: 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) The Woodworker Frog lives near rocky areas in northern Australia. It is named after its call that sounds like someone hammering. The breeding season lasts from December to March (possibly April). The males calls
- [Black Spotted Rock Frog (Staurois guttatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/03/27/black-spotted-rock-frog-staurois-guttatus/) - 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 diurnal species of frog
- [Bruno's Casque-headed Frog (Nyctimantis brunoi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/01/30/brunos-casque-headed-frog-nyctimantis-brunoi/) - Common Name: Bruno's Casque-headed FrogScientific Name: Nyctimantis* brunoiFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: BrazilMale Size: 1.9 - 2.5 inches (48.9- 62.4 mm)Female Size: 2.2 - 3.2 inches (56.3 - 81.2 mm) Do you know the difference between venomous and poisonous? Poisonous is where you have to absorb, inhale, or swallow the toxins while venomous is
- [Black-spotted Casque-headed Tree Frog (Trachycephalus nigromaculatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/01/10/black-spotted-casque-headed-tree-frog-trachycephalus-nigromaculatus/) - Common Name: Black-spotted Casque-headed Tree Frog Scientific Name: Trachycephalus nigromaculatusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: BrazilSize: 3.14 - 3.62 inches (8 - 9.2 cm) The Black-spotted Casque-headed Tree Frog lives in bromeliads or hollowed out tree branches in the primary and secondary forests as well as the coastal scrubs of southeastern Brazil. The International Union
- [Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/11/29/growling-grass-frog-litoria-raniformis/) - Common Name: Growling Grass Frog, Southern Bell Frog, Green and Gold Frog, and Warty Swamp Frog Scientific Name: Litoria raniformisFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Australia and TasmaniaIntroduced Locations: New ZealandSize: 4 inches (10 cm) The Growling Grass Frog lives along marshes, ponds, and dams in southeastern Australia and northern Tasmania. They have been introduced
- [Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/10/southern-torrent-salamander-rhyacotriton-variegatus/) - Common Name: Southern Torrent SalamanderScientific Name: Rhyacotriton variegatusFamily: Rhyacotritonidae – Torrent Salamander familyLocations: United States - California and OregonSize: Snout to Vent: 1.5 - 2.4 inches (41 - 62 mm) | Full Length: 3 - 4.5 inches ( 75 - 115 mm) The Southern Torrent Salamander is found in and around cold, clears streams in old,
- [Gardiner's Seychelles Frog (Sechellophryne gardineri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/11/01/gardiners-seychelles-frog-sechellophryne-gardineri/) - Common Name: Gardiner's Seychelles FrogScientific Name: Sechellophryne gardineriFamily: Sooglossidae - Seychelles Frog familyLocations: Seychelles IslandsSize: 0.3- .04 inches (10 - 11 mm) The Gardiner's Seychelles Frog lives on the islands of Seychelles, primarily on the Mahé and Silhouette islands. They are one of the smallest species of frogs in the world. The frogs spend their
- [Crab-eating Frog (Fejervarya cancrivora)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/06/21/crab-eating-frog-fejervarya-cancrivora/) - Common Name: Crab-eating Frog, Mangrove Frog, Asian Brackish Frog, and Crab-eating GrassfrogScientific Name: Fejervarya cancrivoraFamily: Dicroglossidae - Forked Tongued Frog familyLocations: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Introduced Locations: Guam and Papua New GuineaSize: 3.1 inches (80 mm) for females, 2.75 inches (70 mm) for males The Crab-eating Frog is
- [Variable Poison Dart Frog (Ranitomeya variabilis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/09/20/variable-poison-dart-frog-ranitomeya-variabilis/) - Common Name: Variable Poison Dart Frog, Splash-back Poison Frog, and Zimmermann's Poison FrogScientific Name: Ranitomeya variabilisFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Colombia, Ecuador, and PeruSize: .6 - .7 inches (17 - 18 mm) The Variable Poison Dart Frog was originally thought to be only in rain forests in Peru but populations in Colombia and
- [Climbing Mantella (Mantella laevigata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/01/24/climbing-mantella-mantella-laevigata/) - Common Name: Climbing Mantella, Arboreal Mantella, Green-backed Mantella, and Folohy Golden FrogScientific Name: Mantella laevigataFamily: Mantellidae - Mantella familyLocations: MadagascarSize: 0.86 - 1.14 inches (22-29 mm) Just like all other Mantellas, the Climbing Mantella is found on the island of Madagascar. Specially, they are found in the rain forests, bamboo forests, and wooded forests in
- [White-lipped Thin-Toed Frog (Leptodactylus fragilis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/04/12/white-lipped-thin-toed-frog-leptodactylus-fragilis/) - Common Name: White-lipped Thin-Toed Frog, Mexican White-Lipped Frog, and American White-Lipped FrogScientific Name: Leptodactylus fragilisFamily: LeptodactylidaeLocation: United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and VenezuelaUS Locations: TexasIntroduced Locations: CubaSize: 1.2 - 2 inches (3 - 5 cm) The White-lipped Thin-Toed Frog lives in a variety of habitats from savannahs
- [Florida Bog Frog (Rana okaloosae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/01/03/florida-bog-frog-rana-okaloosae/) - Common Name: Florida Bog FrogScientific Name: Rana okaloosaeFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States - FloridaSize: 1.3 - 1.9 inches (34 to 49 mm) The Florida Bog Frog lives in bogs in the panhandle of Florida. They are the smallest species of True Frogs in the United States. The frogs have a brownish-yellow body with a
- [San Jose Cochran Frog (Cochranella euknemos)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/06/27/san-jose-cochran-frog-cochranella-euknemos/) - Common Name: San Jose Cochran FrogScientific Name: Cochranella euknemosFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocations: Colombia, Costa Rica, and PanamaFemale Size: 1.0 - 1.25 inches (25 - 32 mm)Male Size: 0.8 - 1.0 inches (21 - 25 mm) The San Jose Cochran Frog lives on trees and other vegetation near streams in lowland, premontane, and montane
- [Sambava Tomato Frog (Dyscophus guineti)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/12/19/sambava-tomato-frog-dyscophus-guineti/) - Common Name: Sambava Tomato Frog or False Tomato FrogScientific Name: Dyscophus guinetiFamily: MicrohylidaeLocations: MadagascarMale Size: 2.3 - 2.5 inches (60 - 65 mm)Female Size 3.5 - 3.7 inches (90 - 95 mm) The Sambava Tomato Frog lives in the eastern tropical rain forest of Madagascar. They live amongst the leaf litter on the ground and
- [Asian Rugose Nose Frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/01/31/asian-rugose-nose-frog-hoplobatrachus-rugulosus/) - Common Name: Asian Rugose Nose Frog, Chinese Edible Frog, Rugosed Nose Frog, or Tiger Skinned FrogScientific Name: Hoplobatrachus rugulosusFamily: Dicroglossidae - Forked Tongue Frog familyLocations: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Introduced Locations: Malaysia and Philippines Size: 4.9 inches (125 mm) The Asian Rugose Nose Frog is commonly found in food
- [Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/01/24/common-eastern-froglet-crinia-signifera/) - Common Name: Common Eastern Froglet, Eastern Brown Froglet, or Common FrogletScientific Name: Crinia signiferaFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocations: Australia and TasmaniaSize: 1.2 inches (3 cm) The Common Eastern Froglet lives in southeastern Australia and all over Tasmania. It is one of the most common frogs found there, hence the name. The frog breeds
- [Melodius Coqui (Eleutherodactylus wightmanae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/03/07/melodius-coqui-eleutherodactylus-wightmanae/) - Common Name: Melodius Coqui, Puerto Rican Melodius Frog, Wrinkled CoquiScientific Name: Eleutherodactylus wightmanaeFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocations: Puerto RicoSize: 0.74 inches (19 mm) The Medlodius Coqui lives amongst the leaf litter in the mountainous forests of Puerto Rico. While they are a species of coqui, their call isn't the standard coqui sound. The frog breeds all year long
- [Miniscule Frog (Mini scule)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/04/18/miniscule-frog-mini-scule/) - Common Name: Miniscule FrogScientific Name: Mini sculeFamily: Microhylidae - Narrow Mouthed Frog familyLocations: MadagascarSize: 0.33 - 0.42 inches (8.4 - 10.8 mm) The Miniscule Frog is one of the smallest frogs in the world. It lives in the deep leaf litter near permanent streams in the Saint Luce Reserve in Southeast Madagascar. Not much is
- [Myer's Surinam Toad (Pipa myersi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/03/28/myers-surinam-toad-pipa-myersi/) - Common Name: Myer's Surinam ToadScientific Name: Pipa myersiFamily: Pipidae - Tongue-less Frog familyLocations: Panama (possibly Colombia)Size: 1.4 - 1.6 inches (36 - 42 mm) The aquatic Myer's Surinam Toad lives in the drainage areas of the Rio Chucunaque. They hardly ever leave the water. Their body has adapted to life in the water. They don't
- [Holy Cross Frog (Notaden bennettii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/09/14/holy-cross-frog-notaden-bennettii/) - Common Name: Holy Cross Frog, Crucifix Frog, and Crucifix ToadScientific Name: Notaden bennettiiFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocations: AustraliaSize: 2.7 inches (6.8 cm) The Holy Cross Frog is a fossorial species of frog found in the black soil plains and semi-arid grassland regions of western New South Wales and Queensland. During the dry times,
- [Limosa Harlequin Frog (Atelopus limosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/12/07/limosa-harlequin-frog-atelopus-limosus/) - Common Name: Limosa Harlequin FrogScientific Name: Atelopus limosusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: PanamaSize: 1 - 1.6 inches (26.5 - 40.2 mm) The Limosa Harlequin Frog lives amongst slopes of rocky streams in the forests of central Panama. Their bright colors warn predators of their toxicity, allowing them to be active during the day. There
- [Pacific Horned Frog (Ceratophrys stolzmanni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/04/25/pacific-horned-frog-ceratophrys-stolzmanni/) - Common Name: Pacific Horned Frog or Stolzmann's Horned FrogScientific Name: Ceratophrys stolzmanniFamily: Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog familyLocations: Ecuador and PeruMale Size: 1.8 - 2.6 inches (48 - 68 mm)Female Size: 2 - 3.2 inches (53 - 82 mm) The Pacific Horned Frog lives along the Pacific coast of southern Ecuador and the very northern coast
- [Large-Webbed Bell Toad (Bombina maxima)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/05/02/large-webbed-bell-toad-bombina-maxima/) - Common Name: Large-webbed Bell Toad and Yunnan Firebelly ToadScientific Name: Bombina maximaFamily: Bombinatoridae - Fire bellied Toad familyLocations: ChinaSize: 1.7 - 2 inches (44 - 51 mm) The Large-webbed Bell Toad lives high in the mountains near swamps, ponds, and ditches. Like other fire bellied toads, they have a bright colored belly that shows off
- [Fitzinger's Robber Frog (Craugastor fitzingeri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/08/15/fitzingers-robber-frog-craugastor-fitzingeri/) - Common Name: Fitzinger's Robber FrogScientific Name: Craugastor fitzingeriFamily: CraugastoridaeLocations: Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and PanamaFemale Size: 2 inches (52.5 mm)Male Size: 0.9 - 1.4 inches (23.5 - 35 mm) The Fitzinger's Robber Frog lives in a variety of habitats from rain forests to dry gallery forests. They are primarily found amongst the leaf litter.
- [Spotted Snout Burrower (Hemisus guttatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/07/19/spotted-snout-burrower-hemisus-guttatus/) - Common Name: Spotted Snout BurrowerScientific Name: Hemisus guttatusFamily: Hemisotidae - Shovel-Nosed Frog FamilyLocations: South AfricaSize: 3 inches (80 mm) The Spotted Snout Burrower lives in the loose, sandy soils in the grasslands and savannas of the South Africa. The frog starts to breed at the start of the rainy season. The male will grab the
- [Rusty Robber Frog (Strabomantis bufoniformis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/06/06/rusty-robber-frog-strabomantis-bufoniformis/) - Common Name: Rusty Robber FrogScientific Name: Strabomantis bufoniformisFamily: StrabomantidaeLocations: Colombia, Costa Rica, and PanamaSize: 2 - 3.7 inches (50 - 94 mm) The Rusty Robber Frog lives along the streams in lowland and moist forests. They are primarily nocturnal, spending its nights catching insects near the stream. While the frog may live near the stream,
- [Yucatecan Casquehead Tree Frog (Triprion petasatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/09/26/yucatecan-casquehead-tree-frog-triprion-petasatus/) - Common Name: Yucatecan Casquehead Tree Frog, Yucatán Casque-headed Treefrog, Scientific Name: Triprion petasatusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and MexicoFemale Size: 2.6 - 3 inches (65 mm - 75.2 mm)Male Size 1.9 - 2.4 inches (48.1 mm - 60.8 mm) The Yucatecan Casquehead Tree Frog lives throughout the Yucatan Peninsula, spending most
- [Northern Spadefoot Toad (Notaden melanoscaphus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/02/20/northern-spadefoot-toad-notaden-melanoscaphus/) - Common Name: Northern Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Notaden melanoscaphusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocations: Australia - Western Australia, Northern Territory, and QueenslandSize: 2 inches (5 cm) The Northern Spadefoot Toad lives in savannahs and grasslands in northern Australia. They are not a technically a "True Toad" member of the family Bufonidae (side note - no
- [Sabana Surinam Toad (Pipa parva)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/04/15/sabana-surinam-toad-pipa-parva/) - 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 Valencia Basin. It
- [Mini Mossy Frog (Theloderma bicolor)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/12/19/mini-mossy-frog-theloderma-bicolor/) - Common Name: Mini Mossy Frog, Sapa Bug-eyed Frog, or Chapu Bug-eyed FrogScientific Name: Theloderma bicolorFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocations: China and VietnamSize: 2 - 2.5 inches (5.08 - 6.35 cm) The Mini Mossy Frog hides in the trees and shrubs of the montane evergreen forests. They are rarely seen but more likely to
- [Andean Marsupial Tree Frog (Gastrotheca riobambae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/12/26/andean-marsupial-tree-frog-gastrotheca-riobambae/) - Common Name: Andean Marsupial Tree Frog, Riobamba Marsupial Frog, Riobama Pouched FrogScientific Name: Gastrotheca riobambae)Family: Hemiphractidae - Marsupial Tree Frog familyLocations: EcuadorMale Size: 1.3 - 2.2 inches (34 – 56 mm)Female Size: 1.8 - 2.6 inches (48 – 66 mm) The Andean Marsupial Tree Frog lives in the montane forests Mature female frogs have a
- [Brimley's Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brimleyi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/04/03/brimleys-chorus-frog-pseudacris-brimleyi/) - 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 to April with more
- [Guibe's Mantella (Mantella nigricans)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/02/27/guibes-mantella-mantella-nigricans/) - Common Name: Guibe's Mantella, Green and Black MantellaScientific Name: Mantella nigricansFamily: MantellidaeLocations: MadagascarSize: 1.1 inches (28 mm) The Guibe's Mantella lives along streams in the rainforests of northern Madagascar. Mating primarily happens during the rainy season. Males call out from spots around the stream to attract the females. Once the female arrives, the male grasps
- [Salamanders and Newts of Australia](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/13/salamanders-and-newts-of-australia/) - There are no salamanders and newts native to Australia. The Smooth Newt has been introduced to Australia near Melbourne and has started to spread. Even though surveys has shown the newt spreading, the Australian government refuses to act. The Smooth Newts were probably introduced to the wild through the release of someone's pets. Please never
- [Enrichment for Frogs and Toads](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/05/enrichment-for-frogs-and-toads/) - Enrichment has become an integral part of the captive care of animals. Enrichment is important to help keep animals mental and physical stats well. Sadly, most of the knowledge and ideas about enrichment is about mammals. Reptiles and amphibians are sadly, often missed when it comes to enrichment but I don't! I will go over
- [Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/12/18/leatherback-sea-turtle-dermochelys-coriacea/) - Common Name: Leatherback Sea TurtleScientific Name: Dermochelys coriaceaFamily: Dermochelyidae The Leatherback Sea Turtle is the largest living species of turtle in the world, weighing up to 1,500 pounds and over 7 feet long. It is also the only extant species in the family Dermochelyidae. The turtle is named after its unusual leathery shell. The Leatherback
- [Edible Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/19/edible-bullfrog-pyxicephalus-edulis/) - Common Name: Edible Bullfrog, Lesser Bullfrog, Peter's BullfrogScientific Name: Pyxicephalus edulisFamily: PyxicephalidaeLocation: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, and ZimbabweSize: 3 - 4.75 inches The Edible Bullfrog is often confused with the African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) because they look very similar. They are closely related but the African
- [Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/10/panamanian-golden-frog-atelopus-zeteki/) - Common Name: Panamanian Golden Frog, Zetek's Golden Frog, or Cerro Campana Stubfoot ToadScientific Name: Atelopus zetekiFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: PanamaMax Size: 1.7 - 2.4 inches (45 - 63 mm) for females, 1.3 - 1.8 inches (48 mm) for males While the name for this cutie is the Panamanian Golden Frog, it is technically a toad
- [Granular Glass Frog (Cochranella granulosa)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/05/07/granular-glass-frog-cochranella-granulosa/) - 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 lowland forests. They are
- [Freetown Long-fingered Frog (Arthroleptis aureoli)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/06/05/freetown-long-fingered-frog-arthroleptis-aureoli/) - Common Name: Freetown Long-fingered Frog and Mount Aureol SqueakerScientific Name: Arthroleptis aureoliFamily: ArthroleptidaeLocations: Guinea and Sierra LeonneSize: 0.8 to 1.2 inches (2 - 3 cm) The Freetown Long-fingered Frog was originally found in the forests on the Free Town Peninsula. However, new populations of the frog was found in the northeast of Sierra Leonne and
- [Black Mountain Boulder Frog (Cophixalus saxatilis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/07/10/black-mountain-boulder-frog-cophixalus-saxatilis/) - Common Name: Black Mountain Boulder Frog, Rock Haunting Frog, Rock FrogScientific Name: Cophixalus saxatilisFamily: Microhylidae - Narrow Mouth Toad familyLocations: AustraliaSize: 1.96 inches (5 cm) The Black Mountain Boulder Frog lives in the Black Mountain National Park and the surrounding areas in Northeastern Australia. They live specifically in boulder fields of the Black Trevathan Range.
- [Mazumbai Warty Frog (Callulina kisiwamsitu)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/07/24/mazumbai-warty-frog-callulina-kisiwamsitu/) - Common Name: Mazumbai Warty FrogScientific Name: Callulina kisiwamsituFamily: Brevicipitidae - African Rain FrogsLocations: TanzaniaSize: 1.2 - 1.6 inches (30 - 40 mm) The Mazumbai Warty Frog lives in the forests of the western Usambara Mountains. They can be found in plants and on the ground. During rainy season, the males call from vegetation to attract
- [Chaco Horned Frog (Chacophrys pierotti)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/09/04/chaco-horned-frog-chacophrys-pierotti/) - Common Name: Chaco Horned Frog, Lesser Chini Frog, Chacoan Burrowing Frog, and EscuercitoScientific Name: Chacophrys pierottiFamily: Ceratophryidae – Horned Frog FamilyLocation: Argentina, Bolivia, and UruguaySize: 1.7 - 2.5 inches (45 - 65 mm) The Chaco Horned Frog lives in the hot, semi arid Gran Chaco and Chaco Seco regions It has adapted to this area by living a fossorial (living underground),
- [Silverstone's Poison Frog (Ameerega silverstonei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/03/07/silverstones-poison-frog-ameerega-silverstonei/) - The Silverstone's Poison Frog (Ameerega silverstonei) is an endangered frog species from Peru. Most of its habitat has been destroyed to make room for farms.
- [Columbia Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/04/columbia-torrent-salamander-rhyacotriton-kezeri/) - Common Name: Columbia Torrent SalamanderScientific Name: Rhyacotriton kezeriFamily: Rhyacotritonidae - Torrent Salamander familyLocation: US - Oregon and WashingtonSize: 2 inches (5 cm) Snout to Vent length The Columbia Torrent Salamander lives along the west coast of the US in cold, clear streams of old growth forests. The whole family Rhyacotritonidae used to be just one species
- [Gastric Brooding Frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/31/gastric-brooding-frog/) - The Gastric Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus) were frogs native to eastern Australia but sadly they went extinct in 1980s. What made them interesting is the fact that the female frogs actually swallowed their eggs and incubated them in their stomach. The two species of Gastric Brooding Frogs are the only known species of frogs that can
- [Harlequin Toads (Atelopus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/17/harlequin-toads-atelopus/) - Family: Bufonidae - True Toad familyNumber of Species: 97Location: Central and South America The members of the genus Atelopus are commonly referred to as the Harlequin Toads or Stubfoot Toads. There are many members of the genus but the majority of them are endangered of becoming extinct. Many species in the genus haven't been seen
- [Millennials are ruining frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/06/14/millennials-are-ruining-frogs/) - Millennials are the blame for most things that are going wrong in the world such as sitcoms, golf , and running. While the greatest generation has almost all died off, we are stuck with possibly the worst generation. Millennials are so terrible, they are also ruining frogs. Typical Loser Millennial Millennials love renewable energy such as
- [Stop saying that poison dart frog is your favorite frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/14/stop-saying-that-poison-dart-frogs-are-your-favorite-frogs/) - One of the most annoying things is when people tell me that their favorite frog is the poison dart frog. You know why? Because poison dart frog are actually a group of numerous kind of frogs. To me, its like saying your favorite movie is chick flicks. There are so many different kinds of poison
- [Top Ten Fictional Frogs and Toads](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/06/28/top-ten-fictional-frogs-toads/) - Honorable Mentions: Pepe the Frog: He is notorious but does he really do anything special? Nope, sorry Alt-right.BattleToads: I never played the game and its just a bad memePoliwrath: You are the best Pokemon frog but you just don't have the personality to crack the top 10. 10) Toad From Frog and Toad Toad from
- [Salamanders and Newts Defense Mechanisms](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/12/28/salamanders-and-newts-defense-mechanisms/) - Other salamanders mimic the colors of poisonous salamanders to trick predators. The Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) resembles the Eastern Newt eft (Notophthalmus viridescens) and it is thought that this keeps predators from eating the Red Salamander. Other salamanders and newts arches their back to show off their stomach, which can be brightly colored, when they are
- [Differences between Salamanders and Newts](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/27/differences-salamanders-newts/) - Have you ever wondered what the difference between a salamander and a newt is? Well wonder no more. If you don't know, salamanders refer to any species in the order Caudata. The order contains over 700 different species in 10 different families. To explain what a newt is, we have to look at just one
- [Mexican Climbing Salamander (Bolitoglossa mexicana)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/19/mexican-climbing-salamander/) - Common Name: Mexican Climbing Salamander, Mexican Mushroom tongue Salamander, Black-and-Gold Salamander, SalamanquesaScientific Name: Bolitoglossa mexicanaFamily: PlethodontidaeLocation: Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and MexicoSize: 6.1 - 7.2 inches The Mexican Climbing Salamander is an arboreal (tree dwelling) salamander found in tropical lowland and montane forests. They are able to climb trees with ease because of their
- [Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/16/dyeing-poison-dart-frog-dendrobates-tinctorius/) - Giant Orange morph The Dyeing Poison Dart Frog comes in a variety of morphs and colors. One of the most popular morphs is the azureus morph pictured at the top. The azureus morph used to be considered its own species until further research proved it was just a morph. Reproduction of the Dyeing Poison Dart
- [Pyrenean Brook Salamander (Calotriton asper)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/06/15/pyrenean-brook-salamander-calotriton-asper/) - Common English Names: Pyrenean Brook Salamander and Pyrenean Mountain NewtScientific Name: Calotriton asperFamily: SalamandridaeLocations: Andorra, France, and SpainFemale Size: 4.3 - 5.5 inches (110 - 40 mm)Male Size: 4.1 - 4.7 inches (105 - 120 mm) The Pyrenean Brook Salamander is found only in the Pyrenean range in Europe. It is found near oxygen rich
- [Do frogs fart?](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/01/do-frogs-fart/) - A few days ago, my friend and I were talking and he asked me if frogs fart? I thought about it and I have never heard my frogs fart before but I had no idea if I just missed their farts or not. You don't have to know the answers to everything to be a
- [Salamanders and Newts of Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/21/salamanders-and-newts-of-canada/) - Canada is home to a variety of different salamanders and newts from almost all the families of salamanders and newts. Yukon, Northwest Territory, and Nunavut British Columbia Alberta Manitoba Quebec Ontario New Brunswick Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador Saskatchewan Prince Edward Island
- [Salamanders and Newts of Ireland](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/10/salamanders-and-newts-of-ireland/) - Ireland is home to only one species of newts and no salamanders. The lone newt on the island is the Smooth Newt. It is found throughout the island. They are found in woodlands, scrub lands, and long grass. Adults are terrestrial, only coming to water bodies to breed during breeding season from February to June.
- [Salamanders and Newts of Wisconsin](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/11/24/salamanders-and-newts-of-wisconsin/) - Salamanders and Newts of Wisconsin Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander Family Blue Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) The Blue Spotted Salamander is found throughout the state besides the southwest corner. They are named after the blue spots on their body but the spots can be whitish. There are unisex female populations of the salamander in northern Wisconsin. The
- [Salamanders and Newts of Wyoming](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/06/salamanders-and-newts-of-wyoming/) - Wyoming is home to only one species of salamander – the Barred Tiger Salamander or the Western Tiger Salamander. They can reach up to a foot long, making it one of the largest salamanders in the world, but are usually around 6 inches long. Most of the Barred Tiger Salamanders become terrestrial after birth but
- [Salamanders and Newts of Utah](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/06/salamanders-of-utah/) - Utah is home to only one species of salamander - the Barred Tiger Salamander or the Western Tiger Salamander. They can reach up to a foot long, making it one of the largest salamanders in the world, but are usually around 6 inches long. Most of the Barred Tiger Salamanders become terrestrial after birth but
- [Salamanders and Newts of South Dakota](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/18/salamanders-and-newts-of-south-dakota/) - Salamanders and Newts of South Dakota South Dakota is only home to 3 species of salamanders from 2 different families. Not that great of a state to look for salamanders in sadly. Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander Family The Barred Tiger Salamander or Western Tiger Salamander is the largest salamander in the state, capable of reaching
- [Salamanders and Newts of Nevada](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/06/salamanders-and-newts-of-nevada/) - Nevada is home to only one species of salamander – the Barred Tiger Salamander or the Western Tiger Salamander. They can reach up to a foot long, making it one of the largest salamanders in the world, but are usually around 6 inches long. Most of the Barred Tiger Salamanders become terrestrial after birth but
- [Salamanders and Newts of North Dakota](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/15/salamanders-and-newts-of-north-dakota/) - Salamanders and Newts of North Dakota North Dakota is home to only 3 different species of salamanders and no newts. Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander family The Barred Tiger Salamander or Western Tiger Salamander is the largest salamander in the state, capable of reaching a foot long. It is found throughout the state. It has dark
- [Salamanders and Newts of Nebraska](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/19/salamanders-and-newts-of-nebraska/) - Salamanders and Newts of Nebraska Nebraska is only home to 2 salamanders all from the same family. Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander family The Barred Tiger Salamander or Western Tiger Salamander is a large salamander, capable of reaching a foot long but generally 5 - 8 inches. They are known for their dark bars that run
- [Salamanders and Newts of Arizona](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/06/salamanders-and-newts-of-arizona/) - Arizona is home to only one species of salamander – the Barred Tiger Salamander or the Western Tiger Salamander. They can reach up to a foot long, making it one of the largest salamanders in the world, but are usually around 6 inches long. Most of the Barred Tiger Salamanders become terrestrial after birth but
- [Salamanders and Newts of Saskatchewan Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/12/salamanders-and-newts-of-saskatchewan-canada/) - Salamanders and Newts of Saskatchewan, Canada Saskatchewan is home to only one species of salamander – the Barred Tiger Salamander or the Western Tiger Salamander. They can reach up to a foot long, making it one of the largest salamanders in the world, but are usually around 6 inches long. Most of the Barred Tiger
- [Salamanders and Newts of Alberta Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/25/salamanders-and-newts-of-alberta-canada/) - Salamanders and Newts of Alberta Canada Alberta is only home to two species of salamanders from the same family. Not a lot of diversity. Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander family The family Ambystomatidae is known as Mole Salamanders due to them living underground like moles. They are often only seen when moving to ponds to breed.
- [Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/14/northwestern-salamander-ambystoma-gracile/) - Common Name: Northwestern SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma gracileFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Alaska, California, Oregon, and WashingtonSize: 5.5 - 8.6 inches (14 - 22 cm) - Neotenic individuals can grow to 10 inches (26 cm) The Northwestern Salamander gets its name from living in the northwestern North America. They
- [American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/10/18/american-alligator-alligator-mississippiensis/) - Common Name: American AlligatorScientific Name: Alligator mississippiensisFamily: Alligatoridae = Alligator familyLocations: United States and MexicoUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and TexasSize: 10 - 15 feet (3 - 4.5 meters) The American Alligator is an iconic species of the southeastern United States. They live a long time, up to
- [Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/10/25/black-caiman-melanosuchus-niger/) - Common Name: Black CaimanScientific Name: Melanosuchus nigerFamily: Alligatoridae - Alligator familyLocations: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, and PeruSize: 7.25 - 14.1 feet (2.2 to 4.3 meters) , can grow to 16.5 feet (5 meters) The Black Caiman is the largest living species of caiman, capable of reaching 16.5 feet long and reaching over a
- [American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/10/14/american-crocodile-crocodylus-acutus/) - Common Name: American CrocodileScientific Name: Crocodylus acutusFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile FamilyLocations: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, Venezuela, and BoliviaUS Location: FloridaAverage Male Size: 9.5 - 13.1 feet (2.9 - 4 meters) Average Female Size: 8.2 - 9.8 feet (2.5 -3 meters)Maximum Size: 20
- [Salamanders and Newts of Manitoba](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/12/23/salamanders-and-newts-of-manitoba/) - Manitoba isn't really blessed with many species of salamanders but the ones that they have are great. Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander family The family Ambystomatidae is known as the Mole Salamanders due to them often living underground. Blue Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) The Blue Spotted Salamander is known for the blue spots on their body. It
- [Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/09/23/northern-two-lined-salamander-eurycea-bislineata/) - Common Name: Northern Two-lined SalamanderScientific Name: Eurycea bislineataFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocations: Canada and the United States US Locations: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, and West Virginia Size: 2.4 - 3.8 inches (61 - 97 mm) The Northern Two-lined
- [Malagasy Rainbow Frog (Scaphiophryne gottlebei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/30/malagasy-rainbow-frog-scaphiophryne-gottlebei/) - Common Names: Malagasy Rainbow Frog, Ornate Hopper, Rainbow Burrowing Frog, Red Rain Frog, and Gottlebe's Narrow-Mouthed Frog.Scientific Name: Scaphiophryne gottlebeiFamily: MicrohylidaeLocation: MadagascarSize: 1.2 - 1.6 inches (30 - 40 mm) for females; 0.8 - 1.2 inches (20 - 30 mm) for males. The Malagasy Rainbow Frog is a colorful frog from the Isalo Massif in south Madagascar.
- [TCU Horned Frogs are fake frogs! Sad!](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/12/tcu-horned-frogs-are-fake-frogs-sad/) - TCU's sports teams are named the horned frogs but they don't mean the real horned frogs like this: Notice in the logo pic, there are claws. No frogs have claws like that and the their logo also has a tail, which real horned frogs do not have once they become adults.
- [Parental Care in Frogs and Toads](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/13/parental-care-frogs-toads/) - Usually when frogs breed, the parents part ways and the eggs are left to fend for themselves but some species of frogs and toads provide care for the eggs and younglings. There are many different ways that the frogs provide care for their offspring. How much care that frogs provide has been suggested to be
- [Frogs that Rock](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/16/frogs-that-rock/) - There are a few frogs named after rock stars. Here are some of them. Images by Carl Lender and Davidvraju One of the greatest singers of all time, Freddie Mercury was honored by having a whole genus named after him. The genus is Mercurana. It only has one species in it though, Mercurana myristicapalustris. Images by Lionel
- [Venomous Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/21/venomous-frogs/) - We all have heard of poisonous frogs such as the Golden Poison Frog or the Cane Toad but do you know that there are venomous frogs? What is the difference between poisonous and venomous? To be venomous, the animal needs to inject the toxin into the blood stream of it's victim. Snakes inject their toxins
- [Throwback Thursday: The Devil Frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/03/17/throwback-thursday-the-devil-frog/) - The Devil frog (Beelzebufo ampinga) is an extinct species of frog and may have been the largest frog ever. Fossil records show that it lived over 70 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. The fossils have been found in Madagascar. The frog reached sizes of over 16 inches long while weighing over 9 pounds.
- [The Hate on Keeping Reptiles and Amphibians as Pets](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/19/the-hate-on-keeping-reptiles-and-amphibians-as-pets/) - Pet owners of reptiles and amphibians are often criticized for their love of their animals. TV and movies often show people who own herps (reptiles and amphibians) as weird and strange. Articles are often posted about how reptiles and amphibians shouldn't be kept as pets. There's so much hate and dislike for these wonderful creatures.
- [How to help frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/19/how-to-help-frogs/) - If you are looking to help save frogs from extinction, here are a few ways. Try to reduce your footprint on the earth. Remember reduce, reuse, and recycle in that order. Donate to amphibian and animal conservation groups, I share some here often. Make your backyard frog friendly, I'll probably make a post on this
- [Preparing for a Pet Frog or Toad](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/08/10/preparing-for-a-pet-frog/) - Frogs and toads are a fairly common pet in the world today. There’s a wide variety of frogs and toad that can be suitable pets. I’m going to prepare you for what it takes and what you need for having a pet frog or toad. First thing you need to realize that even though frogs
- [Different Lifestyles of Frogs and Toads](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/27/different-lifestyles-of-frogs-and-toads/) - Frogs and toads have a variety of different lifestyles. Most people think frogs just live near the water but there is more than that. Aquatic There are many frogs that spend most of their lives in the water. The family Pipidae contains many fully aquatic species of frogs and toads. The Surinam Toad, pictured above, eats,
- [The Importance of Zoos](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/30/the-importance-of-zoos/) - People in today's society often complain about zoos. People complain about how animals are used to raise money and how they aren't truly wild anymore. While I understand their position, I think they are misunderstanding the important work zoos do. Zoos are important to conservation. The money that zoos raises go obviously towards the animals
- [Do Toads and Frogs Cause Warts?](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/06/24/do-toads-and-frogs-cause-warts/) - My mom always warned me that holding frogs and toads so spread warts on my hands and I'm sure you heard it before too. Good news, its not true. You can pick up other diseases from holding frogs and toads but not warts. Remember to always wash your hands after handling animals. Now what does
- [Endangered Frogs and Toads of the US](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/19/endangered-frogs-and-toads-of-the-us/) - Endangered Frogs and Toads Found in the United States These are the native frogs and toads of the United States that are listed on the endangered species list. The Llanero Coqui (Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi) is found in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is known for its Coqui frogs and this species is the smallest. Habitat lose, pollution,
- [Importance of Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/14/importance-of-frogs/) - Did you know that over a thousand species of frogs are listed as endangered and critically endangered? Many frogs are close to becoming extinct but why should we care? t is not just because they are cute, they are also important for better reasons. One reason that frogs are needed is because frogs play an
- [Defense Mechanisms of Frogs and Toads](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/28/defense-mechanisms-frogs/) - It's a big, tough world out there and frogs can't carry guns so they need other ways to protect themselves. Size Frogs can use their size to their advantage in the fight against predators. The smaller the frog, the harder it is to find. Sometimes, you just need to avoid the fight. Other times, you
- [Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis calidryas)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/29/red-eyed-tree-frog-agalychnis-calidryas/) - The Red Eyed Tree Frog is often found in the pet trade. Sadly, a large chunk of the frogs are caught from the wild and sold. Besides the conservation problems that arise from harvesting frogs from the wild, wild caught frogs are not used to being in the captive environment. They stress out easily which
- [Caecilians (Gymnophiona)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/02/caecilians-gymnophiona/) - That's not a worm, its a caecilian! Caecilians are amphibians just like frogs and salamanders but they lack limb all four limbs. There are part of the order Gymnophiona. Most people aren't familiar with them because they live underground for most of their lives. They are found in Central America, South America, Asia, and Africa.
- [Painted Ant-nest Frog (Lithodytes lineatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/27/painted-ant-nest-frog-lithodytes-lineatus/) - Common Name: Painted Ant-nest Frog, Sapito ListadoScientific Name: Lithodytes lineatusFamily: LeptodactylidaeLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: Female: 2 inches or 55 mm, Male: 1.8 inches or 47 mm The Painted Ant-nest Frog makes it's nest in the leaf cutting ants nest. Usually, leaf cutting ants will attack any species
- [Cameroon Reed Frog (Hyperolius camerunensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/23/cameroon-reed-frog-hyperolius-camerunensis/) - Common Name: Cameroon Reed FrogScientific Name: Hyperolious camerunensisFamily: HyperoliidaeLocation: CameroonSize: .8 inches to 1.1 inches (21-28 mm) for males, 1 to 1.2 inches (27-32.5 mm)females Cameroon Reed Frog is found in central Cameroon. They have two different phases. The one up front with the red dots and grayish yellow color and the green phase below. The
- [Sunset Frog (Spicospina flammocaerulea)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/08/27/sunset-frog-spicospina-flammocaerulea/) - Common Name: Sunset FrogScientific Name: Spicospina flammocaeruleaFamily: MyobatrachidaeLocation: AustraliaSize: 1.5 inches The Sunset Frog is the only known member of the genus Spicospina. The frog was only described by science in 1997. It has an incredibly small range in southwestern Australia. They are found in peat swamps in high rain areas. The Sunset Frog breeds between October
- [Many Lined Salamander (Stereochilus marginatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/12/17/many-lined-salamander-stereochilus-marginatus/) - Common Name: Many Lined SalamanderScientific Name: Stereochilus marginatusFamily: PlethodontidaeLocation: United States - Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 4.5 inches The Many Lined Salamander is the only member of the genus Sterochilus. It is found along the coast of southeastern United States in the Atlantic coastal plain. The Many Lined Salamander is more
- [Bell's False Brook Salamander (Isthmura bellii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/25/bells-false-brook-salamander-isthmura-bellii/) - Common Name: Bell's False Brook Salamander or Bell's SalamanderScientific Name: Isthmura bellii Family: Plethodontidae - Lungless SalamandersLocation: MexicoSize: 14 inches (36 cm) The Bell's False Brook Salamander is the largest salamander in the family Plethodontidae - the Lungless Salamander. As the family name suggests, the salamander lacks lungs and breaths through its skin. It is
- [Cave Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/10/cave-salamander-eurycea-lucifuga/) - Common Name: Cave SalamanderScientific Name: Eurycea lucifugaFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless SalamandersLocations: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, and West VirginiaSize: 3.9 - 8 inches (100 - 200 mm) total length The Cave Salamander can be found in and around caves, hence the name. They are also found
- [Varagua Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/25/varagua-caecilian-gymnopis-multiplicata/) - Common Name: Varagua CaecilianScientific Name: Gymnopis multiplicataFamily: DermophiidaeLocations: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and PanamaSize: 2 inches Like most caecilian species, the Varagua Caecilian is a mysterious species of caecilian that not much is known about. They are a fossorial species, spending most of their time underground, even up to 3 meters deep. The Varagua
- [California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/04/29/california-giant-salamander-dicamptodon-ensatus/) - Common Name: California Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Dicamptodon ensatusFamily: Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamander FamilyLocations: United States - CaliforniaSize: 6.7 - 12 inches (17 - 30.48 cm) for terrestrial forms, 13 inches (33.02 cm) for aquatic The California Giant Salamander is found in northwestern coastal forests of California with cold streams and ponds. They use these
- [Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/06/red-hills-salamander-phaeognathus-hubrichti/) - Common Name: Red Hills SalamanderScientific Name: Phaeognathus hubrichtiFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocations: United States - AlabamaSize: 10.5 inches (27 cm) The Red Hills Salamander is the state amphibian of Alabama, the only state it can be found in. More specifically, it lives in the Red Hills region of southern Alabama, hence the name. They
- [Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/04/barton-springs-salamander-eurycea-sosorum/) - Common Name: Barton Springs SalamanderScientific Name: Eurycea sosorumFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocations: United States - TexasSize: 0.5 - 3 inches (1.27 - 7.62 cm) The Barton Springs Salamander is a federally endangered species and listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as Vulnerable to Extinction. They were thought
- [Agile Frog (Rana dalmatina)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/08/08/agile-frog-rana-dalmatina/) - Common Name: Agile FrogScientific Name: Rana dalmatinaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United KingdomIntroduced Locations: BelgiumSize: 3.14 inches (8 cm) The Agile Frog lives throughout
- [Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog (Rana kauffeldi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/08/09/atlantic-coast-leopard-frog-rana-kauffeldi/) - Common Name: Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog or Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard FrogScientific Name: Rana kauffeldi Family: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States - Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and VirginiaSize: 5.1 inches (13 cm) The Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog lives near coastal habitats. The majority of the species lives within
- [Anderson's Salamander (Ambystoma andersoni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/27/andersons-salamander-ambystoma-andersoni/) - Common Names: Anderson's Salamander, AchoqueScientific Name: Ambystoma andersoniFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocations: MexicoSize: 4 - 5.5 inches (100 - 140 mm) The Anderson's Salamander lives in the Laguna de Zacapu in the Mexican state of Michoacán at elevations of over 6500 feet (2000 meters). They are a neotenic species of salamander, keeping their larval
- [Dotted Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/02/dotted-humming-frog-chiasmocleis-ventrimaculata/) - Common Name: Dotted Humming FrogScientific Name: Chiasmocleis ventrimaculataFamily: Microhylidae - Narrow mouthed frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and PeruSize: 0.78 inches (2 cm) The DottedHumming Frog is known for its special relationship with Tarantulas. How does a tiny frog and a big spider that often eats frogs become friends? Well.... Momma tarantulas are very good
- [Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephalus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/06/southern-leopard-frog-rana-sphenocephalus/) - Common Name: Southern Leopard FrogScientific Name: Rana sphenocephalusFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and VirginiaSize: 2.5 -3 inches (6.3 - 7.62 cm);
- [Taylor's Salamander (Ambystoma taylori)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/13/taylors-salamander-ambystoma-taylori/) - photo by Sebastian Voitel The Taylor's Salamander faces difficulties in Laguna Alchichica. The water from the lake is being extracted for irrigation and drinking. The levels of the water is decreasing and the quality of the water is decreasing. This is why they are listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation
- [Gopher Frog (Rana capito)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/12/02/gopher-frog-rana-capito/) - Common Name: Gopher FrogScientific Name: Rana capitoFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: USA - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee Size: 2.5 - 3.75 inches (6.35 - 9.525 cm) The Gopher Frog gets it name from the fact that they live in Gopher Tortoise's (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows. Sadly, both species aren't doing
- [Anaimalai Flying Frog (Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/03/anaimalai-flying-frog-rhacophorus-pseudomalabaricus/) - Common Name: Anaimalai Flying Frog, Anaimalai Gliding Frog, False Malabar Gliding Frog, False Malabar Tree Frog, and the Parachuting FrogScientific Name: Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricusFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree FrogsLocation: IndiaSize: 2.6 inches (66 mm) maximum size for females, 2 inches (50.5 mm) maximum for males The Anaimalai Flying Frog is found in the states of Tamil
- [Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/18/ringed-salamander-ambystoma-annulatum/) - Common Name: Ringed SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma annulatumFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocations: Arkansas, Missouri, and OklahomaSize: 10 inches (25.4 cm) max, generally 5.5 to 7 inches (14 - 18 cm) The Ringed Salamander lives in the Ozark Plateau and Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Like most salamanders of the family Ambystomatidae, they spend
- [Chubby Frog (Kaloula pulchra)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/08/12/chubby-frog-kaloula-pulchra/) - Common Name: Chubby Frog, Banded Bullfrog, and Asian Painted FrogScientific Name: Kaloula pulchraFamily: MicrohylidaeLocation: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and VietnamSize: 2.2 - 3 inches (5.4 - 7.62 cm) The Chubby Frog is a common frog in the pet trade. They are a hardy species which makes
- [Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/08/27/marbled-salamander-ambystoma-opacum/) - Common Name: Marbled SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma opacumFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocation: United StatesUS Location: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West VirginiaSize: 4 inches (10.16 cm) The Marbled Salamander
- [Blue Legged Mantella (Mantella expectata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/03/blue-legged-mantella-mantella-expectata/) - Common Name: Blue Legged Mantella, Expected Mantella, Tular MantellaScientific Name: Mantella expectataFamily: MantellidaeLocation: MadagascarSize: 0.7 - 1 inch (20 - 26 mm) The Blue Legged Mantella lives in the southern part of Madagascar in seasonal streams and wet canyons. Their bright colors warn predators that they are poisonous. They accumulate their alkaloid toxins from their diet of ants,
- [Idaho Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/23/idaho-giant-salamander-dicamptodon-aterrimus/) - Common Name: Idaho Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Dicamptodon aterrimusFamily: Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamander familyLocation: United States - Idaho and MontanaSize: 6.7 - 9.8 inches (17 - 25 cm), max - 13 inches (33 cm) The Idaho Giant Salamander is a fairly large terrestrial salamander found in the Rocky Mountains under rocks and logs. They are capable
- [Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/07/pickerel-frog-rana-palustris/) - Common Name: Pickerel FrogScientific Name: Rana palustrisFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: United States and CanadaUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont,
- [Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/15/greenhouse-frog-eleutherodactylus-planirostris/) - Common Name: Greenhouse Frog or Cuban Flat-head FrogScientific Name: Eleutherodactylus planirostrisFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocation: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos IslandsIntroduced Locations: Guam, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and the United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, and Louisiana)Size: 0.6 - 1.2 inches (15.24 - 30.48 mm) The Greenhouse Frog has spread all around the world thanks to the plant
- [Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/15/barred-tiger-salamander-ambystoma-mavortium/) - Blotched Tiger Salamander The Blotched tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum) is found from Alberta and Saskatchewan to Colorado and Nebraska. Arizona tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum) is found not only in Arizona but also Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assesses the Western Tiger Salamander as Least Concern
- [Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/29/fowlers-toad-anaxyrus-fowleri/) - photo by Todd Pierson They breed during summer, from June to August, and the farther south they are, the later they breed. Heavy rains bring out the frogs to start mating. Males of the species call from shallow waters in ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers. The males form large breeding aggregations, calling out for the
- [Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/11/lake-oku-clawed-frog-xenopus-longipes/) - Common Name: Lake Oku Clawed FrogScientific Name: Xenopus longipesFamily: Pipidae - Tongueless Frog familyLocation: CameroonSize: 1.1 - 1.4 inches (28 - 36 mm) The Lake Oku Clawed Frog lives only in Lake Oku in northwestern Cameroon. They are a highly aquatic species, spending most of their time underwater and only coming to the surface to get
- [Common Toad (Bufo bufo)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/13/common-toad-bufo-bufo/) - Common Name: Common ToadScientific Name: Bufo bufoFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocation: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and United KingdomSize:
- [Amazon Milk Frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/20/amazon-milk-frog-trachycephalus-resinifictrix/) - Common Name: Amazon Milk Frog, Mission Golden-eyed Tree Frog, Boatman Frog, Blue Milk Frog, and Wife ToadScientific Name: Trachycephalus resinifictrixFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: 3-5 inches (7.6 - 12.7 cm) with females being slightly larger than males The fairy large tree frog species, the Amazon
- [Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/06/02/northern-leopard-frog-rana-pipiens/) - Common Name: Northern Leopard FrogScientific Name: Rana pipiensFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: United States and CanadaUS Locations Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas,
- [Cope's Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon copei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/06/17/copes-giant-salamander-dicamptodon-copei/) - Common Name: Cope's Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Dicamptodon copeiFamily: Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamander familyLocation: United States - Oregon and WashingtonSize: 2.5 - 4.4 inches (6.5 - 11.4 cm) snout to vent length, 8 inches (20.5 cm) max total length The Cope's Giant Salamander is a large salamander found in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
- [Blue Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/07/08/blue-spotted-salamander-ambystoma-laterale/) - Common Name: Blue Spotted SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma laterale Family: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocation: Canada and USAUS Location: Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, and WisconsinSize: 3.9 - 5.5 inches (10 - 14 cm) The beautiful Blue Spotted Salamander lives in the southeastern Canada and northeastern
- [Tiger-striped Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/07/29/tiger-striped-leaf-frog-phyllomedusa-tomopterna/) - Common Name: Tiger-striped Leaf Frog or Super Tiger Leg Monkey FrogScientific Name: Phyllomedusa tomopternaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: Females: 2.7 - 3.2 inches (68.8 - 81.2 mm) | Males: 1.7 - 2.1 inches (44 - 54 mm) The Tiger-striped Leaf Frog is a
- [Mallorcan Midwife Toad (Alytes muletensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/08/05/mallorcan-midwife-toad-alytes-muletensis/) - Common Name: Mallorcan Midwife Toad, Majorcan Midwife Toad, and Ferrerets Scientific Name: Alytes muletensisFamily: Alytidae - Midwife Toad and Painted Frog familyLocation: SpainSize: 1.1 - 1.5 inches (30 - 38 mm) The Mallorcan Midwife Toad lives only on the island of Mallorca in Spain in the Sierra Tramuntana. The frogs live in streams carved into limestone
- [Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/08/05/texas-blind-salamander-eurycea-rathbuni/) - Common Name: Texas Blind SalamanderScientific Name: Eurycea rathbuniFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander FamilyLocation: United States - TexasSize: 3.5 - 5 inches (9 - 12.7 cm) The Texas Blind Salamander lives around San Marcos in Texas in the Edwards Plateau region. They live deep underground in streams in caves so they are rarely seen and not
- [Smoky Jungle Frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/22/smoky-jungle-frog-leptodactylus-pentadactylus/) - Common Name: Smoky Jungle FrogScientific Name: Leptodactylus pentadactylusFamily: LeptodactylidaeLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and SurinameSize: 7.2 inches (185 mm) The Smoky Jungle Frog is one of the largest frogs in the world, with females reaching over 7 inches long while males are slightly smaller. The frogs have a long life span that can reach over
- [Túngara Frog (Engystomops pustulosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/29/tungara-frog-engystomops-pustulosus/) - Common Name: Túngara FrogScientific Name: Engystomops pustulosusFamily: LeptodactylidaeLocation: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaSize: 1.4 inches or 35 mm The Túngara Frog is found throughout all of Central America down to South America. The frog is often studied because of their complex mate selection. Females don't always select the
- [Muller's Termite Frog (Dermatonotus muelleri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/11/mullers-termite-frog-dermatonotus-muelleri/) - Common Name: Muller's Termite FrogScientific Name: Dermatonotus muelleriFamily: MicrohylidaeLocation: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and ParaguayMax Size: 2 inches, 50 mm Muller's Termite Frog is a burrowing (fossorial) frog found in South America. It is the only species in its genus. Their diet consists of termites. When they come to the surface to breed during the rainy season, thousands
- [Ornate Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/08/ornate-horned-frog-ceratophrys-ornata/) - Common Name: Ornate Horned Frog, Bell's Horned Frog, and Argentina Horned FrogScientific Name: Ceratophrys ornataFamily: Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog FamilyLocation: Argentina, Brazil, and UruguayMax Size: 6.5 inches (165.1 mm) for females, 4.5 inches (114.3 mm) for males The Ornate Horned Frog is part of the Horned Frog family, Ceratophryidae, which are often called the Pacman Frogs. They
- [Golden Coquí (Eleutherodactylus jasperi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/18/golden-coqui-eleutherodactylus-jasperi/) - Common Name: Golden Coquí, Coquí DoradoScientific Name: Eleutherodactylus jasperiFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocation: Puerto RicoSize: Under one inch long The Golden Coquí is a small frog found only in Puerto Rico but it might even be extinct there. It hasn't been seen since 1981. The frogs are only found in bunches of bromeliads of the genera Guzmania, Hohenbergia,
- [Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/25/zaire-dwarf-clawed-frog-hymenochirus-boettgeri/) - Common Name: Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog or Congo Dwarf Clawed FrogScientific Name: Hymenochirus boettgeriFamily: Pipidae - Tongueless Frog familyLocation: Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and NigeriaSize: 1.4 inches (35 mm), females larger than males The Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog is part of the group of frogs referred to as the Dwarf Clawed Frogs in the
- [Korean Crevice Salamander (Karsenia koreana)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/18/korean-crevice-salamander-karsenia-koreana/) - Common Name: Korean Crevice SalamanderScientific Name: Karsenia koreana Family: PlethodontidaeLocation: Republic of Korea (South Korea)Size: 1.6 inches (42 mm) Snout to Vent Length The Korean Crevice Salamander is the ONLY salamander from the family Plethodontidae that is found in Asia. Like all Plethodontid salamanders, the Korean Crevice Salamander lacks lungs and breathes through its skin.
- [Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/05/axolotl-ambystoma-mexicanum/) - Common Name: Axolotl, Mexican SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma mexicanumFamily: AmbystomatidaeLocation: MexicoMax Size: around a foot, 12 inches The Axolotl is a fully aquatic and cute salamander which makes it a common animal in the pet trade. It will also be extinct in the wild soon if nothing happens. The Axolotl is able to be fully aquatic because
- [Common Rain Frog (Breviceps adspersus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/21/common-rain-frog-breviceps-adspersus/) - The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List categorizes the frog as Least Concern for Extinction. They have a wide range and are thought to have a large population.
- [Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/28/giant-barred-frog-mixophyes-iteratus/) - Common Name: Giant Barred Frog or Giant Barred River FrogScientific Name: Mixophyes iteratusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 4.5 inches max (120 mm) The Giant Barred Frog is one of the largest native frogs in Australia, though it is just an above average sized frog. It does not even make the list of the
- [Green Mantella (Mantella viridis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/04/green-mantella-mantella-viridis/) - Common Name: Green Mantella, Lime Mantella, and Green Golden FrogScientific Name: Mantella viridisFamily: MantellidaeLocation: MadagascarMax Size: Males - 1 inch (25 mm) | females - 1.2 inch (30 mm) The Green Mantella lives along streams in the grass lands of northern Madagascar. All members of the genus Mantella are found only in Madagascar. They're bright
- [Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/01/bumblebee-poison-dart-frog/) - Common Name: Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog, Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog, and Yellow-headed Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Dendrobates leucomelasFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and VenezuelaIntroduced: United States - HawaiiSize: 1.2 -1.5 inches (31 - 38 mm) The Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog lives in the tropical forests of South America. They are
- [Rutenberg's Reed Frog (Heterixalus rutenbergi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/14/rutenbergs-reed-frog-heterixalus-rutenbergi/) - Common Name: Rutenberg's Reed FrogScientific Name: Heterixalus rutenbergiFamily: HyperoliidaeLocation: MadagascarSize: about a inch or 25 mm The Rutenberg's Reed Frog is a medium sized frog that is found only in the moorlands in central Madagascar. They live high up in swamps at elevations above 1000 meters. Not much is known about the frog. Tadpoles and eggs have not
- [Long Nosed Horned Frog (Pelobatrachus nasuta)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/25/long-nosed-horned-frog-pelobatrachus-nasuta/) - Common Name: Long Nosed Horned Frog, Malayan Horned Frog, and Malayan Leaf FrogScientific Name: Pelobatrachus nasutaFamily: Megophryidae - Leaf Litter FrogsLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and ThailandSize: 3.9 - 4.7 inches (100 - 120 mm) The Long Nosed Horned Frog has perfected its camouflaged look. Sitting amongst the leaf litter of the tropical rain forests
- [Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/11/spotted-salamander-ambystoma-maculatum/) - Common Name: Spotted SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma maculatumFamily: Ambystomatidae- Mole Salamander FamilyLocation: United States and CanadaUS States Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, and West
- [Four Toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/25/four-toed-salamander-hemidactylium-scutatum/) - Common Name: Four Toed SalamanderScientific Name: Hemidactylium scutatumFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless SalamandersLocation: United States and CanadaUS Locations: Connecticut, Maryland, Georgia, Arkansas, Delaware, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Michigan, Alabama, Vermont, New Jersey, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Ohio, New York, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Maine, North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Virginia, and MinnesotaSize: 2 -
- [Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/26/red-salamander/) - The Red Salamander is found in the eastern United States
- [Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/14/plethodontidae-lungless-salamanders/) - Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders Number of Subfamilies: 2 - Hemidactyliinae and PlethodontinaeNumber of Genera: 28Number of Species: 471 Plethodontidae is the largest family of salamanders. It is nicknamed the lungless salamanders because none of the species have lungs! The family is thought to diverged in the Appalachian Mountain range in the United States. Most of
- [Lake Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/22/lake-titicaca-water-frog-telmatobius-culeus/) - Common Name: Lake Titicaca Water Frog or Titicaca Scrotum Water FrogScientific Name: Telmatobius culeusFamily: TelmatobiidaeLocation: Bolivia and PeruSize: 3 - 5.4 inches (74.82 mm - 137.95 mm) The Lake Titicaca Water Frog is only found in Lake Titicaca, the the largest lake in South America, which is on the border of Bolivia and Peru. The Lake Titicaca
- [Pichincha Giant Glass Frog (Centrolene heloderma)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/05/pichincha-giant-glass-frog-centrolene-heloderma/) - Common Name: Pichincha Giant Glass Frog, Bumpy GlassfrogScientific Name: Centrolene helodermaFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass FrogsLocation: Colombia and EcuadorSize: 1.2 inches (30.48 mm) max The Pichincha Giant Glass Frog lives in the Andes in the cloud forests in Colombia and Ecuador, though no one has recorded seeing one of the frogs in Colombia since 1996. Even
- [California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/17/california-red-legged-frog-rana-draytonii/) - Common Name: California Red-legged FrogScientific Name: Rana draytoniiFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: United States and MexicoUS Location: CaliforniaSize: 1.75 - 5.25 (4.4 - 13.3 cm) The California Red-legged Frog is found along the coast of Baja California and California. These frogs spent most of their time in or near ponds, lakes, streams, or swamps.
- [Central Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis rappiodes)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/25/central-bright-eyed-frog-boophis-rappiodes/) - Common Name: Central Bright-eyed FrogScientific Name: Boophis rappiodesFamily: MantellidaeLocation: MadagascarSize: 0.7 inches - 0.9 inches (20-25 mm) for males, 1.1 inches - 1.3 inches (30-34 mm) for females The Central Bright Eyed Frog lives in or around the edges of the eastern and southern rainforests of Madagascar. They can be found near streams in which they are believed to breed
- [Rabb’s Fringe-limbed Tree Frog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/06/rabbs-fringe-limbed-treefrog-ecnomiohyla-rabborum/) - Common Name: Rabb’s Fringe-limbed Tree FrogScientific Name: Ecnomiohyla rabborumFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: PanamaSize: Males: 2.4 - 3.8 inches (62 - 97 mm) | Females: 2.4 - 3.9 inches (61 - 100 mm) The Rabb’s Fringe-limbed Tree Frog was a relatively new species, only being found in 2005. Scientists named the frog in honor
- [Tusked Frog (Adelotus brevis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/23/tusked-frog-adelotus-brevis/) - Common Name: Tusked FrogScientific Name: Adelotus brevisFamily: MyobatrachidaeLocation: AustraliaSize: 1.9 inches or 50 mm for males while 1.5 inches or 40 mm for females The Tusked Frog is named after bony structures on its lower jaw that look like tusks. Both males and females have these tusks but males have larger ones. Males fight over
- [Dusky Gopher Frog (Rana sevosa)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/06/18/dusky-gopher-frog-rana-sevosa/) - Common Name: Dusky Gopher Frog, Mississippi Gopher FrogScientific Name: Rana sevosaFamily: Ranidae - True Frogs familyLocation: Mississippi - historically in Louisiana and AlabamaSize: 3 inches (8 cm) The Dusky Gopher frog is listed by the International Union of the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as critically endangered frog and is listed under the Endangered
- [Turtle Frog (Myobatrachus gouldii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/02/27/turtle-frog-myobatrachus-gouldii/) - Common Name: Turtle Frog or Tortoise FrogScientific Name: Myobatrachus gouldiiFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 1.9 inches (5 cm) Turtle frogs live in Perth in Western Australia. They live in sandy soils with termite colonies, their main food source. The frogs prefer the sandy soil due to them being a fossorial species, which
- [Lehmann's Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga lehmanni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/31/lehmanns-frog-poison-dart-oophaga-lehmanni/) - photos by Gert Benaets Common Name: Lehmann's Poison Dart Frog or Red-banded Poison Frog,Scientific Name: Oophaga lehmanniFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: ColombiaSize: 1.2 to 1.4 inches (31-36 mm) These color poison dart frogs are named after Colombian biologist Frederico Lehmann. There are 3 different colors of the frogs shown above. The bright colors
- [Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/12/corroboree-frog-pseudophryne-corroboree/) - Common Name: Southern Corroboree FrogScientific Name: Pseudophryne corroboreeFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 1.18 inches (30 mm) The Southern Corroboree Frog is found in the Australian Alps of New South Wales. They are found in sphagnum bogs, montane forests, and subalpine woodlands, and wet tussock grasslands. The Corroboree Frogs are one of the
- [American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/08/22/american-toad-anaxyrus-americanus/) - Common Name: American ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus americanusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: United States and CanadaUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
- [Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/26/golden-mantella-mantella-aurantiaca/) - Common Name: Golden MantellaScientific Name: Mantella aurantiacaFamily: MantellidaeLocation: MadagascarSize: 0.75 - 1.2 inches (19 - 31 mm) Often when people think of poisonous frogs, they think of poison dart frogs. Did you know that members of the family Mantellidae can be poisonous? The Golden Mantella have a bright yellow or orange color to show predators
- [Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/01/25/wood-frog-rana-sylvatica/) - Common Name: Wood FrogScientific Name: Rana sylvaticaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: United States and CanadaUS Locations: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
- [California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/30/california-slender-salamander-batrachoseps-attenuatus/) - Common Name: California Slender SalamanderScientific Name: Batrachoseps attenuatusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocation: United States - California and OregonSize: 5.2 inches total length, 2 inches snout to vent The California Slender Salamander can be easily found in the northern half of California and a little bit in southwest Oregon. Like all salamanders from the family Plethodontidae,
- [Mitchell's Reed Frog (Hyperolius mitchelli)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/16/mitchells-reed-frog-hyperolius-mitchelli/) - Common Name: Mitchell's Reed FrogScientific Name: Hyperolius mitchelliFamily: Hyperoliidae - African Reed Frog familyLocation: Malawi, Mozambique, and TanzaniaSize: 0.9 - 1.2 inches (23 - 32 mm) The Mitchell's Reed Frog has two distinct color phases J (juvenile) and F (female). All the frogs start out with the J color phase. Then before the first breeding
- [Mountain Chicken Frog (Leptodactylus fallax)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/11/07/mountain-chicken-frog-leptodactylus-fallax/) - Common Name: Mountain Chicken Frog or Giant Ditch FrogScientific Name: Leptodactylus fallaxFamily: LeptodactylidaeLocation: Dominica and MontserratSize: 6.7 - 8.2 inches (170 - 210 mm) The Mountain Chicken Frog is one of the largest frogs left in the world, reaching over 8 inches long. The females of the species are larger than the males, typical for most frogs
- [Eastern Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/07/08/eastern-gray-tree-frog-hyla-versicolor/) - Common Name: Eastern Gray Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla (Dryophytes) versicolorFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Canada and the United States of AmericaUS Location: Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee,
- [Venezuelan Pebble Toad (Oreophrynella nigra)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/02/05/venezuelan-pebble-toad-oreophrynella-nigra/) - Common Name: Venezuelan Pebble ToadScientific Name: Oreophrynella nigraFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: VenezuelaSize: Males: 0.65 - 0.93 inches (16.5 - 23.5 mm), Females: 0.80 - 1.18 inches (20.4 - 30 mm) The Venezuelan Pebble Toad is found in open areas of bare limestone, blending in with their bland coloring. They are a diurnal species of toad, often found
- [Two New Species of Tree Frogs from Australia](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/02/04/two-new-species-of-tree-frogs-from-australia/) - Researchers Tom Parkin, Dr. Jodi Rowley, and Professor Stephen Donnellan have described two new species of tree frogs to science.
- [Crocodilian Family List](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/07/24/crocodilian-family-list/) - Gavialoidea - Gharial superfamily Gavialidae - Gharial family Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) Alligatoroidea - Alligator superfamily Alligatoridae - Alligator family Alligatorinae - Alligator subfamily Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Caimaninae - Caimen subfamily Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) Crocodyloidea - Crocodile superfamily Crocodylidae - Crocodile family American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
- [Beautiful Mantella (Mantella pulchra)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/07/31/beautiful-mantella-mantella-pulchra/) - Common Name: Beautiful Mantella, Parker's Mantella, Splendid MantellaScientific Name: Mantella pulchraFamily: MantellidaeLocations: MadagascarSize: 0.82 - 1 inches (21 - 25 mm) The Beautiful Mantella lives along the streams in the rain forests of northeastern Madagascar. They are mainly active during the day, thanks to their bright colors that warn predators that they are poisonous. Mantellas
- [Argus Reed Frog (Hyperolius argus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/05/31/argus-reed-frog-hyperolius-argus/) - Common Name: Argus Reed Frog, Argus Sedge Frog, or Argus-eyed FrogScientific Name: Hyperolius argusFamily: Hyperoliidae - Reed and Sedge Frog FamilyLocations: Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, and TanzaniaSize: 1 - 1.3 inches (27-34 mm) The Argus Reed Frog is found along the eastern coastal lowlands of Africa in grasslands, shrublands and savannas. They are always
- [Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/07/31/green-tree-frog-hyla-cinerea/) - Common Name: American Green Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla cinereaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Washington DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and VirginiaIntroduced Location: Puerto RicoSize: 1.25 - 2.5 inches (3.2 - 6 cm) The American Green Tree
- [Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/24/boreal-chorus-frog-pseudacris-maculata/) - Common Name: Boreal Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris maculata Family: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Michigan, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico, New York, Vermont, Wyoming, and WisconsinSize: around an inch The Boreal Chorus Frog is
- [Arizona Tree Frog (Hyla wrightorum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/06/13/arizona-tree-frog-hyla-wrightorum/) - Common Name: Arizona Tree Frog, Wright's Mountain FrogScientific Name: Hyla (Dryophytes) wrightorumFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Mexico and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona and New MexicoSize: 1 - 2 inches (25 - 51 mm) The Arizona Tree Frog is the state amphibian of Arizona. The males of the species have tan-green throats. The Arizona
- [Sheep Frog (Hypopachus variolosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/04/sheep-frog-hypopachus-variolosus/)
- [Java Indonesian Tree Frog (Nyctixalus margaritifer)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/05/22/java-indonesian-tree-frog-nyctixalus-margaritifer/) - 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 Island. Sadly, not
- [Dwarf Waterdog (Necturus punctatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/04/01/dwarf-waterdog-necturus-punctatus/) - Common Name: Dwarf WaterdogScientific Name: Necturus punctatusFamily: ProteidaeLocations: United States - Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 7.5 inches The Dwarf Waterdog is the smallest species of genus Necturus. Like all members of the species, they are aquatic and keep their gills throughout their life. Not much is known about the reproductive behaviors of
- [Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/03/16/green-and-golden-bell-frog-litoria-aurea/) - Common Name: Green and Golden Bell Frog Scientific Name: Litoria aureaFamily: Hylidae - True Frog familyLocations: AustraliaIntroduced Locations: New Caledonia, New Zealand, and VanuatuMale Size: 2.2 - 2.7 inches (57 - 69 mm)Female Size: 2.5 - 4.2 inches (65 - 108 mm) While the Green and Golden Bell Frog is a member of the tree
- [Oriental Fire-bellied Newt (Cynops orientalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/28/oriental-fire-bellied-newt-cynops-orientalis/) - Common Name: Oriental Fire-bellied NewtScientific Name: Cynops orientalisFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: ChinaSize: 2 - 4 inches (6 - 10 cm) The Oriental Fire-bellied Newt is commonly found in ditches, ponds, and rice terraces in east Central China. Because the Oriental Fire-bellied Newts are common, they are harvested for the pet trade, research, and traditional Chinese medicine. The
- [Iberian Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/07/iberian-ribbed-newt-pleurodeles-waltl/) - Common Name: Iberian Ribbed Newt, Spanish Ribbed Newt, or Sharp-ribbed SalamanderScientific Name: Pleurodeles waltlFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: Morocco, Portugal, and SpainSize: 1 foot (31.2 cm) The Iberian Ribbed Newt lives in permeant and semi-permanent bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, ditches, and streams. They rarely leave the water, only leaving once the ponds start to dry up.
- [Gold Striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/09/gold-striped-salamander-chioglossa-lusitanica/) - Common Name: Gold Striped SalamanderScientific Name: Chioglossa lusitanicaFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: Spain and PortugalSize: 6.5 inches (164 mm) The Gold Striped Salamander can be found in the northwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula. near clear, well oxygenated, slightly acidic streams. The salamanders are terrestrial (lives on land) and nocturnal (active at night). The salamander has two cool
- [Northern Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/29/northern-spectacled-salamander-salamandrina-perspicillata/) - Common Name: Northern Spectacled SalamanderScientific Name: Salamandrina perspicillataFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: ItalySize: 1.3 inches for Snout to Vent, 3.3 inches for Total Length The Northern and Southern Spectacled Salamander used to be only one species until they were split in 2005 due to genetics. The Northern Spectacled Salamander lives in the northern and central parts of Italy while the
- [Laos Warty Newt (Laotriton laoensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/25/laos-warty-newt-laotriton-laoensis/) - Common Name: Laos Warty NewtScientific Name: Laotriton laoensisFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: LaosSize: 3.2 inches (83 mm) The Laos Warty Newt lives in the northern mountains of Laos. They are found primarily in pools of the streams Houay Sang Kat and Houay Pa Tin. They are primarily aquatic but will move on land during and after heavy rains. It is
- [Red-bellied Newt (Taricha rivularis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/11/red-bellied-newt-taricha-rivularis/) - Common Name: Red-bellied NewtScientific Name: Taricha rivularisFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: United States - CaliforniaSnout to Vent Size: 2.75 - 3.5 inches (70 - 89 mm)Snout to Tail Size: 5.5 - 7.5 inches (140 - 190 mm) The Red-bellied Newt is found only in Sonoma, Mendocino, and Humboldt counties of California. They are found in coastal redwood forests
- [Rough Skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/25/rough-skinned-newt-taricha-granulosa/) - Common Name: Rough Skinned NewtScientific Name: Taricha granulosaFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: Canada and the United StatesUS Location: Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, WashingtonMax Size: 8.6 inches(22 cm) entire length. 3.4 inches (8.6 cm) for Snout to Vent The Rough Skinned Newt is the most poisonous newt in North America. Its poison is used to scare off predators and
- [Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/17/fire-salamander-salamandra-salamandra/) - photo by Maciej Bonk Conservation of the Fire Salamander The International Union for the Concern of Nature (IUCN) Red List assesses the Fire Salamander as Least Concern for Extinction but in some areas, they are hurting. In fact, populations in central Europe are declining at alarming rates due to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal). Bsal is a
- [Cascade Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton cascadae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/04/cascade-torrent-salamander-rhyacotriton-cascadae/) - photo by flickr user Seánín Óg The life of the Cascade Torrent Salamander needs to be studied more. They prefer colder water because it's more oxygenated and the Cascade Torrent Salamander have reduced lungs. Courtships behavior for the Cascade Torrent Salamander has not been observed. The salamanders breed all year long but mostly during fall
- [Seychelles Frog (Sooglossus sechellensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/06/12/seychelles-frog-sooglossus-sechellensis/) - 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 their eggs on the land.
- [Southern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus axanthus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/01/southern-dwarf-siren/) - Common Name: Southern Dwarf SirenScientific Name: Pseudobranchus axanthusFamily: Sirenidae Location: United States - FloridaSize: 10 inches or 25 cm max The Southern Dwarf Siren is only found in Florida. Just like all Sirens, they lack hind legs and just like other Dwarf Sirens, they only have 3 toes on their feet. There are two different
- [Greater Siren (Siren lacertina)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/06/greater-siren-siren-lacertina/) - Common Name: Greater SirenScientific Name: Siren lacertinaFamily: Sirenidae - Siren familyLocation: United State - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and VirginiaSize: 19.5 - 38 inches (50 - 98 cm) The Greater Siren lives in ditches, canals, lakes, marshes, ponds, rivers, and streams in the Southeastern United States. It is the largest of all the
- [Misty Salamander (Hynobius nebulosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/04/misty-salamander-hynobius-nebulosus/) - Common Name: Misty Salamander, Clouded SalamanderScientific Name: Hynobius nebulosusFamily: Hynobiidae - Asiatic Salamander FamilyLocation: JapanSize: 5 inches total length The Misty Salamander is found only in Japan on the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and on Ikishima. During the mating season, males stake out territory and will defend them from other males. This defense includes
- [Three Toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/06/24/three-toed-amphiuma-amphiuma-tridactylum/) - Common Name: Three Toed AmphiumaScientific Name: Amphiuma tridactylumFamily: Amphiumidae Location: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and TexasSize: 18-30 inches (45.7 - 76 cm), record length 42 inches (1.06 m) The Three Toed Amphiuma is a weird salamander found in the southeastern United States. Amphiumas have long, elongated bodies that appear eel-like. They
- [Two toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/05/two-toed-amphiuma-amphiuma-means/) - Common Name: Two Toed Amphiuma, Conger Eel, Congo Eel, Congo Snake, Lamprey Eel, Ditch Eel, and Fish EelScientific Name: Amphiuma meansFamily: AmphiumidaeLocation: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 1.5 - 3.8 feet (46 - 116 cm) The Two Toed Amphiuma lives swamps, bayous, muddy lakes, and streams
- [One Toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/29/one-toed-amphiuma-amphiuma-pholeter/) - Common Name: One Toed Amphiuma, Conger Eel, and Congo EelScientific Name: Amphiuma pholeterFamily: Amphiumidae - the Amphiuma familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and MississippiSize: 8.6 - 13 inches (22-33 cm) The One Toed Amphiuma is found only around the Florida panhandle region, extending into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. They are a nocturnal, aquatic species of
- [Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/22/harlequin-tree-frog-rhacophorus-pardalis/) - Common Name: Harlequin Tree Frog and Panther Flying FrogScientific Name: Rhacophorus pardalisFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and ThailandSize: 1.9 - 2.75 inches (50 - 70 mm) The Harlequin Tree Frog lives in the primary and secondary rain forests but also peat swamp forests of southeast Asia. As tree frogs,
- [Black webbed Flying Tree Frog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/11/12/black-webbed-flying-tree-frog-rhacophorus-reinwardtii/) - Common Name: Black webbed Flying Tree Frog or Reinwardt's Flying FrogScientific Name: Rhacophorus reinwardtiiFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Indonesia and MalaysiaFemale Size: 2.2 - 3.1 inches (55.4 - 79.6 mm)Male Size: 1.6 - 2.0 inches (41.6 - 52.5 mm) The Black webbed Flying Tree Frog lives high in the canopy of the rain
- [Spotted Stream Frog (Pulchrana picturata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/30/spotted-stream-frog-pulchrana-picturata/) - Common Name: Spotted Stream FrogScientific Name: Pulchrana* picturataFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, and MalaysiaSize: 1.5 inches (40 mm) for males, 2.75 inches (70 mm) for females The Spotted Stream Frog lives in the rain forests of Borneo. Juveniles and subadults live in the leaf litter while adults go to the streams to
- [Northern Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/12/25/northern-sandhill-frog-arenophryne-rotunda/) - Common Name: Northern Sandhill FrogScientific Name: Arenophryne rotundaFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 1.0 - 1.3 inches (26 - 33 mm) The Northern Sandhill Frog lives in the white coastal dunes of the Edel Land Peninsula and Dirk Hartog Island. The frog spends most of the day burrowed in the sands, emerging at night
- [Rio Grande Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus campi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/01/02/rio-grande-chirping-frog-eleutherodactylus-campi/) - Common Name: Rio Grande Chirping Frog, Camps Chirping FrogScientific Name: Eleutherodactylus campiFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocations: Mexico and the United States - TexasIntroduced Locations: Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, and LouisianaSize: 0.6 - 1 inch (16 - 26 mm) The Rio Grande Chirping Frog is a small frog that lives in the leaf litter and short vegetation Breeding season for the
- [Senegal Running Frog (Kassina senegalensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/08/13/senegal-running-frog-kassina-senegalensis/) - Common Name: Senegal Running Frog, Senegal Kassina, Senegal Land FrogScientific Name: Kassina senegalensisFamily: HyperoliidaeLocations: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,
- [Cliff Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus marnockii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/21/cliff-chirping-frog-eleutherodactylus-marnockii/) - Common Name: Cliff Chirping Frog, Marnock's FrogScientific Name: Eleutherodactylus marnockiiFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocations: Mexico and the United States (Texas)Size: .75 - 1.5 inches The Cliff Chirping Frog is named after the fact that its found underneath rocks and crevices near limestone bluffs and ledges, talus slides, cliffs, and ravines. They can also be found in caves. These frogs
- [Horned Marsupial Frog (Gastrotheca cornuta)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/28/horned-marsupial-frog-gastrotheca-cornuta/) - Photo By Brian Gratwicke photo by Andrew J. Crawford The Horned Marsupial Frog is listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as Endangered. The frogs haven't been seen in Costa Rica in over 20 years. The primary threats to the frogs are habitat loss and chytrid fungus. Most of
- [Common Sand Frog (<em>Tomopterna cryptotis</em>)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/06/26/common-sand-frog-tomopterna-cryptotis/) - Common Name: Common Sand Frog, Cryptic Sand Frog, Catequero Bullfrog, Tremolo Sand FrogScientific Name: Tomopterna cryptotisFamily: Pyxiecephalidae - African Bullfrog familyLocations: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and ZimbabweSize: 1.5 - 2 inches (38 - 51 mm) The Common
- [Natal Ghost Frog (Hadromophryne natalensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/07/04/natal-ghost-frog-hadromophryne-natalensis/) - Common Name: Natal Ghost FrogScientific Name: Hadromophryne natalensisFamily: Heleophrynidae - Ghost Frog familyLocations: Lesotho, South Africa, and SwazilandMale Size: 1.77 inches (45 mm)Female Size: 2.4 inches (63 mm) The Natal Ghost Frog breeds in late summer (March to May). The males call out from around the streams. Once the female arrives, the male grasps the
- [Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/26/blanchard-cricket-frog-acris-blanchardi/) - Common Name: Blanchard's Cricket FrogScientific Name: Acris blanchardiFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United StatesSize: .6 - 1.5 inches (1.6-3.8 cm) Once considered a subspecies of the Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans), the Blanchard's Cricket Frog has been moved to its own species. While the frog is a member of the tree frog family, it
- [Yellow Dyer Rainfrog (Diasporus citrinobapheus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/05/06/yellow-dyer-rainfrog-diasporus-citrinobapheus/) - Common Name: Yellow Dyer Rainfrog or Yellow Dink FrogScientific Name: Diasporus citrinobapheusFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocations: PanamaSize: 17.3–19.7 mm The Yellow-Dyer Rainfrog is a relatively new species of frogs to scientists, only being described in 2012. It gets its name from the fact that when you handle the frog, it dyes your fingers yellow. As with all Eleutherodactylid
- [Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/14/southern-cricket-frog-acris-gryllus/) - Common Name: Southern Cricket FrogScientific Name: Acris gryllusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and VirginiaSize: 0.6 - 1.25 inches (16 - 31.75 mm) The Southern Cricket Frog is an interesting species of tree frog. They don't spend time high up in the
- [Barking Tree Frog (Hyla gratiosa)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/06/20/barking-tree-frog-hyla-gratiosa/) - Common Name: Barking Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla gratiosaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, and VirginiaSize: 1.9 - 2.75 inches (50 - 70 mm) The Barking Tree Frog gets its name from the male's call that sounds like
- [Ceratobatrachidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/06/ceratobatrachidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 4 - Alcalus (5), Cornufer (42), Platymantis (45), Liurana(4)Number of Species: 96 Ceratobatrachidae is a family of frogs that used to be part of the Ranidae family but scientists moved them over to their own family. They are found in the Pacific. Alcalus is referred to as the Alcala’s dwarf mountain
- [African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/11/21/african-bullfrog-pyxicephalus-adspersus/) - Common Name: African Bullfrog or Pixie FrogScientific Name: Pyxicephalus adspersusFamily: PyxicephalidaeLocation: South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and NamibiaSize: 9.6 inches (245 mm) for males with females being smaller The African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) is also called the pixie frog because of its scientific name and from the family they are in.
- [Carvalho's Surinam Toad (Pipa carvalhoi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/11/carvalhos-surinam-toad-pipa-carvalhoi/) - 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 even wrestling male frogs that
- [Sumaco Horned Treefrog (Hemiphractus proboscideus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/23/sumaco-horned-treefrog/) - Common Name: Sumaco Horned TreefrogScientific Name: Hemiphractus proboscideusFamily: Hemiphractidae - Marsupial Frog familyLocation: Colombia, Peru, and EcuadorSize: Females grow to between 2.2 - 2.5 inches (57 - 66 mm) while males only grow to between to 1.6 - 1.9 inches (43 - 50 mm) The Sumaco Horned Treefrog is a nocturnal and arboreal frog species.
- [Cricket Coqui (Eleutherodactylus gryllus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/09/25/cricket-coqui-eleutherodactylus-gryllus/) - Common Name: Cricket Coqui and Puerto Rican Green FrogScientific Name: Eleutherodactylus gryllusFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocations: Puerto RicoSize: 0.6 inches (16 mm) The Cricket Coqui is one of the two arboreal species of Coquis. They spend their days hiding in bromeliad plants on tree trunks and during the night, they become active to forage and mate. The females
- [Australian Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/08/australian-green-tree-frog-litoria-caerulea/) - Common Name: Australian Green Tree Frog, White's Tree FrogScientific Name: Litoria caeruleaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea Introduced Location: United States - FloridaSize: 4 inches (10 cm) The Australian Green Tree Frog is a large, arboreal frog. They are known to eat mice and even bats in the wild!
- [Little Devil Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga sylvatica)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/10/25/little-devil-poison-dart-frog-oophaga-sylvatica/) - Common Name: Little Devil Poison Dart Frog or the DiablitoScientific Name: Oophaga sylvaticaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog FamilyLocations: Colombia and EcuadorSize: 1 - 1.5 inches (26-38 mm) The Little Devil Poison Dart Frog is a diurnal (active during the day) species of frogs. They are able to move about the forest floor during the
- [Three-striped Poison Frog (Ameerega trivittata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/04/05/three-striped-poison-frog-ameerega-trivittata/) - Common Name: Three-striped Poison FrogScientific Name: Ameerega trivittataFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: 2 inches (50 mm) for females, 1.65 inches (42 mm) The Three-striped Poison Frog is a diurnal species of frog found among the leaf litter in tropical rain forests. They
- [Mexican Shovel headed Frog (Triprion spatulatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/11/19/mexican-shovel-headed-frog-triprion-spatulatus/) - Common Name: Mexican Shovel headed Frog, Duck billed FrogScientific Name: Triprion spatulatusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: MexicoFemale Size: 3.0 - 4.0 inches (75 - 101 mm)Male Size: 2.4 - 3.4 inches (61 - 87 mm) The Mexican Shovel headed Frog lives in the forests of the western coast of Mexico. They are both an
- [Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/09/strawberry-poison-dart-frog-oophaga-pumilio/) - Common Name: Strawberry Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Oophaga pumilioFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and PanamaSize: 0 .6 - 1 inch (17 - 25.4 mm) The Strawberry Poison Dart Frog is a colorful frog that lives in Central America. Because of its beautiful colors and different variety of morphs, the frog is popular in
- [Chiriqui Harlequin Frog (Atelopus chiriquiensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/26/chiriqui-harlequin-frog-atelopus-chiriquiensis/) - 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 the toad as Extinct.
- [Crowned Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus occipitalis) ](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/03/20/crowned-bullfrog-hoplobatrachus-occipitalis/) - 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 Leone, South Sudan, Sudan,
- [Red-backed Poison Dart Frog (Ranitomeya reticulata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/12/06/red-backed-poison-dart-frog-ranitomeya-reticulata/) - Common Name: Red-backed Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Ranitomeya reticulataFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Ecuador and PeruSize: 0.5 - 0.6 inches (13 - 17 mm) The Red-backed Poison Dart Frog live amongst the leaf litter in the tropical rainforests. They are the smallest species in their genera, not even reaching an inch long. Perfect
- [Pacific Lowland Poison Frog (Epipedobates machalilla)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/03/13/pacific-lowland-poison-frog-epipedobates-machalilla/) - Common Name: Pacific Lowland Poison FrogScientific Name: Epipedobates machalillaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: EcuadorSize: 14.4 - 17.6 mm The Pacific Lowland Poison Frog lives in a variety of habitats in western Ecuador including the dry scrublands, deciduous forests, and the Choco rain forests. The female frog lays her eggs on land. After the
- [Stephen's Rocket Frog (Anomaloglossus stepheni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/07/03/stephens-rocket-frog-anomaloglossus-stepheni/) - Common Name: Stephen's Rocket FrogScientific Name: Anomaloglossus stepheniFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog family*Locations: Brazil and SurinameSize: 0.55 - 0.67 inches (14 - 17 mm) The Stephen's Rocket Frog is active during the day (diurnal) amongst the leaf litter in tropical rain forests. Reproduction happens between November and March, peaking in January. Females lay between 3
- [Coquí Llanero (Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/05/coqui-llanero-eleutherodactylus-juanariveroi/) - Common Name: Coquí Llanero, Plains Coquí, or Puerto Rican Wetland Frog Scientific Name: Eleutherodactylus juanariveroiFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocations: Puerto RicoAverage Male Size: .58 inches (14.7 mm)Average Female Size: .62 inches (15.8 mm) The Coquí Llanero was only recently described in 2005 by Neftalí Rios. It is found only in the wetlands in a old navy base in
- [Vicente's Poison Frog (Oophaga vicentei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/09/11/vicentes-poison-frog-oophaga-vicentei/) - Common Name: Vicente's Poison FrogScientific Name: Oophaga vicenteiFamily: Dendrobatidae – Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: PanamaSize: 0.7 - 0.9 inches (18 - 23 mm) The Vicente's Poison Frog lives along the eastern lowlands of the coast of Panama. They come in a variety of different colors. They live mostly in trees but are seen in some areas on the ground or the
- [Muller's Platanna Frog (Xenopus muelleri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/12/18/mullers-platanna-frog-xenopus-muelleri/) - Common Name: Muller's Platanna Frog, Muller's Clawed FrogScientific Name: Xenopus muelleriFamily: Pipidae - Tongueless Frog familyLocation: Botswana, Chad, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and ZimbabweFemale Size: 3.5 inches (90 mm)Male Size: 2.4 inches (61 mm) The Muller's Platanna Frog is an aquatic species of frog, found in the savannah
- [Holdridge's Toad (Incilius holdridgei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/01/23/holdridges-toad-incilius-holdridgei/) - Common Name: Holdridge's ToadScientific Name: Incilius holdridgeiFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: Costa RicaSize: 1.25 - 2 inches (32 - 53 mm) The Holdridge's Toad lives in the secondary montane forest of Costa Rica. They are an explosive breeder following the rains in April. Interestingly, the toad lacks vocal slits, making it impossible for the
- [Desert Spadefoot Toad (Notaden nichollsi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/12/04/desert-spadefoot-toad-notaden-nichollsi/) - Common Name: Desert Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Notaden nichollsiFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) The Desert Spadefoot Toad lives in northern arid regions of Australia. They spend most of their time burrowed underground to prevent water loss. Some have been found 3 feet (1 meter) deep. They only come to
- [Ecuadorian Blue Glass Frog (Cochranella mache)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/03/15/ecuadorian-blue-glass-frog-cochranella-mache/) - Common Name: Ecuadorian Blue Glass FrogScientific Name: Cochranella macheFamily Name: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog FamilyLocation: Colombia and EcuadorSize: 1.1 inches or 28 mm (females larger than males) The Ecuadorian Blue Glass Frog is relatively new species of frog, in that it was only discovered in 2004. Most of its life history still needs to be
- [Carruther's Rain Frog (Breviceps carruthersi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/01/15/carruthers-rain-frog-breviceps-carruthersi/) - Common Name: Carruther's Rain Frog, Rhinda Rain Frog, Phinda Rain FrogScientific Name: Breviceps carruthersiFamily: Brevicipidae - Rain Frog familyLocation: South AfricaSize: 1.3 inches (34 mm) The Carruther's Rain Frog lives only in Hluhluwe, Northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List hasn't accessed the Carruther's Rain Frog
- [Masako Fishing Frog (Aubria masako)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/01/01/masako-fishing-frog-aubria-masako/) - Common Name: Masako Fishing Frog or Masako Ball FrogScientific Name: Aubria masakoFamily: Pyxicephalidae - African Bullfrog familyLocation: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and GabonSize: 2.5 - 3.9 inches (6.3 - 10 cm) The Masako Fishing Frog lives in swamps and along streams in forests in central Africa. They are nocturnal,
- [Northern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes terraereginae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/01/07/northern-banjo-frog-limnodynastes-terraereginae/) - Common Name: Northern Banjo Frog, Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk, or Northern BullfrogScientific Name: Limnodynastes terraereginaeFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 2.3 - 2.9 inches (60 - 75 mm) The Northern Banjo Frog lives along the eastern coast of Australia. During the dry season, the frogs spend their time burrowed underground. During the wet season, the
- [Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/06/17/southern-toad-anaxyrus-terrestris/) - Common Name: Southern ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus terrestrisFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocations: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaFemale Size: 1.7 - 3.6 inches (44 - 92 mm)Male Size: 1.6 - 3.2 inches (42 - 82 mm) The Southern Toad is your typical toad. It is nocturnal and
- [Green Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/06/17/green-and-black-poison-dart-frog-dendrobates-auratus/) - Common Name: Green Poison Dart Frog, Green and Black Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Dendrobates auratusFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyNative Locations: Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and PanamaIntroduced Location: United States - HawaiiSize: females - 1.6 inches (42 mm), males - 1.5 inches (39 mm) The Green and Black Poison Dart Frog is a very popular pet frog
- [Maranon Poison Frog (Excidobates mysteriosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/11/23/maranon-poison-frog-excidobates-mysteriosus/) - Common Name: Maranon Poison FrogScientific Name: Excidobates mysteriosusFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: PeruSize: 1.06 - 1.14 inches (27 - 29 mm) The Maranon Poison Frog lives in scrub forests in eastern Peru. Like most members of the family Dendrobatidae, the frog has bright colors that warn predators that they are poisonous. This allows
- [Hot Creek Toad (Anaxyrus monfontanus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/04/11/hot-creek-toad-anaxyrus-monfontanus/) - Common Name: Hot Creek ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus monfontanusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: United States - NevadaSize: 2.3 inches (60 mm) The Hot Creek Toad is a new species to science. Once considered to be a population of the Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas), they were elevated to full species status in 2020. Like most toads,
- [Johnstone's Whistling Frog (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/07/15/johnstones-whistling-frog-eleutherodactylus-johnstonei/) - 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:
- [Oak Toad (Anaxyrus quercicus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/19/oak-toad-anaxyrus-quercicus/) - Common Name: Oak ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus quercicusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocations: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 1.25 inches (32 mm) max The Oak Toad is the smallest toad in North America, not even reaching 2 inches when it is fully grown. They are also interesting
- [Eungella Torrent Frog (Taudactylus eungellensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/09/20/eungella-torrent-frog-taudactylus-eungellensis/) - Common Name: Eungella Torrent Frog and Eungella Day FrogScientific Name: Taudactylus eungellensisFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog FamilyLocations: AustraliaSize: 1.25 - 1.45 inches (32 - 37 mm) The Eungella Torrent Frog lives near streams in rain forests and sclerophyll forests of the Eungella National Forest in Queensland. They are most active during the day (diurnal)
- [Morogoro Tree Toad (Nectophrynoides viviparus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/07/morogoro-tree-toad-nectophrynoides-viviparus/) - Common Name: Morogoro Tree Toad, Robust Forest ToadScientific Name: Nectophrynoides viviparusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocation: TanzaniaSize: 2.4 inches (6 cm) The Morogoro Tree Toad lives in the Uluguru Mountains and Udzungwa Mountains in southern Tanzania. It lives in montane forests and grasslands, either in low vegetation or on the ground. One of the bizarre features
- [Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis madagascariensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/12/27/madagascar-bright-eyed-frog-boophis-madagascariensis/) - Common Name: Madagascar Bright-eyed FrogScientific Name: Boophis madagascariensisFamily: MantellidaeLocations: MadagascarSize: 2.3 - 3.1 inches (60 - 80 mm) The Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog lives in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar. Often found during the day on vegetation and in bamboo tree holes. During the mating season, the males call out loudly to attract females. Once the
- [Fleischmann’s Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/05/fleischmanns-glass-frog-hyalinobatrachium-fleischmanni/) - Common Name: Fleischmann’s Glass Frog, Northern Glass FrogScientific Name: Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanniFamily: Centrolenidae- Glass Frog FamilyLocation: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: 1.2 inches (30 mm) The Fleischmann's Glass Frog is an arboreal (tree living) and nocturnal (active at night) species of frog that is found
- [Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/11/14/indian-bullfrog-hoplobatrachus-tigerinus/) - Common Name: Indian Bullfrog or Indus Valley BullfrogScientific Name: Hoplobactrachus tigerinusFamily: DicroglossidaeLocation: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri LankaIntroduced Locations: Madagascar, Maldives, and India's Andaman IslandsSize: 6.9 inches (170 mm) Indian Bullfrogs are usually not the bright yellow color pictured above. The males change to that color during the breeding season to attract
- [Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/09/golden-poison-dart-frog/) - Common Name: Golden Poison Dart Frog or Golden Poison Arrow FrogScientific Name: Phyllobates terribilisFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: ColombiaSize: Male- 1.77 inches(45 mm) | Female - 1.8 inches (47 mm) The Golden Poison Dart frog is the most poisonous frog in the world and one of the most poisonous animals. It is estimated
- [Cranwell's Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/22/cranwells-horned-frog-ceratophrys-cranwelli/) - Common Name: Cranwell's Horned Frog or Chacoan Horned FrogScientific Name: Ceratophrys cranwelliFamily: Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog familyLocation: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and BrazilSize: 3.1–5.1 inches (8–13 cm) with females being larger than males The Cranwell's Horned Frog is a common frog in the pet trade, they can often be found at Petsmarts. They have been bred to be
- [Japanese Common Toad (Bufo japonicus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/01/10/japanese-common-toad-bufo-japonicus/) - Common Name: Japanese Common ToadScientific Name: Bufo japonicusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: JapanSize: 3.1 - 6.9 inches (80 - 176 mm) The Japanese Common Toad lives on the islands of Kyusyu, Shikoku, Hokkaido, and Honshu of Japan. They have also been introduced to the island of Izu Oshima. Additionally, they live in a wide
- [Napo Cochran Frog (Nymphargus anomalus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/12/12/napo-cochran-frog-nymphargus-anomalus/) - Common Name: Napo Cochran Frog, Anomalous Glassfrog, Rana de Cristal AnómalaScientific Name: Nymphargus anomalusFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocations: EcuadorSize: 0.94 - 1.06 inches (21 - 27 mm) The Napo Cochran Frog lives in the trees of the Amazonian slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. Its translucent skin helps it blend into leaves in the trees to
- [Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/09/tomato-frog-dyscophus-antongilii/) - Common Name: Tomato FrogScientific Name: Dyscophus antongiliiFamily: MicrohylidaeLocation: MadagascarMale Size: 2.3 - 2.5 inches (60-65 mm)Female Size: 3.3 - 4.1 inches (85-105 mm) The Tomato Frog lives in the tropical rainforests and coastal forests of eastern Madagascar. They spend much of their time buried down in the leaf litter. The frogs feed on invertebrates such
- [Smooth Sided Toad (Rhaebo guttatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/07/18/smooth-sided-toad-rhaebo-guttatus/) - Common Name: Smooth Sided Toad or Spotted ToadScientific Name: Rhaebo guttatusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaFemale Size: 7 - 9 inches (17.78 - 22.86 cm)Male Size: 6 -7 inches (15.24 - 17.78 cm The Smooth Sided Toad received its name for it lack of
- [Budgett's Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/02/12/budgetts-frog-lepidobatrachus-laevis/) - Common Name: Budgett's FrogScientific Name: Lepidobatrachus laevisFamily: CeratophryidaeLocation: Argentina, Bolivia, and ParaguaySize: Females reach 3.9 inches (100 mm) while males only reach half of that The Budgett's Frog is a very weird looking frog and is found in the pet trade because of it. It is mostly an aquatic frog but during the dry months,
- [Colorado River Toad (Incilius alvarius)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/13/colorado-river-toad-incilius-alvarius/) - Common Name: Colorado River Toad and Sonoran Desert ToadScientific Name: Incilius alvariusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: United States and MexicoUS Locations: Arizona, California, New MexicoSize: Females can reach up 7.3 inches (187 mm) long, while males are shorter at 6 inches (156 mm) The Colorado River Toad is the second largest native toad species
- [Couch's Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus couchii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/11/couchs-spadefoot-toad-scaphiopus-couchii/) - photo by John P Clare For most of the year, the Couch's Spadefoot Toad is found burrowed down underneath the ground during the day, only coming up at night to hunt. This is called a fossorial lifestyle. The breeding season for the toad starts when the spring and summer rains come, between April and August.
- [Plains Spadefoot Toad (Spea bombifrons)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/23/great-plains-spadefoot-toad-spea-bombifrons/) - Common Name: Plains Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Spea bombifronsFamily: Scaphiopodidae - Spadefoot Toad familyLocations: Canada, Mexico, and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and WyomingSize: 1.5 - 2.5 inches (38.1 - 63.5 mm) The Plains Spadefoot Toad is a secretive toad. It spends
- [Cape Platanna (Xenopus gilli)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/09/27/cape-platanna-xenopus-gilli/) - Common Name: Cape Platanna, Gill’s Plantanna, and Cape Clawed ToadScientific Name: Xenopus gilliFamily: Pipidae - Tongueless Frog familyLocations: South AfricaSize: 2.3 inches (60 mm) The Cape Platanna is an aquatic frog that inhabits the highly acidic seepages, marshes, ponds, and lakes of coastal South Africa. These waterbodies are dark in color, allowing the frogs to
- [Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/02/23/desert-rain-frog-breviceps-macrops/) - Common Name: Desert Rain Frog or Boulenger's Short-Headed frog Scientific Name: Breviceps macropsFamily: Brevicipitidae - Rain Frog FamilyLocation: Namibia and South AfricaSize: 1.8 inches (48 mm) The Desert Rain Frog lives along the western Namaqualand Coast of southern Africa in shrub land and desert habitat. Due to them living in these hot, arid environments, it
- [Plaintive Rain Frog (Breviceps verrucosus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/03/21/plaintive-rain-frog-breviceps-verrucosus/) - Common Name: Plaintive Rain FrogScientific Name: Breviceps verrucosusFamily: Brevicipitidae - Rain Frog FamilyLocations: Lesotho, South Africa, and SwazilandSize: 2 inches (53 mm) The Plaintive Rain Frog lives in burrows around the southeastern coast of Africa. They live in a variety of habitats from grasslands, shrublands, and forests and from temperate to dry climates. The frogs
- [Palawan Horned Frog (Pelobatrachus ligayae)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/04/29/palawan-horned-frog-pelobatrachus-ligayae/) - 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 day, camouflaged amongst the
- [Annam Horned Toad (Brachytarsophrys intermedia)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/05/16/annam-horned-toad-brachytarsophrys-intermedia/) - Common Name: Annam Horned Toad, Annam Short-legged Toad, and Annam Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Brachytarsophrys intermediaFamily: Megophryidae - Leaf Litter FrogsLocations: Laos, Vietnam, and probably CambodiaSize: 4.6 - 5.5 inches (11.8 - 13.9 cm) The Annam Horned Toad lives in evergreen forests near stream side boulders. The toad was previous a member of the genus Megophrys.
- [Montane Litter Frog (Leptobrachium montanum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/09/18/montane-litter-frog-leptobrachium-montanum/) - Common Name: Montane Litter Frog, Mountain Litter Frog, Mountain Spadefoot Toad, Mountain Large-Eyed Litter FrogScientific Name: Leptobrachium montanumFamily: Megophryidae - Leaf Litter FrogsLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, and MalaysiaSize: 3.4 inches (87 mm) The Montane Litter Frog lives in the rain forests at elevations of above 900 meters (0.55 miles) on the island of Borneo. They spend
- [Emei Moustache Toad (Leptobrachium boringii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/16/emei-moustache-toad-leptobrachium-boringii/) - Common Name: Emei Moustache Toad or Taosze Spiny ToadScientific Name: Leptobrachium boringiiFamily: MegophryidaeLocation: ChinaSize: male 3 inches (75 mm), while females are 2.6 inches (67 mm) The Emei Moustache Toad receives its name after their mustache that the male frogs grow out during breeding season. The moustache is actually small keratinized nuptial spines that the
- [Lake Junin Frog (Telmatobius macrostomus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/09/lake-junin-frog-telmatobius-macrostomus/) - Common Name: Lake Junin Frog or Andes Smooth Frog Scientific Name: Telmatobius macrostomus Family: TelmatobiidaeLocations: PeruSize: 12 inches (30.5 cm) The Lake Junin Frog is a totally aquatic frog, rarely ever leaving the water. As the name suggests, the frog is found in Lake Junin but it also lives in lakes around it. They have
- [Mexican Spadefoot Toad (Spea multiplicata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/29/mexican-spadefoot-toad-spea-multiplicata/) - Common Name: Mexican Spadefoot Toad, New Mexican Spadefoot Toad, Southern Spadefoot Toad, and Desert Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Spea multiplicataFamily: Scaphiopodidae - American Spadefoot Toad familyLocations: Mexico and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and UtahSize: 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) The Mexican Spadefoot Toad lives in the southwestern United States and most
- [Cave Coqui (Eleutherodactylus cooki)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/06/14/cave-coqui-eleutherodactylus-cooki/) - Common Name: Cave Coqui, Puerto Rican Cave Frog, Puerto Rican Demon, and Coquí GuajónScientific Name: Eleutherodactylus cookiFamily: EleutherodactylidaeLocations: Puerto RicoSize: 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) The Cave Coqui lives in caves, rock grottos, and rocky stream beds. The females are larger than the males. The males have a yellow colored throat and down to the belly.
- [Blyth's River Frog (Limnonectes blythii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/15/blyths-river-frog-limnonectes-blythii/) - Common Name: Blyth's River Frog, Giant Asian River Frog, or Blyth's Wart FrogScientific Name: Limnonectes blythiiFamily: DicroglossidaeLocation: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and VietnamSize: females can reach 10.2 inches (25.9 cm), while males only reach 4.9 inches (12.4 cm) long The Blyth's River Frog is the largest frog in all of Asia. Their large size has
- [Filfil Slippery Frog (Conraua beccarii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/05/09/filfil-slippery-frog-conraua-beccarii/) - Common Name: Filfil Slippery Frog and Beccari's Giant FrogScientific Name: Conraua beccariiFamily: ConrauidaeLocations: Ethiopia and EritreaSize: 5.5 - 6 inches (140 - 153 mm) The Filfil Slippery Frog lives amongst the rivers, streams, and large pools above 800 to 2500 meters above sea level. Not much is known about the frogs life history. Clusters of
- [Poza Turipache Rain Frog (Craugastor pozo)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/01/09/poza-turipache-rain-frog-craugastor-pozo/) - Common Name: Poza Turipache Rain FrogScientific Name: Craugastor pozoFamily: CraugastoridaeLocations: MexicoFemale Size: 1.8 - 3.2 inches (46 - 81 mm)Male Size: 1.5 - 1.9 inches (37 - 48 mm) The Poza Turipache Rain Frog lives amongst the leaf litter in the wet forests of the western foothills and highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. The species is a direct developing,
- [The Goliath Frog (Conraua goliath), Largest Frog in the World](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/01/11/goliath-frog-conraua-goliath/) - Common Name: Goliath Frog or Giant Slippery FrogScientific Name: Conraua goliathFamily: Conrauidae - the Slippery Frog familyLocation: Cameroon and Equatorial GuineaSize: 13 inches (33.02 cm) - Largest living frog species The Goliath Frogs lives in fast-moving streams in tropical rain forests of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. The Goliath Frogs breed during the regular dry season
- [La Loma Robber Frog (Pristimantis caryophyllaceus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/12/la-loma-robber-frog-pristimantis-caryophyllaceus/) - Common Name: La Loma Robber FrogScientific Name: Pristimantis caryphyllaceusFamily: StrabomantidaeLocation: Colombia, Costa Rica, and PanamaSize: 0.47 inches- 0.83 inches (12 - 21.2 mm) in males, 0.65 inches - 1.03 inches (16.7 - 26.2 mm) in females The La Loma Robber Frog lives in the leaf litter in the rain forests in Central America and the
- [Common Lesser Escuercito (Odontophrynus americanus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/02/common-lesser-escuercito-odontophrynus-americanus/) - 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. Breeding happens after heavy
- [Red Pumpkin Toadlet (Brachycephalus pitanga)](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/10/04/red-pumpkin-toadlet-brachycephalus-pitanga/) - Common Name: Red Pumpkin ToadletScientific Name: Brachycephalus pitangaFamily: Brachycephalidae - Saddleback ToadsLocations: BrazilSize: 0.42 - 0.55(10.8 - 14 mm) The Red Pumpkin Toadlet lives in the Atlantic rainforests of São Paulo state of southeastern Brazil. They live primarily amongst the leaf litter on the ground but can be found up to three feet off the ground.
- [Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates syriacus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/04/09/eastern-spadefoot-toad-pelobates-syriacus/) - Common Name: Eastern Spadefoot Toad, Syrian Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Pelobates syriacusFamily: Pelobatidae - European Spadefoot ToadLocations: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Syria, and TurkeySize: 3.5 inches (8.89 cm) The Eastern Spadefoot Toad lives in Eastern Europe and in Western Asia. Like all spadefoot toads, they have an inner
- [Common Parsley Frog (Pelodytes punctatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/06/24/common-parsley-frog-pelodytes-punctatus/) - Common Name: Common Parsley Frog Scientific Name: Pelodytes punctatus Family: Pelodytidae - the Parsley Frog family Location: France, Italy, and Spain Size: 1.7 inches (4.5 cm) The Common Parsley Frog isn't that common anymore. Populations all over have been declining and most of the countries that they live in have declared them at risk. The
- [Imitating Poison Dart Frog (Ranitomeya imitator)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/01/04/imitating-poison-frog-ranitomeya-imitator/) - Common Name: Imitating Poison Dart Frog, Mimic Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Ranitomeya imitatorFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: PeruMaximum Size: .8 inches (2.2 cm), average .5 inches (1.3 cm) The Imitating Poison Dart Frog lives in the montane forests and lowland tropical forests of the eastern Andes in Peru. They are active during the
- [Black Legged Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/26/black-legged-poison-dart-frog-phyllobates-bicolor/) - Common Name: Black Legged Poison Dart Frog or Bicolored Dart FrogScientific Name: Phyllobates bicolorFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: ColombiaSize: 1.77 - 2.1 inches (45 - 55 mm) The Black Legged Poison Dart Frogs is one of the most poisonous frogs on earth. They aren't as poisonous as the Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates
- [Little Grass Frog (Pseudacris ocularis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/15/little-grass-frog-pseudacris-ocularis/) - Common Name: Little Grass FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris ocularisFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia Size: 0.4 - 0.7 inches (11 - 20 mm) The Little Grass Frog is the smallest frog in all of North America. While it is technically in the Tree Frog
- [Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/22/japanese-giant-salamander-andrias-japonicus/) - Common Name: Japanese Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Andrias japonicusFamily: CryptobranchidaeLocation: JapanSize: 11.8 inches - 4.9 feet (30 - 150 cm) The Japanese Giant Salamander is the 2nd largest salamander in the world. It can reach around 5 feet long and can reach over 50 pounds. The salamander can live a long time, over 50 years! Their native habitat
- [Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/19/chinese-giant-salamanders-andrias-davidianus/) - Common Name: Chinese Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Andrias davidianusFamily: Cryptobranchidae- Giant Salamander familyLocation: ChinaIntroduced Locations: Taiwan and JapanSize: 5.9 feet (180 cm) The Chinese Giant Salamander is the largest salamander and amphibian in the world. They are described as a living fossil. A living fossil is an organism that closely resemble organisms only found in fossil
- [Mascarene Ridged Frog (Ptychadena mascareniensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/02/09/mascarene-ridged-frog-ptychadena-mascareniensis/) - Common Name: Mascarene Ridged Frog or Mascarene Grass FrogScientific Name: Ptychadena mascareniensisFamily: PtychadenidaeLocations: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, ZimbabweIntroduced Locations: Mauritania, Seychelles, and RéunionSize: 1.6 - 2.6 (43 - 68 mm)
- [Brazilian Torrent Frog (Hylodes asper)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/03/09/brazilian-torrent-frog-hylodes-asper/) - Common Name: Brazilian Torrent FrogScientific Name: Hylodes asperFamily: HylodidaeLocations: BrazilSize: 1.57 inches (40 mm) The Brazilian Torrent Frog has one of the most sophisticated form of communication for a frog. The male of the species will pick a mating spot, high on rocks next to a busy stream. They will try to make mating or
- [Patagonia Frog (Atelognathus patagonicus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/07/patagonia-frog-atelognathus-patagonicus/) - Common Name: Patagonia FrogScientific Name: Atelognathus patagonicusFamily: BatrachylidaeLocation: ArgentinaSize: 2 inches (50 mm) The Patagonia Frog has two different forms, an aquatic one and a land form. The aquatic form has smooth and looser skin than the land form which has more rough, tight skin. The aquatic form also have a orange coloration to their
- [Turkeit Hill Frog  (Allophryne ruthveni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/02/turkeit-hill-frog-allophryne-ruthveni/) - Common Name: Turkeit Hill FrogScientific Name: Allophryne ruthveniFamily: AllophrynidaeLocation: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: .8 (20.6 mm) inches max for male and 1.04 inches or 26.6 mm for females The Turkeit Hill frog is a quite small frog species. They are semi-arboreal meaning they spend some times in the trees and some on
- [Rapid's Frog (Limnomedusa macroglossa)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/19/rapids-frog-limnomedusa-macroglossa/) - Common Name: Rapid's FrogScientific Name: Limnomedusa macroglossaFamily: AlsodidaeLocation: Argentina, Brazil, and UruguaySize: 2.1 inches or 55mm The Rapid's Frog is the only member of it's genus, Limnomedusa. They breed in the spring in Southern Hemisphere from late August to the start of February. The males call from under rocks to attract mates. The eggs are
- [Iberian Midwife Toad (Alytes cisternasii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/01/17/iberian-midwife-toad-alytes-cisternasii/) - Common Name: Iberian Midwife ToadScientific Name: Alytes cisternasiiFamily: Alytidae - Midwife Toad and Painted Frog familyLocations: Portugal and SpainSize: Males - 1.4 inches (36 mm) | Females 1.7 inches (42 mm) The Iberian Midwife Toad lives in the drier scrub-like environment of eastern Portugal and western Spain. The toad is rather fossorial, burrowing down into
- [Tyrrhenian Painted Frog (Discoglossus sardus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/08/28/tyrrhenian-painted-frog-discoglossus-sardus/) - Common Name: Tyrrhenian Painted Frog, Sardinia Painted Frog Scientific Name: Discoglossus sardusFamily: Alytidae – Midwife Toad and Painted Frog familyLocation: France and ItalySize: 2 - 3 inches (5 - 7.5 cm) The Tyrrhenian Painted Frog lives on the islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, primarily Sardinia and Corsica, as well as a little bit in main land Italy. The frog comes in a
- [Iberian Painted Frog (Discoglossus galganoi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/02/05/iberian-painted-frog/) - Common Name: Iberian Painted FrogScientific Name: Discoglossus galganoiFamily: Alytidae - Midwife Toad and Painted Frog familyLocation: Portugal and SpainSize: 1.77 to 2.55 inches (45 to 65 mm) The Iberian Painted Frog is found in the Iberian Peninsula in Spain and Portugal. They live close to any sort of water source that has dense vegetation surrounding it.
- [Mediterranean Painted Frog (Discoglossus pictus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/06/05/mediterranean-painted-frog-discoglossus-pictus/) - Common Names: Mediterranean Painted FrogScientific Name: Discoglossus pictusFamily: Alytidae - Midwife Toad and Painted Frog familyLocation: Algeria, Italy, Malta, Morocco, and TunisiaIntroduced Locations: France and SpainSize: 2.7 inches (70 mm) The Mediterranean Painted Frog is known and named for its bright colors. They have three different patterns on their back, striped, spotted, or solid. The
- [Hamilton's Frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/11/26/hamiltons-frog-leiopelma-hamiltoni/) - Common Name: Hamilton's FrogScientific Name: Leiopelma hamiltoniFamily: LeiopelmatidaeLocation: New ZealandSize: The Hamilton's Frog is from an ancient lineage of frogs. They still retain some of the traits that the first frogs are thought to have had such as 9 presacral vertebrae, tail-wagging muscles, and the inability to make sound or croak. The female frog lays
- [Maud Island Frog (Leiopelma pakeka)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/12/17/maud-island-frog-leiopelma-pakeka/) - Common Name: Maud Island FrogScientific Name: Leiopelma pakekaFamily: LeiopelmatidaeLocation: New ZealandSize: 1.8 inches (4.5 cm) The Maud Island Frog is from an ancient lineage of frogs. They live only in New Zealand, on Marlborough Sounds, and South Island. These frogs have a long lifespan, averaging 33 years. Scientists aren't even sure that the Maud Island
- [Hochstetter's Frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/12/hochstetters-frog-leiopelma-hochstetteri/) - Common Name: Hochstetter's FrogScientific Name: Leiopelma hochstetteriFamily: LeiopelmatidaeLocation: New ZealandSize: 1.5 inches (38 mm) for males, 1.8 inches (47 mm) for females The Hochstetter's Frog lives along the streams of the forests of the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand. It was named after the Austrian geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter, who brought the
- [Archey's Frog (Leiopelma archeyi)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/04/12/archeys-frog-leiopelma-archeyi/)
- [Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina pachypus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/05/apennine-yellow-bellied-toad-bombina-pachypus/) - Common Name: Apennine Yellow-bellied ToadScientific Name: Bombina pachypusFamily: Bombinatoridae - Fire Bellied Toad familyLocations ItalySize: 1.3 inches - 2.1 inches (35-55 mm) The Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad is a diurnal (active during the day) species of toad, which is kinda unusual for most frogs and toads. It probably has to do with the fact that the
- [Yellow Bellied Toad (Bombina variegata)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/14/yellow-bellied-toad-bombina-variegata/) - Common Name: Yellow Bellied ToadScientific Name: Bombina variegataFamily: BombinatoridaeLocation: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Republic of, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, and UkraineSize: 1.3 inches to 2.1 inches (35-55 mm) The Yellow Bellied Toad is found throughout most of Europe. Like the Fire
- [Oriental Firebellied Toad (Bombina orientalis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/16/oriental-firebellied-toad-bombina-orientalis/) - Common Name: Oriental Firebellied ToadScientific Name: Bombina orientalisFamily: Bombinatoridae - Fire Bellied Toad familyLocation: South Korea, North Korea, Japan, China, and RussiaSize: 1.5 -2 inches (4 - 5 cm) The Oriental Firebellied Toad is a common, cheap toad found in the pet trade. They are relatively easy to take care of for a frog or
- [European Fire Bellied Toad (Bombina bombina)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/30/european-fire-bellied-toad-bombina-bombina/) - Common Name: European Fire Bellied ToadScientific Name: Bombina bombinaFamily: BombinatoridaeLocation: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, and UkraineSize: 2.3 inches (60 mm) The European Fire Bellied Toad is a poisonous species of toad that is found throughout
- [Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/17/rocky-mountain-tailed-frog-ascaphus-montanus/) - Common Name: Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog, Inland Tailed Frog, and Eastern Tailed FrogScientific Name: Ascaphus montanusFamily: Ascaphidae - Tailed Frog FamilyLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and WashingtonSize: 1 - 2 inches (30 - 50 mm) As the name suggests, the Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog is found near the Rocky Mountains. They
- [Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei)](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/23/coastal-tailed-frog-ascaphus-truei/) - Common Name: Coastal Tailed Frog, Pacific Tailed Frog, and Western Tailed FrogScientific Name: Ascaphus trueiFamily: Ascaphidae - Tailed Frog familyLocation: United States and CanadaUS Locations: California, Oregon, and WashingtonSize: 1-2 inches (2.5-5.1 mm) The Coastal Tailed Frog received their name for the tail-like extension on their cloaca of the males that is used during breeding. Most
- [Salamanders and Newts of Colorado](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/06/salamanders-and-newts-of-colorado/) - Colorado is home to only one species of salamander – the Barred Tiger Salamander or the Western Tiger Salamander. They can reach up to a foot long, making it one of the largest salamanders in the world, but are usually around 6 inches long. Most of the Barred Tiger Salamanders become terrestrial after birth but
- [Salamanders and Newts of Iowa](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/29/salamanders-and-newts-of-iowa/) - Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander Family Blue Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) The Blue Spotted Salamander has noticeable blue spots but the Smallmouthed Salamander can have them too. It is listed as an endangered species in the state, only being found in two counties - Black Hawk and Linn. The Smallmouthed Salamander is known for their tiny
- [Threat to Frogs: Diseases](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/05/threat-to-frogs-diseases/) - Just like us humans, frogs and other amphibians can become sick from diseases. Here are some of the most known diseases for frogs. Red Leg Syndrome is caused by the capillaries stretching and even bleeding out under the frogs skin. Untreated, this can lead to the frog's death. This disease is often found in captive
- [Threat to Frog: Over-harvesting](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/28/threat-to-frog-over-harvesting/) - One of the driving forces behind the frog extinction crisis is the over-harvesting of frogs. Frogs are harvested for a variety of reason: pet trade, food, etc but these can harm the native frog populations. Some frog populations are already too small and removing even a few species could be detrimental to the group. Besides
- [Threat to Frogs: Chytrid Fungus](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/31/threat-to-frogs-chytrid-fungus/) - Chytrid Fungus has decimated the frog and amphibian world. Chytrid Fungus or Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Bd for short, was discovered in 1999 as a fungus that infects the skin of amphibians. The skin of the amphibian becomes thicker which makes it harder for the amphibians to breath and drink through its skin, leading to death. Chytrid Fungus is
- [Threat to Frogs: Habitat Loss](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/06/threat-frogs-habitat-loss/) - Habitat loss is the biggest threat to frogs, toads, and wildlife in general around the world. Without a suitable habitat for frogs, they will die out. There are 3 different types of Habitat loss: habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, and habitat degradation. Habitat destruction is where the habitat is completely destroyed, such as plowing down trees for a palm
- [Threat to Frogs: Pollution](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/18/threat-to-frogs-pollution/) - When people think of pollution, they usually think about trash in parks or the ocean, but that's just the tip of the pollution problem. While this type of pollution is a serious problem, it doesn't affect frogs as much as other types. It is still bad and the plastic can break down and harm frogs.
- [Centrolenidae - Glass Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/01/08/centrolenidae-glass-frog-family/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 12 - Centrolene, Chimerella, Cochranella, Espadarana, Ikakogi, Nymphargus, Rulyrana , Sachatamia, Teratohyla, Vitreorana, Celsiella, and HyalinobatrachiumNumber of Species: 156 Centrolenidae gets the name Glass frog family because the abdomens of the frogs are translucent. They are found in central America down to northern Argentina with a few islands in the Caribbean. These frogs
- [Rain Frog Family - Brevicipitidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/11/11/brevicipitidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 5 - Balebreviceps (1), Breviceps (17), Callulina (9), Probreviceps (6), Spelaeophryne (1)Number of Species: 34 Brevicipitidae or the Rain Frog family is found in sub-Saharan Africa in the eastern and southern parts. All the members of the family are direct developing. They also have small heads. The genus Balebreviceps contains only one species, Bale
- [Calyptocephalellidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/23/calyptocephalellidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 2 - Calyptocephalella and TelmatobufoNumber Species: 5 All the frogs in the family are located in Chile. They are all at least listed as threatened with extinction. Telmatobufo are often called the false toads because they have parotid glands sticking out like a toad. They used to be in the family Lepotdacylidae.
- [Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/06/ceratophryidae-horned-frog-family/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 3 - Ceratophrys (8), Chacophrys (1), and Lepidobatrachus (3)Number of Species: 12 Ceratophryridae aka the Horned Frog family is mostly known for the horn like projections on their head but not all species in the family contain them. Do not confuse them with Horned Frogs that is the mascot of TCU.
- [Conrauidae - Slippery Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/21/conrauidae-slippery-frogs/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaGenera: 1 - ConrauaNumber of Species: 6 - Conraua alleni, Conraua beccarii, Conraua crassipes, Togo Slippery Toad (Conraua derooi), Goliath Frog or Giant Slippery Frog (Conraua goliath), Cameroon slippery frog (Conraua robusta) Conrauidae is a small family of frogs from sub-Saharan Africa. The largest frog in the world - the Goliath Frog is from
- [Cycloramphidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/24/cycloramphidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 2 or 3 - Cycloramphus, Thoropa , and ZachaenusNumber of Species: 34 or 36 The family Cycloramphidae is found in only Southeastern Brazil. The placement of the genus Zachaenus is questioned by some sources. Some have it in the family, some don't. The genus Cycloramphus is sometimes known as the Button
- [Craugastoridae - Fleshbelly Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/30/craugastoridae-fleshbelly-frogs/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 4*Number of Species: 100~ or 800~* Craigastoridae is a family of direct developing frogs from the southern United States all the way down to South America. Some sources combine the family Craugastoridae and Strabomantidae into one single family so exact number of genera and species depends on sources and who you
- [Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/01/15/dendrobatidae-poison-dart-family/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 13 - Adelphobates, Allobates, Andinobates,Anomaloglossus, Aromobates, Mannophryne, Ameerega, Colostethus, Dendrobates, Epipedobates, Excidobates, Hyloxalus, Minyobates, Oophaga, Phyllobates, Ranitomeya, Rheobates, and SilverstoneiaNumber of Species: 170 Poison dart or poison arrow frogs are one of the most popular frog families. They are known for the poison in their skin but not all have it. The frogs themselves
- [Dicroglossidae - Forked Tongued Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/16/dicroglossidae-forked-tongued-family/) - Suborder:NeobatrachiaSubfamilies: 2 - Dicroglossinae (184) and Occidozyginae (15)Genera: 15Dicroglossinae: Allopaa (2), Chrysopaa (1), Euphlyctis (8), Fejervarya (49), Hoplobatrachus (5), Limnonectes (68), Nannophrys (4), Nanorana (29), Ombrana (1), Quasipaa (10), Sphaerotheca (7)Occidozyginae: Ingerana (3) and Occidozyga (12)Number of Species: 200 Dicroglossidae or the Forked Tongued Family is a family of frogs from Asia and Africa. The
- [Eleutherodactylidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/15/eleutherodactylidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Subfamilies: 2 - Eleutherodactylinae and PhyzelaphryninaeNumber of Genera: 4 - Phyzelaphryne, Adelophryne, Eleutherodactylus, and DiasporusNumber of Species: 217 Eleutherodactylidae is a family of frogs from southern North America, Central America, and northern South America. They are a family of direct developing frogs, meaning they skip the tadpole stage outside the egg besides
- [Heleophrynidae - Ghost Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/20/heleophrynidae-ghost-frog-family/) - Suborder: Neobatrachia Number of Genera: 2 - Hadromophryne (1) and Heleophryne (5)Number of Species: 6 Heleophyrynidae is a small family of frogs nicked named the Ghost Frogs. The nickname comes from the fact that they are found in Skeleton Groge. They are found in the southern part of Africa. Natal ghost frog (Hadromophryne natalensis) is
- [Hemiphractidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/20/hemiphractidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 6 - Cryptobatrachus, Cryptobatrachus, Fritziana, Gastrotheca, Hemiphractus, StefaniaNumber of Species: 108 Hemiphractidae is a family of frogs from South America and Central America. Most of the frogs of the family carry their eggs on their back so they are known as the Marsupial frogs. The genus Cryptobatrachus is known as the
- [Hemisotidae - Shovelnose Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/15/hemisotidae-shovelnose-frog-family/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 1 - HemisusNumber of Species: 9 Hemisotidae is the Shovelnose Frog family. They are found in sub-Saharan Africa in tropical and sub-tropical areas. The members of the family are adept at burrowing, they have strong hind limbs and fore limbs and a pointed snout. They burrow head first instead of butt
- [Tree Frog Family - Hylidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/01/22/tree-frog-family-hylidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaSubfamilies: Hylinae, Phyllomedusinae, and PelodryadinaeNumber of Genera: 49Number of Species: 978 Hylidae contains the tree frogs and their allies. Most of the frogs are suited for an arboreal lifestyle and have adhesive toe discs for climbing. It's one of the largest frog families. The family is broken into three subfamilies. The members of the
- [Hyperoliidae - African Tree Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/25/hyperoliidae-african-tree-frogs/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 17 - Acanthixalus, Afrixalus, Alexteroon, Arlequinus, Callixalus, Chrysobatrachus, Cryptothylax, Heterixalus, Hyperolius, Kassina, Kassinula, Morerella, Opisthothylax, Paracassina, Phlyctimantis, Semnodactylus, and TachycnemisNumber of Species:231 The family Hyperoliidae or the African Tree Frog is found in Sub Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and some small islands. Most of the species are arboreal (living in trees) but the
- [Leptodactylidae - Southern Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/08/leptodactylidae-southern-frogs/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaGenera: 15 - Adenomera, Crossodactylodes (5), Edalorhina (2), Engystomops (9), Eupemphix (1), Hydrolaetare, Leptodactylus (77), Lithodytes (1), Paratelmatobius (7), Physalaemus (46), Pleurodema, Pseudopaludicola (22), Rupirana (1), Scythrophrys (1), and Somuncuria (1)Number of Species: 209 Leptodactylidae or the Southern Frogs are found in Central and South America. They live in the water, on land, and
- [Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/28/myobatrachidae-australian-ground-frog-family/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaheySubfamilies: Limnodynastinae and MyobatrachinaeNumber of Genera: 21Number of Species: 134 Myobatrachidae also known as the Australian Ground Frog family is found in obviously Australia and also located in Tasmania and New Guinea. The frogs are mainly terrestrial but some are aquatic. No arboreal frogs are in the family. The Gastric Brooding Frogs belonged to
- [Ptychadenidae - Grassland Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/02/ptychadenidae-grassland-frogs/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 3 - Hildebrandtia, Lanzarana, PtychadenaNumber of Species: 53 Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs from Sub-Saharan Africa. The family used to be part of Ranidae - the True Frog family but was changed to it's own family. The genus Hildebrandtia is named the Hildebrandt's burrowing frog or Ornate Frogs. The genus
- [Nasikabatrachidae - Purple Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/14/nasikabatrachidae-purple-frog-family/) - Suborder: NeobatrachidaeNumber of Genera: 1 - NasikabatrachusNumber of Species: 2 - Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis and Nasikabatrachus bhupathi There are only two species in the family. The family is found in India in the Western Ghats.
- [Odontophrynidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/26/odontophrynidae/) - Subfamily: NeobatrachiaGenera: 3 - Macrogenioglottus (1), Odontophrynus (12), Proceratophrys (40)Number of Species: 53 Odontophrynidae is a family of frogs from South America, specially the southern and eastern part. The family used to be part of the family Leptodactylidae and Cycloramphidae before it was moved to its own family. Bahia forest frog (Macrogenioglottus alipioi) is the only member
- [Pyxicephalidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/29/pyxicephalidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaSub-families: 2 - Cacosterninae and PyxicephalinaeNumber of Genera: 12Cacosterninae - Amietia (16), Anhydrophryne (3), Arthroleptella (10), Cacosternum (17), Microbatrachella (1), Natalobatrachus (1), Nothophryne (1), Poyntonia (1), Strongylopus (11), and Tomopterna (15)Pyxicephalinae - Aubria (3) and Pyxicephalus (4)Number of Species: 83 Pyxicephalidae is a family of frogs from Sub-Saharan Africa. The family used to be
- [Microhylidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/02/05/narrowed-mouth-frog-family-microhylidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 59Number of Species: 634 This family of frog is a variable group with most being terrestrial or fossorial frogs while some are arboreal. They are found in most parts of the world bar Europe. They generally have short hind legs with a narrow snout. There are 11 different subfamilies in the
- [Mantellidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/08/04/mantellidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Subfamilies: 3 - Boophinae (1 genera), Laliostominae (2 genera), Mantellinae (9 genera)Number of Genera: 12Boophinae: BoophisLaliostominae: Aglyptodactylus and LaliostomaMantellinae: Blommersia, Boehmantis, Gephyromantis, Guibemantis, Mantella, Mantidactylus, Spinomantis, Tsingymantis, and Wakea.Number of Species: 213 Mantellidae is a family of frogs only found on Madagascar and the nearby small islands. Most Mantellids are terrestrial but there are some that are aquatic, arboreal,
- [Rhinodermatidae - Mouth Brooding Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/22/rhinodermatidae-mouth-brooding-frogs/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber Genera: 2 - Rhinoderma and InsuetophrynusNumber of Species: 3 - Chile Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma rufum), Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii), and Barrio's Frog (Insuetophrynus acarpicus) Rhinodermatidae is called the mouth brooding frog family. They obviously brood their young in their mouth. All 3 frogs in the family are found in South America and face the threat of extinction. The genus
- [Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/30/rhacophoridae-asian-tree-frog-family/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaSubfamilies: 2 - Buergeriinae and RhacophorinaeNumber of Genera: 18 genera - Nasutixalus, Buergeria, Chiromantis, Dendrobatorana, Feihyla (1), Ghatixalus (3), Gracixalus (11), Kurixalus (14), Liuixalus (8), Mercurana (1), Philautus, Polypedates, Pseudophilautus , Raorchestes, Rhacophorus, Taruga, ThelodermaNumber of Species: 411 Nicknamed the Asian Tree Frog family, the family Rhacophoridae doesn't just live in Asia, they also live in sub-Saharan
- [Sooglossidae - Seychelles Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/10/sooglossidae-seychelles-frogs/) - Genera: 2 - Sechellophryne and SooglossusNumber of Species: 4 The family Sooglossidae is a small family of frogs from the Seychelles Islands. They are closely related to the Purple Frogs (family Nasikabatrachidae) and some people have even added the Purple Frogs to this family. Both families are the only families in the suborder Neobatrachia that
- [Strabomantidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/21/strabomantidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 20 - Dischidodactylus, Tachiramantis, Yunganastes, Barycholos, Bryophryne, Euparkerella, Holoaden, Noblella, Psychrophrynella, Atopophrynus, Geobatrachus, Hypodactylus, Lynchius, Mucubatrachus, Niceforonia, Oreobates, Paramophrynella, Phrynopus, Pristimantis, and Strabomantis.Number of Species: 645 Strabomantidae is a family of frogs that come from South America. The frogs are direct developing, meaning they hatch from their eggs as froglets, not
- [Telmatobiidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/22/telmatobiidae/) - Number of Genera: 1 - TelmatobiusNumber of Species: 62 Telmatobiidae is a new family of frogs from South America. They are found up high in the Andes Mountain Range. The family used to be part of the family Leptodactylidae before being moved to it's own family in 2011. Many of the members of the family
- [Brachycephalidae - Saddle-back Toads](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/02/brachycephalidae-saddle-back-toads/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 2 - Brachycephalus and IschnocnemaNumber of Species: 64 species Saddle-back toads are a family of toads and frogs from the cloud forests in Brazil and Argentina. They are direct developing frogs so they spend no time as tadpoles outside their eggs. The genus Brachycephalus is referred to as the Saddle-back toads. They
- [Batrachylidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/10/batrachylidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 4 - Atelognathus, Batrachyla, Chaltenobatrachus, and HylorinaNumber of Species: 15 Batrachylidae is a family of frogs from Chile and Argentina. It used to be a subfamily of the family Ceratophryidae, the Horned Frogs, but were removed because of genetics sequencing and it's actually closer related to Rhinodermatidae. The genus Atelognathus is known
- [Arthroleptidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/11/03/arthroleptidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaSub-families: Arthroleptinae (Arthroleptis and Cardioglossa), Astylosterninae (Astylosternus, Leptodactylodon, Nyctibates, Scotobleps and Trichobatrachus), and Leptopelinae (Leptopelis)Number of Genera: 8 - Arthroleptis, Astylosternu, Cardioglossa, Leptodactylodon, Leptopelis, Nyctibates, Scotobleps, and Trichobatrachus.Number of Species: 152 Arthroleptidae is a diverse group of frogs from sub-Saharan Africa. The family used to be part of the "True Frog" family - Ranidae
- [Allophyrnidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/22/allophyrnidae/) - Suborder: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 1 - AllophryneNumber of Species: 3 - Allophryne relicta, Allophryne resplendens, and Turkeit Hill Frog (Allophryne ruthveni) Allophyrnidae is a small controversial family of only three species of frog. Some biologists believe the frogs should be in the True Toad family, Bufonidae or the Glass Frog family, Centrolenidae. The Turkeit Hill Frog
- [Alsodidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/16/alsodidae/) - Alsodidae Subfamily: NeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 3 - Alsodes (19), Eupsophus (6), and Limnomedusa (1)Number of Species: 26 Alsodidae is a family of frogs from South America. It used to be part of the family Leptodactylidae and Cycloramphidae before eventually winding up its own family. The genus Alsodes is known as the Spiny Chest Frogs. They
- [Scaphiopodidae - American Spadefoot Toad Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/16/scaphiopodidae-american-spadefoot-toad-family/) - Suborder: MesobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 2 - Spea (3) and Scaphiopus (4)Number of Species: 7 Scaphiopodidae, the American Spadefoot toad family, is found in North America. Try not to confuse it with Pelobatidae, the European Spadefoot Toad family. They are known for the keratinized spade on their foot that is used for digging. They live mostly underground so
- [Rhinophrynidae - Burrowing Toad Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/13/rhinophrynidae-burrowing-toad-family/) - Suborder: MesobatrachiaGenera: 1 - Rhinophyrnus Number of Species: 1 - Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophyrnus dorsalis) The family Rhinophrynidae contains only one living species - the Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis). It is found in Central America up to Texas. They burrow down in the ground and eat termites.
- [Pipidae -Tongueless Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/07/28/pipidae-tongueless-frog-family/) - Suborder: MesobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 4 - Pipa, Xenopus, Hymenochirus, PseudhymenochirusNumber of Species: 41 Pipidae is known as the Tongueless frog family since they have no tongues. Other notable traits of the family are fully webbed back legs, flatted body, and having a lateral line system. These frogs are mostly fully aquatic, only come up to the
- [Pelodytidae - Parsley Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/05/pelodytidae-parsley-frog-family/) - Suborder: MesobatrachiaGenera: 1 - PelodytesSpecies: 5 Pelodytidae, the Parsley Frog family is a small family of frogs made up of only one genus. It is named the Parsley frogs because of how the coloration of the frog's skin looks like parsley. They are found in Europe and Caucasus. There was originally only 3 species of
- [Pelobatidae - European Spadefoot Toad Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/21/pelobatidae-european-spadefoot-toad-family/) - Suborder: MesobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 1 - PelobatesNumber of Species: 4 - Western Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates cultripes), Common Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates fuscus), Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates syriacus), Moroccan Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates varaldi) The family Pelobatidae is the European Spadefoot toads but they aren't just found in Europe, they are also found in Asia and Northern Africa. The
- [Megophryidae - Leaf Litter Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/27/megophryidae-leaf-litter-frogs/) - Suborder: MesobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 9 - Atympanophrys, Brachytarsophrys, Leptobrachella, Leptobrachium, Megophrys, Ophryophryne, Oreolalax, Scutiger, and XenophrysNumber of Species: 224 Megophyridae is a frog family from South East Asia. They are named the leaf litter frogs because many of them resemble dead leaves on the ground. They have a wide range of shapes and sizes. Brachytarsophrys genus
- [Alytidae -Midwife Toad and Painted Frog Family](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/29/alytidae-midwife-toad-and-painted-frog-family/) - Suborder: ArchaeobatrachiaGenera: 3 - Latonia, Alytes, and DiscoglossusSpecies: 11 Alytidae is a family of frogs that contain Midwife toads and Painted frogs. The genera Latonia and Discoglossus are referred to as the Painted Frogs while the genus Alytes is referred to as the Midwife toad. The family is mostly found in Europe but there are a few
- [Leiopelmatidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/08/26/leiopelmatidae/) - Suborder: ArchaeobatrachiaNumber of Genera: 1 - LeiopelmaNumber of Species: 4 - Archey's Frog (Leiopelma archeyi), Hamilton's Frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni), Hochstetter's Frog, (Leiopelma hochstetteri), and Maud Island frog (Leiopelma pakeka) Leiopelmatidae is one of the most primitive frog families. They have an extra vertebrae making them have 9 in total, only frogs of the family Ascaphidae (Tailed Frogs)
- [Fire Bellied Toad Family - Bombinatoridae](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/02/19/fire-bellied-toad-family-bombinatoridae/) - Suborder: ArchaeobatrachiaGenera: 2 - Bombina and Barbourula Species: 10 The family Bombinatoridae is found throughout Europe and Asia with the genus Barbourula mainly being found in Asia. The members of the family have triangle or eliptical pupils and 8 pre-sacral vertebrae. Bombinatoridae is a primitive family of frogs and toads. The genus Bombina is refered to
- [Suborder Neobatrachia](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/21/suborder-neobatrachia/) - The Suborder Neobatrachia are the more advanced frogs and toads and are generally the frogs and toads that people know. The name means new frogs since evolved later than the other suborders. The majority of frogs and toads are in this suborder. There are over 30 families of frogs and toads in this suborder so
- [Suborder Mesobatrachia](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/09/suborder-mesobatrachia/) - The suborder Mesobatrachia is the second largest sub orders of frogs. Mesobatrachia means middle frogs as they aren't primitive such as the sub order Archaeobatrachia but they aren't as advanced as Neobatrachia. The families in Mesobatrachia are Megophryidae (Leaf Litter Frogs), Pelobatidae (European Spadefoot toads), Pelodytidae (Parsley Frogs), Pipidae (Tongueless Frogs), Rhinophrynidae (Mexican Burrowing Frog), and Scaphiopodidae (American Spadefoot Toads).
- [Sirenidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/12/sirenidae/) - Genera: Pseudobranchus (2) and Siren (3)Species: 5 - Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia), Greater Siren (Siren lacertina), Reticulated Siren (Siren reticulata), Southern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus axanthus), and Northern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus striatus) Sirenidae is a small family of amphibians thta is found in the Southern United States and Mexico. The family is split into two living genera -
- [Salamandridae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/26/salamandridae-true-salamanders/) - Number of Subfamilies: 3 - Pleurodelinae, Salamandrinae, SalamandrininaeNumber of Genera: 21Pleurodelinae - Calotriton, Cynops, Echinotriton, Euproctus, Ichthyosaura, Laotriton, Lissotriton, Neurergus, Notophthalmus, Ommatotriton, Pachytriton, Paramesotriton, Pleurodeles, Taricha, Triturus, and TylototritonSalamandrinae - Chioglossa, Lyciasalamandra, Mertensiella, and SalamandraSalamandrininae - SalamandrinaNumber of Species: 119 The family Salamandridae contains salamanders and newts. Often members of the family are called "True
- [Rhyacotritonidae - Torrent Salamanders](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/15/rhyacotritonidae-torrent-salamanders/) - Number of Genera: 1 - RhyacotritonNumber of Species: 4 - Cascade Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton cascadae), Columbia Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri), Olympic Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus), and Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus) There are only four species of salamanders in this small family. The Torrent Salamanders used to be part of the Mole Salamander family (Ambystomatidae),
- [Proteidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/10/proteidae/) - Number of Genera: 2 - Necturus (5) and Proteus (1)Number of Species: 6 Proteidae is a family of aquatic salamanders found in North America and the Balkans. The members of the family retain their gills into adulthood and have four limbs unlike Sirens, Amphiuma, and Caecilians. Often these species are confused with Axolotls but Axolotl's
- [Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamanders](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/01/dicamptodontidae-pacific-giant-salamanders/) - Genera:1 - DicamptodonNumber of Species: 4 The family Dicamptodontidae is nicknamed the Pacific Giant Salamanders after the fact that they are large salamanders, but not as big as the members of the family Cryptobranchidae such as the Hellbender or the Chinese Giant Salamander. But, the Pacific Giant Salamanders are some of the largest terrestrial salamanders
- [Amphiumidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/22/amphiumidae/) - Genus: 1 - AmphiumaSpecies: 3 - Two toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means), One toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter), and Three toad Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum) Amphiumas are large eel-like salamanders. They still have all four legs but they are heavily reduced. Amphiumas do not have gills which can help tell them apart from Sirens and Mudpuppies / Waterdogs.
- [Ambystomatidae – Mole Salamanders](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/25/ambystomatidae-mole-salamanders/) - Genera: 1 - AmbystomaNumber of Species: 32 Ambystomatidae is found in North America from southern Canada to Mexico. The family is nicknamed the Mole Salamanders because most of the members of the family live underground. Some of the members of the family are neotenic, where they retain larval traits like gills, which means they have
- [Hynobiidae - Asiatic Salamanders](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/07/hynobiidae-asiatic-salamanders/) - Number of Genera: 9 - Batrachuperus, Hynobius, Liua, Pachyhynobius, Paradactylodon, Pseudohynobius, Ranodon, Salamandrella, and OnychodactylusNumber of Species: 67 Hynobiidae is a family of salamanders referred to as the Asiatic Salamanders because they are found dun dun dun... in Asia. They are closely related to the Giant Salamander family - Cryptobranchidae. The family is broken into
- [Cryptobranchidae - Giant Salamanders](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/17/cryptobranchidae-giant-salamanders/) - Genera: 2 - Cryptobranchus (1) and Andrias (2)Species: 3 Cryptobranchidae is named the Giant Salamander family because it contains the three largest living salamanders. All three of the species are in danger of becoming extinct. These salamanders have gill slits which is unique but they still also have lungs. They also don't have eye lids.
- [Chikilidae - Indian Caecilians](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/27/chikilidae-indian-caecilians/) - Genera: 1 - ChikilaSpecies: 4 Chikilidae is known as the Indian Caecilians because the species are dun dun dun... found in India but they are probably found in the surrounding countries as well. The family is relatively new, only being formed in 2012. The members of the family are kinda small, only reaching 4 inches
- [Scolecomorphidae - African Caecilians](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/02/scolecomorphidae-african-caecilians/) - Genera: 2 - Crotaphatrema (3) and Scolecomorphus (3)Species: 6 Scolecomorphidae is the African or tropical Caecilian family. The species in the family are found in Africa and split west and east. The genus Crotaphatrema is found in the west in Cameroon and the genus Scolecomorphus is found in the east in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
- [Banna Caecilian (Ichthyophis bannanicus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/15/banna-caecilian-ichthyophis-bannanicus/) - Common Name: Banna CaecilianScientific Name: Ichthyophis bannanicusFamily: IchthyophiidaeLocation: China, Laos, Vietnam, and MyanmarSize: 14.9 inches / 38 mm long Like most caecilians, not that much is known about the Banna Caecilian because of their secret, burrowing life style. The adult form of the Banna Caecilian is terrestrial while the larval form is aquatic. The adults spend their
- [Ichthyophiidae - Asiatic Tailed Caecilians](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/10/ichthyophiidae-asiatic-tailed-caecilians/) - Number of Genera: 2 - Ichthyophis (50) and Uraeotyphlus (7)Number of Species: 57 Ichthyophiliidae is a primitive family of caecilians. They still have a true tail and scales. Members of the family lay their eggs in the ground, the larva hatch from the eggs and move into water bodies to complete their metamorphosis. The genus
- [Cayenne Caecilian (Typhlonectes compressicauda)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/11/cayenne-caecilian-typhlonectes-compressicauda/) - Common Name: Cayenne caecilianScientific Name: Typhlonectes compressicaudaFamily: TyphlonectidaeLocation: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and VenezuelaSize: Around 20 inches or 523 mm The Cayenne Caecilian lives in permanent rivers and marshes in the lowland forests of South America. Like most species of the family Typhlonectidae, it is fully aquatic. Like all caecilians, the Cayenne Caecilian
- [Typhlonectidae - Aquatic Caecilians](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/15/typhlonectidae-aquatic-caecilians/) - Number of Genera: 5 - Atretochoana, Chthonerpeton, Nectocaecilia, Potamotyphlus, and Typhlonectes Number of Species: 14 Typhlonectidae is an interesting family of Caecilians in that they are aquatic or semi aquatic. All members of the family give birth to live young instead of laying eggs. The family is found in South America.
- [Dermophiidae](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/25/dermophiidae/) - Number of Genera: 4 - Dermophis, Geotrypetes, Gymnopis, and Schistometopum Number of Species: 14 The family Dermaphiidae is found in Central America, South America, Africa. Members of the family have secondary annuli and annular scales. Like most caecilians, this family is mostly fossorial (live underground). Caecilians are an understudied order of animals because of their
- [Mexican Caecilian (Dermophis mexicanus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/11/mexican-caecilian-dermophis-mexicanus/) - Common Name: Mexican CaecilianScientific Name: Dermophis mexicanusFamily: DermophiidaeLocation: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and NicaraguaSize: around 2 feet, 60 cm The Mexican Caecilian is one of the larger caecilians in the world. Though it's named the Mexican Caecilian, its found pretty much all over Central America. Like most caecilians, it's found burrowing beneath the surface but it
- [Gaboon Caecilian (Geotrypetes seraphini)](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/02/03/gaboon-caecilian-geotrypetes-seraphini/) - Common Name: Gaboon CaecilianScientific Name: Geotrypetes seraphiniFamily: DermophiidaeLocations: Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra LeoneSize: 15.7 inches (400 mm) The Gaboon Caecilian is an amphibian, not a snake, worm, or eel. Caecilians are adept at underground life and have characteristics that reflect that. They
- [Taita African Caecilian (Boulengerula taitana)](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/03/taita-african-caecilian/) - Common Name: Taita African Caecilian, Taita Hills Caecilian, and Taita Mountains CaecilianScientific Name: Boulengerula taitanaFamily: HerpelidaeLocation: KenyaSize: 1.1 feet or 348 mm Like most caecilians, the Taita African Caecilian spends most of its life underground. They do come to the surface to move easier when it's raining but otherwise, they are down in the ground.
- [Rhinatrematidae - American Tailed Caecilians](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/05/rhinatrematidae-american-tailed-caecilians/) - Number of Genera: 2 - Epicrionops and RhinatremaNumber of Species: 11 The family Rhinatrematidae is one of the most ancient families of caecilians. Members of the species still have ancient traits such as true tails and terminal positioned mouth. They are found in northern South America. The members of the genus Epicrionops is known as
- [Ringed Caecilian (Siphonops annulatus)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/14/ringed-caecilian-siphonops-annulatus/)
- [Salamanders and Newts of Yukon, Northwest Territory, and Nunavut](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/10/29/salamanders-and-newts-of-yukon-northwest-territory-and-nunavut/) - There are no salamanders or newts native to the Yukon, Northwest Territory or Nunavut. Sorry folks.
- [Salamanders and Newts of Prince Edward Island](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/08/17/salamanders-and-newts-of-prince-edward-island/) - Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander family Blue Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) The Blue Spotted Salamander has a dark body with speckled blue dots on its side. Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) The Spotted Salamander has a dark body with 2 lines of yellow dots down its body. Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander family Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
- [Salamanders and Newts of Alaska](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/08/salamanders-and-newts-of-alaska/) - Alaska is home to 2 species of salamanders and 1 newt. They are from two different families. All the salamanders and newts live in the southeastern part of the state. Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander family The NorthWestern Salamander is found in the extreme southeastern parts of Alaska. It is significantly larger than the other salamander
- [Largest Salamanders in the World](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/25/largest-salamanders/) - The One Toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter) can grow up to 13 inches. They are the smallest of the three different kinds of Amphiuma. They are found in Southeastern United States. The Eastern Tiger (Ambystoma tigrinum) can grow up to 13 inches but usually between only 6 to 8.25 inches long. It is found in the
- [10 Smallest Frogs and Toads in the World](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/18/10-smallest-frogs-in-the-world/) - Here's my list of the 10 smallest frogs and toads in the world. I determined the order by the frog's max size. This is what my research found but if you find a smaller one, don't hesitate to holla at me. At 10.9 mm, Paedophryne kathismaphlox is 10th smallest frog in the world. Stumpffia yanniki measures in
- [10 Largest Frogs and Toads in the World](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/22/10-largest-frogs-and-toads-in-the-world/) - Frogs and toads come in a variety of sizes. They are generally only a few inches long but some can grow huge. Take a look at the 10 largest frogs and toads in the world. 10) The Smoky Jungle Frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus) that maxes out at 7.1 inches long. It is closely related to another frog
- [Frogs and Toads of Jersey](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/09/18/frogs-and-toads-of-jersey/) - Frogs and Toads of Jersey If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Jersey and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. The isle of Jersey is home to only one frog and one toad. This is the
- [Frogs and Toads of Northern Ireland](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/09/18/frogs-and-toads-of-northern-ireland/) - If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Northern Ireland and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Northern Ireland is home to only one frog species and zero toads, making it a crappy spot to go froggin.
- [Frogs and Toads of Wales](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/07/30/frogs-and-toads-of-wales/) - If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Wales and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Wales is not home to many species of frogs and toads. Frogs Ranidae - True Frog family Common Name: European Common Brown
- [Frogs and Toads of Scotland](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/07/28/frogs-and-toads-of-scotland/) - Frogs and Toads of Scotland If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Scotland and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Scotland is only home to one frog species and two toad species. Frogs Ranidae - True
- [Frogs and Toads of England](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/07/27/frogs-and-toads-of-england/) - If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of England and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. England is home to various frogs and toads. Frogs Ranidae - True Frog family The True Frogs are your typical frogs,
- [Frogs and Toads of Canada](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/04/frogs-and-toads-of-canada/) - Canada is home to a good number of frogs and toads from several different families. Check out the links to find what frogs and toads live in each province. Yukon, Northwest Territory, and Nunavut British Columbia Alberta Manitoba Quebec Ontario New Brunswick Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan
- [Frogs and Toads of Ireland](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/17/frogs-toads-ireland/) - Frogs and Toads of Ireland If you are looking to identify certain frogs and toads of Ireland and can’t figure it out from the page, you can check my Frog Identification and see how to contact me about helping you out. Ireland only has one frog species and one toad species, making it a pretty crappy place
- [Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/13/eastern-tiger-salamander-ambystoma-tigrinum/) - There are some Eastern Tiger Salamanders that are fully aquatic and neotenic, meaning they kept their larval features such as gills. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assesses the salamander as Least Concern for Extinction. They have a wide range and have a large population. However, in some areas, the
- [Black Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis moreletii)](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/03/29/black-eyed-tree-frog-agalychnis-moreletii/) - Common Name: Black Eyed Tree Frog, Morelet's Treefrog, or Black Eyed Leaf Frog Scientific Name: Agalychnis moreletiiFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocations: Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico Size: females around 2.5 inches (64.2 mm), males around 2.3 inches (58.6 mm) The Blacked Eyed Tree Frog is the less popular cousin of the Red
- [Blessed Poison Frog (Ranitomeya benedicta)](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/01/29/blessed-poison-frog-ranitomeya-benedicta/) - Common Name: Blessed Poison FrogScientific Name: Ranitomeya benedictaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: PeruSize: 0.65 - 0.8 inches (16.5 - 20.2 mm) The Blessed Poison Frog lives in trees of the lowland rainforests. They prefer undisturbed areas. The frogs are diurnal, active during the day, thanks to their poison and coloration that scares away
- [Frogs of New Zealand](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/01/20/frogs-of-new-zealand/) - New Zealand is home to 3 native frog species while some introduced species have also made the islands their home.
- [All the Frogs from 2023](https://gonefroggin.com/2024/01/03/all-the-frogs-from-2023/) - Hope yall enjoy
- [CROCtober 2023](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/10/01/croctober-2023/) - Welcome to Croctober 2023! Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the world of one of nature's most formidable and fascinating creatures: the crocodile (and other crocodilians). Throughout this month, we'll be diving deep into the depths of these ancient reptiles, uncovering their secrets, and celebrating their remarkable existence.
- [Frogs Representing NFL Teams](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/10/nfl-team-frogs/) - Lehmann's Poison Dart Frog - Arizona Cardinals Tomato Frog - Atlanta Falcons Purple Frog - Baltimore Ravens Melanobatrachus indicus - Buffalo Bills Dyeing Poison Dart Frog - Carolina Panthers Mexican Burrowing Frog - Chicago Bears Silverstone’s Poison Frog - Cincinnati Bengals Golden Mantella - Cleveland Browns Amazon Milk Frog - Dallas Cowboys Splashback Poison Dart Frog
- [Froggin Update August 2023](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/08/31/froggin-update-august-2023/) - Here are some frogs and toads I've found in the last month
- [Pets Update August 2023](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/08/31/pets-update-august-2023/) - Hey, I haven't done an pet update in awhile so I thought I would share how they are doing. Hall and Oates are doing great Stuart 2 doing well. Stuart 1 is also doing great but is not being photogenic atm. Rayna is her usual chunky self The Bumblebee Dart Frogs, whom I haven't named
- [New Species of Siren - Seepage Siren (Siren sphagnicola)](https://gonefroggin.com/2023/04/08/new-species-of-siren-seepage-siren-siren-sphagnicola/) - A new species of siren has been described from coastal southeastern United States. Sirens are a type of aquatic salamanders that live a highly secretive lifestyle. They spend most of their time at the bottom of muddy ponds, swamps, and streams, making them hard to observe. The new species was named after the seepage fed
- [RIP Mountain Mist Frog (Litoria nyakalensis)](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/12/29/rip-mountain-mist-frog-litoria-nyakalensis/) - The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has assessed the Mountain Mist Frog as Extinct earlier this month. The frog lived in northeastern Australia in the streams of their rain forests. Sadly, the frog hasn't been seen since the 1990s. There are a couple reasons for its extinction including Chytrid Fungus,
- [Christmas Present Idea? Not a Frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/02/christmas-present-idea-not-a-frog/) - Are you looking for a Christmas gift for you friend, wive, husband, side chick? Well don't get them a frog. Frog ownership is a serious commitment, not something to give to someone. Frogs take a lot of preparation, read this article I wrote on preparing for a pet frog. You can see that you can't
- [Froggin Up North](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/09/20/froggin-up-north-2/) - Here are some of the frogs and toads i saw last month while up north, sorry for the delay. Also some other bonus animals. Spring Peepers, Green Frog, American Bullfrogs, American Toads, and Northern Leopard Frogs Notice that the squirrel is black
- [Froggin up North](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/07/26/froggin-up-north/) - Few photos from froggin up north last weekend
- [Puerto Rico Trip](https://gonefroggin.com/2022/03/13/puerto-rico-trip/) - Last month, I went to Puerto Rico and I thought I'd share some pics. Some videos of a turtle and fish from when i was snorkeling some photos from El Yunque, the only rain forest in the usa Random photos Pics of the old fortresses in San Juan some terrible pics of the only coqui
- [Pet Update](https://gonefroggin.com/2021/09/16/pet-update/) - Here's an update on my pets, I'm probably gonna do one of these a month. Hall and Oates Hall and Oates are my twin tabby cats, They are around one and a half years old. Oates (the gray one) is the more cuddly of the two while Hall likes belly rubs more. Rayna the African
- [New Species of Salamander from North Carolina - Carolina Sandhills Salamander](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/12/12/new-species-of-salamander-from-north-carolina-carolina-sandhills-salamander/) - North Carolina is home to the most salamander species in the United States, a whopping 63 species! Now, thanks to researchers, the number moves up to 64! The southeastern United States, especially the Appalachian Mountain, is the salamander capitol of the world. This discovery was 50 years in the making. An unusual salamander species was
- [Ten Amphibians to get you into the Holiday Spirit](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/05/ten-amphibians-to-get-you-into-the-holiday-spirit/) - Nothing quite get's me into the holiday spirits like some amphibians This one reminds me of some peppermint bark You could make a wreath out of these frogs He has his santa suit on Red + Green = Christmas Like snow on the trees Like snowflakes in the sky Like a candy cane Frosted like
- [Last Known Loa Water Frogs Reproduce!](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/11/05/last-known-loa-water-frogs-reproduce/) - The Loa Water Frog (Telmatobius dankoi) is a critically endangered frog from Chile. They are found only in 1 location, Las Cascadas along the Loa River. Sadly, the river has become inhabitable for the frogs. The river had dried up to illegal extraction of water for mining, agriculture, and urban development. Last year in 2010,
- [CROCtober](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/10/01/croctober/) - Welcome to CROCtober, the annual celebrations of all things crocodilian, the animal group - not the shoes, during October. The term Crocodilians includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials. These creatures are often misunderstood as furious, killing machines but there's more to them than that. Crocodilians are one of the most endangered group of animals on
- [2 New Species of Waterdogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/07/21/2-new-species-of-waterdogs/) - The Waterdogs are fully aquatic species of salamanders that are paedomorphic. This means that they retain their larval characteristics (gills, etc) throughout their life. They are often mysterious, often living at the bottom of drainages, ponds, and lakes. Researchers, Craig Guyer, Christopher M. Murray, Henry Bart, Brian I. Crother, Ryan E. Chabarria, Mark A. Bailey,
- [What to wear while you're froggin](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/09/what-to-wear-when-youre-froggin/) - If you are new to froggin, you might be wondering what to wear while you go froggin. I'll go over my suggestions. Footwear What kind of footwear you wear depends on the habitat you are going to be froggin in. Hiking shoes are best for dry, rocky terrain, but for wetter terrain, you want to
- [Turtle Trouble](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/30/turtle-trouble/) - Everyone loves turtles with their cute little shells but did you know that many turtles are in serious trouble? There are 251 living species of turtles and 162 of them are listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as vulnerable or worse. That's 64% of them that are close
- [Two New Toad Species from the Western USA](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/04/10/two-new-toad-species-from-the-western-usa/) - Two new species of true toads from the family Bufonidae, the True Toad family was discovered in the state of Nevada in the United States. They were confused with the Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas), very much like the newly discovered Dixie Valley Toad (Anaxyrus williamsi). Researchers, Michelle R. Gordon, Eric T. Simandle, Franziska C. Sandmeier, C. Richard Tracy,
- [How to Help Stop Invasive Species](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/02/25/how-to-help-stop-invasive-species/) - With the spread of invasive species, you have to wonder what can I do to help stop them? I will help answer this today. Clean Your Boots / Shoes / Hiking Gear Invasive species can hitchhike around the world on your gear and shoes. It is thought that Chytrid Fungus, a deadly disease that is
- [Invasive Species Week](https://gonefroggin.com/2020/02/23/invasive-species-week/) - It is National Invasive Species Week! The week was created to raise awareness for the problems that invasive species create. What is an invasive species? It is a non-native living organism that has been introduced to a new environment by humans that is likely to cause economic harm, environmental harm or harm to human health.
- [Meet the Hound and the Mountain, my Axolotls](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/11/02/meet-the-hound-and-the-mountain-my-axolotls/) - Meet my new pet axolotls, the Hound and the Mountain. The Hound is the light colored one and the Mountain is the dark colored one. They are named after Game of Thrones characters. I found them on craiglist post for free. I picked them up on 10/26/19 so that is there birthday. They are axolotls,
- [Spooky Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/01/spooky-frogs/) - The Horror Frog gets its name for a fascinating trick it can do with its arms. When threatened, it is able to break the bones in its arm to make claws that shoot out, spooOOOOoky The Pumpkin Toadlet isn't really that spooky but it's color is orangish like a pumkin. OoooOOOOOooo a ghost glass frog!
- [Another Blue Frog Spotted!](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/09/20/another-blue-frog-spotted/) - This blue frog was spotted in New Hampshire from a reader of the blog that shared it with me. It is a Green Frog (Rana clamitans) that was born without the yellow pigment in its skin, causing it to become blue. It is said to be a one in a million find. Very cool!
- [600 Endangered Golden Frogs to be released in South Korea](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/08/30/600-endangered-golden-frogs-to-be-released-in-south-korea/) - The Ministry of Environment for South Korea announced the release of 600 Golden Frogs (Pelophylax chosenicus) in to the Aquatic Botanical Garden at the National Institute of Ecology in Seocheon County. Also known as the Gold-spotted Pond Frog or the Seoul Frog, the Golden Frog populations have declined due to farmers changing rice fields to
- [Blue Frog from Vermont](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/07/13/blue-frog-from-vermont/) - Have you ever seen a blue frog before? This blue frog was found in Vermont and don't worry, its not radioactive. It actually has a mutation that causes the absence of the yellow pigments in the skin, making it blue instead of green. It is a rare condition, only around one in a million frogs
- [Decline of the Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/14/decline-of-the-frogs/) - Frog species around the world are in decline and becoming extinct. A third of all amphibian species are threatened with extinction. Since 1980, up to 200 different frog species have became extinct. Frogs are an important species so they must be saved. You can read about their importance in this post I made. Frogs face
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Montgomery Montgomery](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/04/01/herper-of-the-week-dr-montgomery-montgomery/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. The Herper of this Week is the late Dr. Montgomery Montgomery, a brilliant herpetologist and the
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Julia E. Earl](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/25/herper-of-the-week-dr-julia-e-earl/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. The Herper of this Week is Dr. Julia E. Earl, assistant professor of aquatic ecology at
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Heather L. Bateman](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/18/herper-of-the-week-dr-heather-l-bateman/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's herper is Dr. Heather L. Bateman, associate professor at Arizona State University, Polytechnic since
- [New Species and Genus from the Western Ghats of India](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/15/new-species-and-genus-from-the-western-ghats-of-india/) - A new species of frog was discovered in the Western Ghats of India. The Western Ghats is an incredible place to go frogging. There are three known families of frogs that are only found there and hundreds of different species of frogs. Not only was this new species discovered, it has been put into a
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Shab Mohammadi](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/03/11/herper-of-the-week-dr-shab-mohammadi/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's Herper is Dr. Shab Mohammadi, Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the
- [Herper of the Week: Earyn McGee MSc](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/01/herper-of-the-week-earyn-mcgee/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work to help reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week's Herper of the Week is Earyn McGee, Ph.D student at University of Arizona. She is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow and
- [Meet Rayna - the African Bullfrog](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/10/meet-rayna-the-african-bullfrog/) - Rayna is one of my pet frogs. She is an African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus). African Bullfrogs are one of the largest species of frogs in the world, but it's the males that grow the largest, so she won't get to the 9 inches. She enjoys jazz music and hiding under her log. Her main diet
- [Meet Walter Jr, the Firebellied Toad](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/21/meet-walter-jr-the-firebellied-toad/) - Walter Jr is another one of my fire bellied toads. He is the easiest to identify because he is brown, not green like the others. I bought Walter Jr at least 4 years ago. He is named after the breaking bad character and he sometimes prefers to be called Flynn. He can be heard often
- [Meet Skyler, the Firebellied Toad](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/07/meet-skyler-the-firebellied-toad/) - Have you met my Oriental Fire bellied toad, Skyler? She was one of the first amphibians I ever got. I was given her and 2 other fire bellied toads after someone gave them to me after they didn't want them anymore. These toads got me into biology and herpetology. Skyler is the queen of her
- [How Do Frogs Survive Winter Weather?](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/24/frogs-and-winter/) - Winter can be harsh on animals. Extreme cold temperature and snow covering everything. Life just sucks. Different animals adapt differently to the season. Birds fly south for winter, bears hibernate for winter, deer grow thicker fur, and old people go down to Florida, but what do frogs and toads do? They hibernate but not all
- [Romeo, the Sehuencas Water Frog, finds his Juliet](https://gonefroggin.com/2019/01/17/romeo-the-sehuencas-water-frog-finds-his-juliet/) - Have you heard of Romeo, the world's loneliest frog? Romeo is a Sehuencas Water Frog (Telmatobius yuracare), an aquatic frog species only found in Bolivia,and was thought to be the last of his species. He has been alone in the Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny in Bolivia for 10 years. Romeo's home habitat has been
- [New Siren Species: the Reticulated Siren](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/12/06/new-siren-species-the-reticulated-siren/) - A new species of siren was discovered in southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle. There were rumors about an undiscovered large, spotted salamander that lived in the area. A few samples of the species was recovered back in the 1970s but people thought they were just bizarre Greater Sirens (Siren lacertina). The species was re-discovered
- [Trip to the Milwaukee Public Museum](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/11/23/trip-to-the-milwaukee-public-museum/) - I visited the Milwaukee Public Museum to see the new exhibit on frogs. The exhibit was pretty good, except they didn't include the conservation status of the frogs that they showed. I didn't take pics of all the species of frogs so go check it out if you are in the area. The first frog
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 10/8/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/09/answer-to-frog-or-toad-10-8-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is..... FROG. It is a Mozambique Rain Frog (Breviceps mossambicus). It is found in southeastern Africa.
- [Frog or Toad 10/8/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/10/08/frog-or-toad-10-8-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 9/25/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/26/answer-to-frog-or-toad-9-25-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... FROG. It is a Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis crucis) from the family Microhylidae. It is found in Brazil. Not much is known about the species or even the population size.
- [Frog or Toad 9/25/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/09/25/frog-or-toad-9-25-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/23/herper-of-the-week-2/) - Every week, a post about a herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) is made to show the public just who they are and what they do. 70% of Americans can't even name a living scientist. We hope to include people from a variety of different backgrounds to show that frogs, amphibians, and reptiles are for everyone.
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Rob Denton](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/07/09/herper-of-the-week-dr-rob-denton/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's herper is Dr. Rob Denton, soon to be Assistant Professor at the University of
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Kate Mansfield](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/06/24/herper-of-the-week-dr-kate-mansfield/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's Herper is Dr. Kate Mansfield, associate professor at the University of Central Florida and
- [Herper of the Week: Hiral Naik](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/06/17/herper-of-the-week-hiral-naik/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's Herper if Hiral Naik, a conservationist from South Africa. Hiral Naik earned her Master's of
- [Herper of the Week: Jeremy Cohen Ph.D](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/06/03/herper-of-the-week-jeremy-cohen-ph-d/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's Herper is Jeremy Cohen Ph.D, a post doctoral researcher at Rohr Ecology Lab at
- [Herper of the Week: Annette Evans](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/20/herper-of-the-week-annette-evans/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's Herper is Annette Evans, Ph.D candidate at the University of Connecticut. Her research focuses
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Richard Shine](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/13/herper-of-the-week-dr-richard-shine/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's Herper is Dr. Richard Shine, Professor of Biology at the University of Sydney, president
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 5/8/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/09/answer-to-frog-or-toad-5-8-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... FROG. It is Boophis entingae, a frog from the family Mantellidae. It is found in Madagascar. Best way to tell it is a frog is the lack of parotoid gland behind the eye, smooth skin with no warts, and long toes.
- [Frog or Toad 5/8/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/08/frog-or-toad-5-8-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Mary Kate O'Donnell](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/06/herper-of-the-week-mary-kate-odonnell/) - Each week a “Herper” of the Week is chosen. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. The Herper of the Week is Mary Kate O'Donnell, Ph.D candidate at Deban Lab at the University
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 5/1/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/02/answer-to-frog-or-toad-5-1-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is .... FROG. It is a Mozambique Rain Frog (Breviceps mossambicus) from southeastern Africa. You can tell it's a frog because of the lack of parotoid gland behind the eye, lack of warts, and smooth skin.
- [Frog or Toad 5/1/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/05/01/frog-or-toad-5-1-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Cori Richards-Zawacki](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/29/herper-of-the-week-dr-cori-richards-zawacki/) - Each week I select a “Herper” of the Week. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest – “herps” (reptiles and amphibians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's Herper of the Week is Dr. Cori Richards-Zawacki, associate professor at the University of
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 4/24/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/25/answer-to-frog-or-toad-4-24-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... TOAD. It is a Yosemite Toad (Anaxyrus canorus) from the True Toad family - Bufonidae. It is only found in California in the USA. Best way to identify that it's a toad is the paratoid gland behind its eye. It also has a short stubby
- [Frog or Toad 4/24/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/24/frog-or-toad-4-24-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Jay Manchand](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/22/herper-of-the-week-jay-manchand/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Jay Manchand. Jay is one of the best amphibian artists around. His website is HerpARTology.com Here is some of his work
- [Zoo trip 4/21/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/22/zoo-trip-4-21-18/) - I went to the Henry Villas Zoo yesterday and took some pics so I thought I'd share.
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 4/17/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/18/answer-to-frog-or-toad-4-17-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is... TOAD. It is an Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates syriacus) from the European Spadefoot Toad family - Pelobatidae. European Spadefoot Toads have relatively smooth skin and lack a ton of warts so it is hard to tell its a toad. You also can't see the spade on
- [Frog or Toad 4/17/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/16/frog-or-toad-4-17-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 2/28/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/02/answer-to-frog-or-toad-22817/) - The answer is frog! It is a Perez's Snouted Frog, Edalorhina perezi.
- [Frog or Toad 2/28/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/02/28/frog-or-toad-22817/)
- [New Species Of Diamond Frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/02/24/new-species-of-diamond-frog/) - Researchers discovered a new species of Diamond Frog within Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar. They named it the buried diamond frog (Rhombophryne nilevina). It is the largest species in the genus Rhombophryne. read the paper - http://zse.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10188
- [Catching a frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/07/12/catching-a-frog/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3d8XJPfSMY&feature=youtu.be
- [Frog Catching 7/26/2016](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/07/26/frog-catching-7262016/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUxkTe7i-GA
- [Pics of Some Catches](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/07/27/pics-of-some-catches/) - Here's some pics of some of my catches for this month.
- [7 New Night Frogs Discovered in India](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/02/21/7-new-night-frogs-discovered-in-india/) - Seven new Night Frogs were discovered in the Western Ghats of India. The frogs belong to the genus Nyctibatrachus, which is referred to as the Night Frog genus because they are mostly nocturnal and their black color. Nyctibatrachus are mainly stream dwelling frogs but some of these species were found under leaf litter. Four of
- [Froggin Pics](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/09/20/froggin-pics/) - Here are some pics of me froggin yesterday.
- [Frogs or Toad 10/13/16](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/13/frogs-or-toad-101316/)
- [New Rainbow Frog Species Discovered](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/06/new-rainbow-frog-species-discovered/) - Scientists have discovered a new species of frog in Australia. Its named the Cape York graceful tree frog (Litoria bella). It is found in the far north Queensland peninsula. It has evaded detection for years because it looks similar to the Dainty Tree Frog (Litoria gracilenta). Through it looks similar to the Dainty Tree Frog
- [New Frog Species Named after David Attenborough](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/08/new-frog-species-named-after-david-attenborough/) - Dr Edgar Lehr and Dr Rudolf von May were surveying the mountains of central Peru a few years back when they came across a new species of frog. They named it Attenborough’s rubber frog, Pristimantis attenboroughi, after David Attenborough the naturalist from tv shows Planet Earth, Life, Blue Planet, and more. The frog itself is really
- [Frog or Toad 10/20/16](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/10/19/frog-or-toad-102016/)
- [Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's a frog!](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/30/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-a-frog/) - When you see this bird, you don't think it could be confused with a frog, but it was. In India, a local forester named C R Nanik noticed a frog species that made a call similar to the White Throated Kingfisher. He recorded the call and let some local researchers listen to it. They all
- [Frog or Toad 11/3/2016](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/11/03/frog-or-toad-1132016/)
- [New Frog Species: Mahony's Toadlet](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/11/04/new-frog-species-mahonys-toadlet/) - A new frog species was discovered in Newcastle, Australia. University of Newcastle Biologist Dr. Simon Clulow found the frog and noticed its unique marbled belly. He named the frog the Mahony's Toadlet (Uperoleia mahonyi) after his mentor Prof. Michael Mahony. It has been able to hide from detection because it lives under sand and vegetation
- [Frog or Toad 12/5/16](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/05/frog-or-toad-12516/) - Is this a frog or a toad?
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 12/20/16](https://gonefroggin.com/2016/12/22/answer-to-frog-or-toad-122016/) - The answer is toad! It is the Pitanga Toadlet(Brachycephalus pitanga)
- [New Species of Poison Dart Frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/18/new-species-of-poison-dart-frog/) - A new species of poison dart frog was discovered in the Andes Mountains in Peru. Its name is the Amarakaeri Poison Dart Frog, Ameerega shihuemoy. The males of the species provide care for their eggs by cleaning them, making sure they are moist and guarding them. One male found was guarding 25 eggs at once.
- [Extinct Frog Re-discovered After 54 Years](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/01/27/extinct-frog-re-discovered-after-54-years/) - Researchers in 1962 were exploring the Zimbabwe's Chimanimani Mountains when they came across a new small frog, named the sinkhole squeakers (Arthroleptis troglodytes) and then it disappeared. It was only last year when researcher Robert Hopkins found the frogs again. He tracked down the frog by its unique call.
- [Survey](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/26/survey/) - If you could please answer this survey that would be appreciated https://goo.gl/forms/57fYtPGdT5fPTYon1
- [#flashbackfriday](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/28/flashbackfriday/) - Once a herper, always a herper. Pic of me with some frogs I caught from a long time ago.
- [End of Net Neutrality and Gone Froggin](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/14/end-of-net-neutrality-and-gone-froggin/) - The FCC just voted to repeal net neutrality so what does it mean to Gone Froggin? I'm not sure but I will try to keep posting quality frog and amphibian articles. To help keep the website running, you can donate to my paypal @ paypal.me/gonefroggin
- [Froggin Goals 2018](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/29/froggin-goals-2018/) - Here's my list of froggin goals that I want to achieve in 2018. find a Northern Cricket Frog find a Pickeral Frog find a Mink Frog find a Boreal Chorus Frog Take a better picture of a Spring Peeper Travel to a state I've never been and go froggin Buy the Gone Froggin Swamp
- [Rare Species found breeding in the Santa Monica Mountains for the first time](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/22/rare-species-found-breeding-in-the-santa-monica-mountains-for-the-first-time/) - National Park Service researchers found something amazing last week in a stream in the Santa Monica Mountains. They found egg masses of the threatened California Red Legged Frog, Rana draytonii. Why is this amazing? Its the first evidence of the frog breeding in the mountains since scientists have started to trans-locate them to the mountains.
- [Spotted Tree Frog Re-introduced to Kosciuszko National Park are doing great](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/27/spotted-tree-frog-re-introduced-to-kosciuszko-national-park-are-doing-great/) - The Spotted Tree Frog, Litoria spenceri, is a critically endangered frog species found in Australia in the Southeastern States of Victoria and New South Wales. Chytrid fungus, habitat destruction, and introduction of the trout species have decimated the frog populations. Dr. David Hunter,a Senior Threatened Species Officer from the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage,
- [Sierra Juarez brook frog (Duellmanohyla ignicolor) found after not being seen for 50 years](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/16/mexican-treefrog-duellmanohyla-ignicolor-found-after-not-being-seen-for-50-years/) - Researchers have found a species of frog that hasn't been seen since 1970. The frog is the Sierra Juarez brook frog, Duellmanohyla ignicolor. The researchers were surveying the genus Duellmanohyla in Mexico when they found the frog that hasn't been seen in 50 years near La Esperanza, Santiago Comaltepec, Oaxaca. They only found three individuals
- [Help with Frog or Toad](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/05/11/help-with-frog-or-toad/) - This is to help people with frog or toad. Most of these ways to distinguish the two work well but there are still some toads that look like frogs and vice versa. Tips that work One of the best ways to tell if its a frog or a toad is to look for a parotoid
- [Giant Frog from Texas](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/06/01/giant-frog-from-texas/) - This image has been circling the internet of a man supposedly with a 13 pound frog but is it real? No. American Bullfrogs don't even reach a foot long and weight only a pound and a half tops. The dude is holding the frog out far so it appears bigger in the picture. It's still
- [Female Frogs Wooing Males with Songs for the First Time](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/06/22/female-frogs-wooing-males-with-songs/) - For most of the frogs and toads in the world, during breeding season, the male frog calls out to the female frogs to attract them. For some species, the female frog sometimes call back. For the first time, researchers have found a species of frog where the female calls out to attract the male frogs.
- [What are frogs?](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/01/what-are-frogs/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUhMRnEABfc In the words of the incredible David Duchovny "What are frogs?" Frogs are animals if you didn't know that at least. Next, frogs are chordates. The characteristic of chordates are notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for some part of their life. Other chordates include fish, snakes,
- [Weird Blue American Bullfrog Photographed in California](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/01/weird-blue-american-bullfrog-photographed-in-california/) - A blue American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) was photographed by Jim Wiegand on the shore of Shasta Lake. The coloration is caused the absence of yellow pigments in their skin. This condition is rare, only about 1 in a million have it. The American Bullfrog is actually an invasive species in California. With their size and
- [The Rules of Froggin](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/13/the-rules-of-froggin/) - Here are the unofficial official rules of froggin Make sure to take pictures Do no harm to the frogs or the environment Leave the place better than you found it, make sure to pick up any trash that you find. Also don't leave your trash behind. Tips on not harming frogs, if you hold or
- [Froggin from when I didn't have internet](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/20/froggin-from-when-i-didnt-have-internet/)
- [Photography and Froggin 9/9/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/11/photography-and-froggin-9917/)
- [Froggin](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/09/froggin/) - Hello reader! You may have stumbled upon this site somehow and you might be wondering, what is froggin? Froggin or Frogging is the act of catching frogs just like fishing is catching fish. Gone Froggin is about non-lethal, safe frog catching. We don't want any frogs to die because keeping a healthy populations of frogs
- [Find the Frog #6](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/03/find-the-frog-6/) - Can you find the frog?
- [What to bring when you are froggin](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/18/what-to-bring-when-you-are-froggin/) - Hey yo, if you are a first time gone froggin or you just making sure you have what you need, you might wanna check out this list. The first thing you should bring is a positive attitude because sometimes you don't find what you are looking for and no one wants to be with a
- [Highlights of Cryptobranchid Week 2017](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/29/highlights-or-cryptobranchid-week-2017/) - Last week on twitter, Cryptobranchid week was held. It was a week to honor the family Cryptobranchidae, a family of salamanders. Here are some of the highlights. https://twitter.com/HellbenderHecht/status/932380648567988225 https://twitter.com/BioMechanista/status/932729117165973505 https://twitter.com/KelseyM8327/status/933123196215324672 https://twitter.com/TetZoo/status/932940199319035905 https://twitter.com/AnnaDeyle/status/933152095452192768 https://twitter.com/ecostrider/status/933726563945865216
- [Plethodontid Week](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/17/plethodontid-week/) - Last week was Plethodontid Week on Twitter. It's a week to celebrate how cool the family Plethodontidae is! Here are some of the highlighted tweets. https://twitter.com/BioMechanista/status/930198069051908096 Thanks Mary Kate O'Donnell for creating this week! https://twitter.com/sofiaraye/status/930787344860540928 Look at that mustache! https://twitter.com/StephenDeban/status/930979527794286592 I'll take your word for it bud. https://twitter.com/ErichPHofmann/status/930599697315745793 this salamander is a fungi. https://twitter.com/BWhite24/status/930543099159252992 So
- [Find the Frog #7](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/25/find-the-frog-7/) - Can you find the frogs? There's more than 1
- [Jackson’s Climbing Salamander found after 42 Years](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/01/jacksons-climbing-salamander-found-after-52-years/) - The Jackson's Climbing Salamander (Bolitoglossa jacksoni) was rediscovered recently after being missing for 42 years. The Search for Lost Species project listed it as one of the top 25 most wanted species. It was found in the Finca San Isidro Amphibian Reserve in Guatemala. The reserve is home to other recently re-discovered species such as the Cuchumatan golden
- [NBA Teams but Frogs](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/08/nba-teams-but-frogs/) - Chicago Bullfrogs Philadelphia Spring Peepers San Antonio Spadefoots Cleveland Cane Toads Miami Reed (frogs) Boston Coastal Tailed Frog Atlanta Hairy Frogs Golden State Glass Frogs Los Angeles Squeckers Houston Rocket Frogs Toronto Rain Frogs Los Angeles Cricket (frogs) Minnesota Mossy Frogs Brooklyn Natterjack Toads New Orleans Purple Frogs Phoenix Suriname Toads Detroit Parsley Frogs Portland
- [Meet Olaf, the African Clawed Frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/31/meet-olaf-the-african-clawed-frog/) - Olaf is one of my two African Clawed Frogs from the family Pipidae. He is named after Olaf from Frozen and just like that Olaf, my Olaf loves summer too. He is often seen on the beach soaking up the sun in his swim trunks. I bought him and Sven from the local pet store.
- [Meet Fox, the Green Tree Frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/17/meet-fox-the-green-tree-frog/) - Fox is another one of my pet frogs. He is a Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea). His full name is Fox Mulder, after the X Files characters. His soul mate, Scully, died earlier this year. Maybe I should get him a new friend. Fox believes the truth is out there and is still
- [Meet Mandy, the Tiger Salamander](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/24/meet-mandy-the-tiger-salamander/) - Mandy is the newest addition to the Gone Froggin home. Mandy is a Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) from the family Ambystomatidae – the Mole Salamanders. Mandy likes to hang out under her log most of the day but she also can be seen frequently walking around her cage. Her favorite song is Mandy
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 12/26/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/27/answer-to-frog-or-toad-12-26-17/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... FROG. It is a Karin Hills frog (Brachytarsophrys carinense). It is from the family Megophryidae, the leaf litter frogs. They are found throughout Asia and look like leaves. Now onto the identification of it. If you are good, you just realize that it's a leaf litter
- [Some of the new species of 2017](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/01/some-of-the-new-species-of-2017/) - While many frogs are facing extinction, scientists are still discovering new species. Here are some of the species they discovered last year. The Amarakaeri Poison Dart Frog (Ameerega shihuemoy) was found in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Full article here Karaavali skittering frog (Euphlyctis karaavali) after Karaavali, the region in India where it was found. Full
- [Herper of the Week: David C. Blackburn](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/15/herper-of-the-week-david-c-blackburn/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Dr. David C. Blackburn, curator of amphibians and reptiles at the Florida Museum of Natural History and the head of the
- [Who's that Salamander? Answer](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/15/whos-that-salamander-answer/) - The answer is.... Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus)! You can tell it is a Dwarf Siren because it lacks hind legs, has 3 toes on its front legs, and still has its gill.
- [World Frog Day](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/19/world-frog-day/) - Today, March 20th, is World Frog Day! If its not obvious, I really like frogs and so do you if you are reading my blog! Frogs are currently facing serious threats to their survival currently. From information from the IUCN Red List site, I have made a graph of the conservation status of all the
- [Guest Post: Green Tree Frog’s Body Chemistry is Affected by Nearby Calls](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/12/guest-post-green-tree-frogs-body-chemistry-is-affected-by-nearby-calls/) - Today, we have a guest post from my friend - Chris. He wrote this for an assignment at school and thought my readers would like to read it. When male green tree frogs are looking for mates, they call with advertisement calls, telling the world “I’m here, this is my territory, come get me.” These
- [Who's that Salamander?](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/14/whos-that-salamander/)
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 4/10/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/10/answer-to-frog-or-toad-4-10-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is... FROG. The species is the Corrugated Water Frog (Lankanectes corrugatus) from Sri Lanka. Best way to tell its not a toad is the lack of parotoid gland behind its eye. It also has relatively smooth skin. Tune in next week for the next edition of frog
- [Frog or Toad 4/10/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/09/frog-or-toad-4-10-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Helen Meredith](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/08/herper-of-the-week-dr-helen-meredith/) - Each week I select a "Herper" of the Week. These individuals come from all sorts of backgrounds but they all have one common interest - "herps" (reptiles and amphbians). Hopefully, you will learn about them and their important work. This week's Herper of the Week is Dr. Helen Meredith, the Executive Director of the Amphibian
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 4/3/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/03/answer-to-frog-or-toad-4-3-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.....FROG. It is an African Warty Frog (Acanthixalus spinosus) from the family Hyperoliidae, the African Tree Frogs. This one could be hard to tell if it's a frog or a toad with all those farts. The hands are big and seem to have toe pads made for
- [New Amphibians of March 2018](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/03/new-amphibians-of-march-2018/) - 13 new species of amphibians described formally in March with 12 species being frogs and 1 species being a salamander. 1 new genus was also made. A new Stout Salamander, Pachytriton airobranchiatus, described from the Lotus Mountain in China. Read full article here Researchers (Jennifer A. Sheridan and Bryan L. Stuart) investigated the genetics of the Black Spotted
- [Frog or Toad 4/3/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/02/frog-or-toad-4-3-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Steven Allain](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/04/01/herper-of-the-week-steven-allain/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Steven Allain, a Master's student at Imperial College of London. Steven's work focuses around amphibian diseases and population ecology. One of
- [Frog or Toad 2/20/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/19/frog-or-toad-2-20-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 3/27/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/27/answer-to-frog-or-toad-3-27-18/) - It is time to reveal the answer to this week's frog or toad. The answer is...FROG. It is an Archey's Frog (Leiopelma archeyi)! The Archey's Frog is native to New Zealand and is critically endangered. The Archey's Frog lacks a parotoid gland behind its eye. Its body is also fairly slender, smooth, and doesn't have
- [Meet Holly, the Fire Bellied Toad](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/28/meet-holly-the-fire-bellied-toad/) - Holly is another one of my fire bellied toad. She shares a tank with Skyler and Walter Jr. She's the newest addition but I got her I think in 2014. Interesting story about Holly, when I lived at home, my dad left their tank cover open and she escaped. I couldn't find her and our
- [Frog or Toad 3/27/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/26/frog-or-toad-3-27-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Molly Albecker](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/25/herper-of-the-week-molly-albecker/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This month, all the Herpers of the Week will be women for Women’s History Month. This week's Herper is Molly Albecker, Ph.D candidate at East Carolina University in McCoy's
- [Crossword #1](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/22/crossword-1/)
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 3/20/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/21/frog-or-toad-3-20-18-2/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is TOAD. It is a Borean Rainbow Toad (Ansonia latidisca) from the family Bufonidae - the True Toads. Its obviously found in Borneo and is listed as endangered by the IUCN. Best way to tell its a toad is the dry, warty skin. The parotoid gland is
- [Frog or Toad 3/20/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/20/frog-or-toad-3-20-18/) - Happy World Frog Day. It is time to play Frog or Toad where you try your best if you can tell if the anuran I post a picture of is a frog or a toad. If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Amanda Zellmer](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/18/herper-of-the-week-dr-amanda-zellmer/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This month, all the Herpers of the Week will be women for Women’s History Month. This week's Herper is Dr Amanda Zellmer, Assistant Professor of Biology at
- [Answer to Frog or Toad](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/14/answer-to-frog-or-toad-3/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is..... FROG. It is a Beddome's Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus beddomii) from the True Frog family - Ranidae. It is found in the Western Ghats of India. The Beddome's Night Frog lacks any warts on its back. It also lacks a parotoid gland behind its eyes. The skin
- [Frog or Toad 3/13/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/12/frog-or-toad-3-13-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Priya Nanjappa](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/11/herper-of-the-week-priya-nanjappa/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This month, all the Herpers of the Week will be women for Women’s History Month. This week's Herper is Priya Nanjappa. She is a Program Manager at the
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 3/6/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/06/answer-to-frog-or-toad-3-6-18/) - Alright folks, are you ready for the answer to this week's frog or toad? The answer is....TOAD. what? yeah. It is a Evergreen Toad (Incilius coniferus) from the family Bufonidae - the true toads. This toad does have a parotoid gland but its kinda small in this individual.
- [Frog or Toad 3/6/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/05/frog-or-toad-3-6-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [New Frogs Species of February 2018](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/05/new-frogs-species-of-february-2018/) - New Marsupial Frog species Fritziana izecksohni from Brazil. Journal Article Two new species of frogs (Anomaloglossus blanci and Anomaloglossus dewynteri) found in French Guiana. Journal Article Red-eyed Snouted Treefrog (Scinax ruberoculatus) is found in Brazil. Article - https://peerj.com/articles/4321/ New Microhylid species (Uperodon rohani) from Sri Lanka. Journal Article Four new species of Mongrel Frogs (Nothophryne baylissi,
- [Herper of the Week: Jenny Gaines](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/03/05/herper-of-the-week-jenny-gaines/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This month, all the Herpers of the Week will be women for Women's History Month. This weeks Herper is Jenny Gaines, park ranger and naturalist with the Georgia
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 2/27/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/27/answer-to-frog-or-toad-2-27-18/) - Are you ready??? The answer to this week's frog or toad is....TOAD. It sis a African Giant Toad (Sclerophrys /Amietophrynus superciliaris) from the family Bufonidae - the True Toads. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Don't get confused by it's bright colors and immediately think its a frog. Below the eye is just a massive
- [Frog or Toad 2/27/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/26/frog-or-toad-2-27-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Tyrone Hayes](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/25/herper-of-the-week-dr-tyrone-hayes/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week's Herper of the Week is Dr. Tyrone Hayes, professor of Integrative Biology at University of California - Berkeley. His research focuses on the role of steroid hormones in amphibian
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 2/20/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/21/answer-to-frog-or-toad-2-20-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is....FROG. It is a Fleay's Barred Frog (Mixophyes fleayi) from the family Myobatrachidae. They are found on the eastern coast of Australia. Best way to tell that it;s a frog is the lack of parotoid gland behind it's eyes. The skin is also very smooth and not
- [My Pets](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/04/11/my-pets/) - People have asked me what pets I have so I decided to make a blog post to link them to instead of saying them all. Stuart the Snapping Turtle Olaf (the darker one) and Sven (the lighter one), the African Clawed Frogs
- [Herper of the Week: Marcel Talla Kouete](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/18/herper-of-the-week-marcel-talla-kouete/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Marcel Talla Kouette. Marcell Talla Kouette is working on his Ph.D at the University of Florida. His research focuses on
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 2/13/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/13/answer-to-frog-or-toad-2-13-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is FROG. It is a Knudsen's Frog (Leptodactylus knudsen) from the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in South America. Noticeable ways to tell that it's a frog are the lack of warts or bumps, smooth skin, no paratoid gland, and damn long toes.
- [Frog or Toad 2/13/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/12/frog-or-toad-2-13-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Sebastian Harris](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/11/herper-of-the-week-sebastian-harris/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Sebastian Harris, a Graduate student at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the microhabitat selection of gestating Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus
- [Herper of the Week: Yusan Yang](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/08/herper-of-the-week-yusan-yang/) - The Herper of the Week is Yusan Yang, a Ph.D candidate from the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her Bachelor's of Science in Biology from the National Taiwan University Her current research is on sexual selection and behavioral isolation in the polymorphic Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio). You can learn more about her research on
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 2/6/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/06/answer-to-frog-or-toad-2-6-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... complicated but let's go with toad. It is called the Short-limbed Frog, or Sikkim Spade Foot Frog (Scutiger sikimmensis) from the family Megophryidae. It is found in the Himalayas. The species used to be part of the True Toad family - Bufonidae but it was moved
- [Frog or Toad 2/6/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/05/frog-or-toad-2-6-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Armand Cann](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/05/herper-of-the-week-armand-cann/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Armand Cann, Master's student at Loyola University of Chicago. He is working on investigating the influence of captive-rearing methods on the health
- [Meet Sven, the African Clawed Frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/02/04/meet-sven-the-african-clawed-frog/) - Sven is the first African Clawed Frog I bought. He is named after the Reindeer in Frozen. I brought him to college with me even though I wasn't allowed to have him in the dorms. He's shy, often swims away and hides whenever anyone goes near his tank. He loves to eat food and is
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 1/30/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/31/answer-to-frog-or-toad-1-30-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is FROG. It is the Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) from India. It has smooth skin which makes it more likely to be a frog but honestly it's hard to tell unless you know that it's a purple frog. Also I don't even think most people could tell
- [Frog or Toad 1/30/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/30/frog-or-toad-1-30-17/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Max Lambert](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/28/herper-of-the-week-max-lambert/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Max Lambert, Ph.D student at Yale University. His Ph.D research focuses on how suburbanization affects the sexual development on the
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 1/23/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/23/answer-to-frog-or-toad-1-23-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... FROG. It is a Cape Rain Frog (Breviceps gibbosus) from the family Brevicipitidae. It is found in Southern Africa and is also the largest rain frog. To figure out it's a frog, you could have realized it's a rain frog because the Common Rain Frog is
- [Frog or Toad 1/23/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/22/frog-or-toad-1-23-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Caroline Dong](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/21/herper-of-the-week-caroline-dong/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Caroline Dong, Ph.D candidate at Stuart-Fox lab at The University of Melbourne. She completed her Master of Science in Zoology at
- [New Frog Species named after Stanley Kubrick](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/17/new-frog-species-named-after-stanley-kubrick/) - Two new frog species were discovered by C. Daniel Rivadeneira, Dr. Pablo J. Venegas, and Dr. Santiago R. Ron in the Amazon Basin. Both of the species were originally misidentified as a different species before researchers figured out that they were two new species. Both species conservation status are suggested to be listed as least concern
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 1/16/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/17/answer-to-frog-or-toad-1-16-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is....FROG. It is a Malabar Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus major) from India. It is a member of the family Nyctibatrachidae. Best ways to tell its a frog is the slender body size, lack of parotid gland, and no warts.
- [Frog or Toad 1/16/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/15/frog-or-toad-1-16-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Joshua S. Ralph](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/15/herper-of-the-week-joshua-s-ralph/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Joshua S. Ralph aka Mantella Man. He is the creator of the Madagascan Amphibian and Reptile Conservation group. He is
- [Meet Stuart, the Snapping Turtle](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/14/meet-stuart-the-snapping-turtle/) - Have you met Stuart, my Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)? He is the only reptile I own. I received Stuart from someone who could no longer take care of him. Stuart isn't really the nicest turtle around and will try to bite anyone who comes near him. It makes cleaning his tank an interesting task.
- [A New Species of Microhylid Frog from Brazil](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/10/a-new-species-of-microhylid-frog-from-brazil/) - A new species of frog has been discoverd in the Brazilian Pantanal in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Corumbá. This inch and a half long frog was found by researchers Alessandher Piva, Ulisses Caramaschi, and Nelson Rufino de Albuquerque. They didn't know what species of frog it was but it appeared to be from the genus Elachistocleis so
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 1/9/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/10/answer-to-frog-or-toad-1-9-18/) - The answer to this frog or toad is....FROG. It is a New Guinea Bush Frog (Asterophrys turpicola) from the family Microhylidae - the Narrowed Mouth Frogs. The frog is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Best ways to tell its a frog is the lack of parotid gland on the side of it's neck
- [Frog or Toad 1/9/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/09/frog-or-toad-1-9-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Gabriel Ugueto](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/07/herper-of-the-week-gabriel-ugueto/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Gabriel Ugueto! Gabriel is a amazing graphic artist and illustrator. He was born in Venezuela but moved to Florida. His work
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 1/2/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/03/answer-to-frog-or-toad-1-2-18/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is FROG. It is a Perez's Snouted Frog (Edalorhina perezi) from the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in South America. To figure out this mystery, let's take a closer look at this anuran. I see no parotid gland behind it's eye. The skin looks a little dry
- [Frog or Toad 1/2/18](https://gonefroggin.com/2018/01/02/frog-or-toad-1-2-18/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Scientists Discover New Genus of Toads](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/03/15/scientists-discover-new-genus-of-toads/) - Researchers discovered two new species of toads. One was located in a cave on a volcano and the other in some trees nearby in Indonesia. The teams named the toads "puppet toads". DNA tests showed the two toads to be distinct from other toads and the scientists placed them in a new genus called Sigalegalephrynus.
- [The Amphibian Foundation](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/27/the-amphibian-foundation/) - The Amphibian Foundation is a wonderful organization that works on education, conservation, and research of amphibians. They are currently working to save the Flatwoods Salamander and the Gopher Frog. One of the education work they do is the Critter Camp where children get hands on experience with reptiles and amphibians. There website is located here.
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Natalie Calatayud](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/13/herper-of-the-week-dr-natalie-calatayud/) - The Herper (amphibian and reptile enthusiast) of the Week is Dr. Natalie Calatayud She currently works at the San Diego Zoo as a Postdoc in Reproductive Sciences. She is also working on the recovery and reintroduction of Mountain Yellow Legged Frogs. She is also a consultant for the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife’s boreal toad recovery team. Her
- [Best Catches of 2017](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/27/best-catches-of-2017/) - https://gonefroggin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0213.jpg?w=825 This big Northern Leopard Frog I found driving home from a friend's house. It was in the middle of the road and i had to swerve to avoid it. Probably the largest Northern Leopard Frogs I've ever seen.
- [Frog or Toad 12/26/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/25/frog-or-toad-12-26-17/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [New Species of Frog: Dabie Mountain Brown Frog](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/22/new-species-of-frog-dabie-mountain-brown-frog/) - Researchers, Chencheng Wang, Lifu Qian, Chenling Zhang, Weibo Guo, Tao Pan, Jun Wu, Hui Wang, and Baowei Zhang, have discovered a new species of frog from the Dabie Mountains in China. They named the frog the Dabie Mountain Brown Frog (Rana dabieshanensis) because that's the only area that the frog have been found it. The Dabie Mountain Brown Frog was placed in the genus Rana because of it's similar features to others in the
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 12/19/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/20/answer-to-frog-or-toad-12-19-17/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is frog! It is a Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans), from the family Hylidae, the Tree Frogs. The skin looks bumpy but their aren't any real warts on it's back. It lacks a parotid gland as well.
- [Frog or Toad 12/19/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/19/frog-or-toad-12-19-17/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Ethan Kocak](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/17/herper-of-the-week-ethan-kocak/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week's Herper of the Week is Ethan Kocak! While Ethan isn't the usual type of herper I pick that are mostly professors, biologists, and ecologists. Ethan
- [Donation](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/15/donation/)
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 12/12/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/13/answer-to-frog-or-toad-12-12-17/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.....TOAD. It is a Yellow Bellied Toad (Bombina variegata) from the family Bombinatoridae, the Fire Bellied Toads. If you look closely, the eyes aren't normal round pupils, they are more heart shaped. This is one way to tell it it's in the genus Bombina (the firebellied toads)
- [Frog or Toad 12/12/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/12/frog-or-toad-12-12-17/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Frog or Toad 8/29/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/29/frog-or-toad-82917/) - Is this a frog or a toad? Find out tomorrow, Wednesday at 7 pm central time!
- [Herper of the Week: Dr James Van Dyke](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/10/herper-of-the-week-dr-james-van-dyke/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Dr. James Van Dyke. He earned his Ph.D from the University of Arkansas, with his dissertation on viviparous snakes and
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 12/5/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/05/answer-to-frog-or-toad-12-5-17/) - The answer is.....TOAD. It is a Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii) from the family Scaphiopodidae, the American Spadefoot Toads. While it's not a true toad, the Spadefoot Toads share the same stocky body. While you can't it, the toad's have spades on their rear foot to help with digging.
- [Frog or Toad 12/5/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/04/frog-or-toad-12-5-17/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! Answer will be posted on Wednesday!
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Amanda Duffus](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/12/03/herper-of-the-week-dr-amanda-duffus/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Dr. Amanda Duffus, Associate Professor of Biology at Gordon State College. She obtained her Ph.D from the Queen Mary University
- [New Brown Frog from China](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/02/new-brown-frog-from-china/) - A new species of frog was discovered in central China by Haipeng Zhao, Junxiao Yang, Chunping Wang, Pipeng Li, Robert W. Murphy, Jing Che, and Zhiyong Yuan. The species was named Rana luanchuanensis after the location it was found in the Luanchuan County. It is a true frog so it is in the family Ranidae. Full article here - https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12513
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 11/28/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/28/answer-to-frog-or-toad-11-28-17/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is... TOAD. It is an Osornophryne simpsoni, a toad from the family Bufonidae. Easy way to tell that it's a toad is by how bumpy that skin is.
- [Frog or Toad 11/28/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/28/frog-or-toad-11-28-17/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! The answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week:  Frank Glaw](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/26/herper-of-the-week-frank-glaw/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week’s Herper of the Week is Dr. Frank Glaw, curator of herpetology at the Zoologische Staatssammlung München. He has helped describe over a hundred new species of reptiles and
- [Answer to Find the Frog #9](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/25/find-the-frog-9/) - There's your answer to this edition of find the frog. Tune in next time.
- [Find the Frog #8](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/22/find-the-frog-8/) - Since it's basically winter here, I haven't gone out froggin but someone wanted me to post a find a frog so here's one from my own frogs. Try to find him!
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 11/21/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/21/answer-to-frog-or-toad-11-21-17/) - The answer to this week's Frog or Toad is...... TOAD. It is a Rentap's Asian Tree Toad (Rentapia hosii) from the family Bufonidae, the true toads How could you tell that it is a toad? Ignore the skin color. The key pieces are the dry skin, warts, and the parotid gland behind the eye.
- [Frog or Toad 11/21/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/21/frog-or-toad-11-21-17/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! The answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: Kirsten Hecht](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/02/herper-of-the-week-kirsten-hecht/) - The herper of the week is Kirsten Hecht, a PhD student studying Interdisciplinary Ecology at the University of Florida. Her work is mostly on aquatic salamanders. She created the site www.giantsalamanders.org to help educate people about big salamanders in the US such as the Hellbender, the largest salamander in North America. She is also the
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 11/14/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/15/answer-to-frog-or-toad-11-14-17/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is....FROG. It is an Ornate Frog (Hildebrandtia ornata) from the family Ptychadenidae. It is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa. How can you tell? The body shape looks very toad-like and it has some bumps but the key things are that it doesn't have a parotid gland
- [Frog or Toad 11/14/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/14/frog-or-toad-11-14-17/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this! The answer will be posted tomorrow!
- [Herper of the Week: David Steen Ph.D](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/13/herper-of-the-week-david-steen-ph-d/) - The goal of Herper of the Week is to highlight people from all walks of life who work with reptiles and amphibians and show their work to others. This week's Herper of the Week is David Steen Ph.D. Steen is an assistant research professor at Auburn University. He obtained his Ph.D from Auburn too. David
- [26 New Species of Frogs!](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/10/26-new-species-of-frogs/) - 26 new species of narrowed mouth frogs from Madagascar described by former Herper of the Week Mark Scherz and colleagues. Read a short intro at Mark's website below and the paper is linked there! http://www.markscherz.com/archives/3441
- [New Horned Frog Species Discovered](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/09/new-horned-frog-species-discovered/) - A new species of frog was found in the Hoang Lien Mountains in northern Vietnam and South China by the research team of Benjamin Tapley, Timothy Cutajar, Stephen Mahony, Chung Thanh Nguyen, Vinh Quang Dau, Tao Thien Nguyen, Hao Van Luong, Jodi Rowley. Many new species of frogs have recently been discovered in Vietnam. The species
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 11/7/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/08/answer-to-frog-or-toad-11-7-17/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... FROG. It is a Talamanca Striped Rocket Frog (Allobates talamancae). How to tell it is a frog? It has super smooth skin, no parotid gland, and it's back legs seem like they would be terrible for digging.
- [Frog or Toad 11/7/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/06/frog-or-toad-11717-2/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this Answer tomorrow (11/8) at 7 pm central time!
- [Herper of the Week: Michel Ohmer](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/05/herper-of-the-week-michel-ohmer/) - The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusist) of the Week is Michel Ohmer, Postdoctoral research assistant at Richard Zawacki Lab in Pittsburgh. She obtained her Ph.D from the University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia. Her Ph.D was about skin shedding in frogs and how the different rates of shedding and the different types of skin can
- [New Species of Frog from Peru](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/11/03/new-species-of-frog-from-peru/) - Researchers have described a new species of frog from a recent field work trip to the Pui Pui Protected Forest of Peru. The researchers (Edgar Lehr, Rudolf von May, Jiri Moravec, and Juan Carlos Cusi) who described the species named it the Inti Andes Frog (Phrynopus inti) after the Incan Sun God Inti because of the orange coloration. It was placed in the
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 10/31/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/31/answer-to-frog-or-toad-103117/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is..... TOAD. It is a Malabar Tree Toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus) from the True Toad family - Bufonidae. Tree toads are hard to tell from tree frogs. They have toe pads that are used for climbing. The key is to see the small parotid gland behind the eye,
- [Frog or Toad 10/31/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/30/frog-or-toad-103117/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this
- [Herper of the Week: Gilbert Adum](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/29/herper-of-the-week-gilbert-adum/) - The Herper of the Week is Gilbert Adum, SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Executive Director and Co-Founder. He just gained admission to the University of Cambridge to pursue a Masters degree (MPhil) in Conservation Leadership. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology's Department of Wildlife in Kumasi, Ghana. He is
- [Answer to Find the Frog #7](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/28/answer-to-find-the-frog-7/) - There you go
- [Answer to Find the Frog #6](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/25/answer-to-find-the-frog-6/)
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 10/24/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/24/answer-to-frog-or-toad-102417/) - Drum roll please, the answer to this week's frog or toad is....FROG. It is a Cascade Frog (Rana cascadae) from the True Frog family - Ranidae. It is found in the Northwestern United States. Now onto how to tell it's a frog, it's skin is pretty smooth, there are spots but not warts. It does
- [Frog or Toad 10/24/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/23/frog-or-toad-102417/) - Can you tell if this is a frog or a toad? Try to make a guess below! If you need some tips read this. Also if you want to know what exactly are the differences between frogs and toads, read this The answer will be posted at 7 pm central time on 10/24
- [Herper of the Week: Nick Caruso](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/22/herper-of-the-week-nick-carusa/) - The Herper of the Week is Nick Caruso, a Ph.D student at the University of Alabama and acclaimed co-author of Does it fart? Nick studies terrestrial salamanders, especially in relation to distributions of them at different scales. Nick Caruso has also just published a book with Dani Rabaiotti. The book is called Does it fart?. It
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 10/17/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/17/answer-to-frog-or-toad-101717/) - It's that time again! This answer to this week's frog or toad is.... FROG. It is the Túngara frog (Engystomops pustulosus) from the family Leptodactylidae. Now onto how to tell it's a frog? Though it does have dry, kinda warty skin, the body shape isn't totally toad like. The back legs, though they are kinda
- [Frog or Toad 10/17/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/16/frog-or-toad-101717/) - Is this a frog or a toad? The answer will be revealed tomorrow (10/18) at 7 pm central time!
- [Herper of the Week: Mark D Scherz](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/15/herper-of-the-week-mark-d-scherz/) - The Herper of the Week is Mark D Scherz, a Ph.D student from Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and Technische Universität Braunschweig. His Ph.D research is on reptiles and amphibians of Madagascar. Mark has described many new species of herps from Madagascar including chameleons, frogs, and geckos. Besides just finding new species, he is an
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 10/10/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/10/answer-to-frog-or-toad-101017/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is....FROG. It is a Kirthisinghe's Rock Frog(Nannophrys marmorata) from the family Dicroglossidae - the Forked Tongue Family. How can you tell? Besides the bumpy skin, the legs are long and there's no parotid gland. The back legs also look a little webbed.
- [New Species of Scinax Tree Frog from Brazil](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/10/new-species-of-scinax-tree-frog-from-brazil/) - A new species of tree frog was discovered in the Amazon Rain forest of Brazil. The researchers, Miquéias Ferrão, Jiří Moravec, Rafael de Fraga, Alexandre Pinheiro de Almeida, Igor Luis Kaefer, and Albertina Pimentel Lima, who helped describe the species named it the Jaguar Snouted Treefrog (Scinax onca) because of it's similar coloration to jaguars and that the researchers encountered many jaguars during the
- [Frog or Toad 10/10/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/10/frog-or-toad-101017/) - Is this a frog or a toad? Answer tomorrow October 11th at 7 pm central time.
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 10/3/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/03/answer-to-frog-or-toad-10317/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is..... FROG? It is a Northern Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda) from the Australian Ground Frog family (Myobatrachidae). Now you are probably wondering, how the h*ck is this a frog...well this is one of those dumb things that I explain here.
- [Frog or Toad 10/2/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/02/frog-or-toad-10217/) - Is this a frog or a toad? Answer tomorrow (October 4th) at 7 pm central time!
- [Herper of the Week: Katy Greenwald](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/10/01/herper-of-the-week-katy-greenwald/) - The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) of the Week is Dr. Katy Greenwald, professor at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She obtained her Ph.D from THE Ohio State University. She is currently working on trying to figure out if Red-Eared Sliders turtles are native to Michigan, researching unisexual Ambystoma salamanders, and working with mudpuppies.
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 9/26/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/26/answer-to-frog-or-toad-92617/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... TOAD. It is a Common Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans) from the family Alytidae. To tell that this is a toad, the dry, warty skin kinda gives it away. Also if you have advanced skills, you would know its a midwife toad because its carrying the eggs
- [Frog or Toad 9/26/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/25/frog-or-toad-92617/) - Is this a frog or toad? The answer at 7 pm central time on Wednesday the 27th!
- [Herper of the Week: Phil Bishop](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/25/herper-of-the-week-phil-bishop/) - The herper of the week is Phil Bishop! He is the Professor & Director of the Ecology program at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. He received his Ph.D from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is also the Chief Scientists of the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA) and co-chair of the Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG).
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 9/19/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/19/answer-to-frog-or-toad-91917/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is....TOAD. It is a Black Toad (Anaxyrus exsul) from the true toad family - Bufonidae. Now how to tell if it's a frog or a toad? The skin looks smooth but there are some bumps on it. The toad also has a parotid gland. Don't be fooled
- [Frog or Toad 9/19/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/18/frog-or-toad-91917/) - Is this a frog or a toad? Answer tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7 pm central time
- [Herper of the Week: Dr. Ximena Bernal](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/17/herper-of-the-week-dr-ximena-bernal/) - The Herper of the Week is Dr. Ximena Bernal from Purdue University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. She runs Bernal Lab on the Purdue campus. She earned her Ph.D from the University of Texas in 2007. Follow her on twitter @XEBernal
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 9/12/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/12/answer-to-frog-or-toad-91217/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... TOAD. It is a Pebas Stubfoot Toad(Atelopus spumarius) from the family Bufonidae. It is in the genus Atelopus which are the harlequin toads or stubfoot toads. This is kinda a trick frog or toad. Most of the signs point towards it being a frog since
- [Frog or Toad 9/12/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/11/frog-or-toad-91217/) - Is this a frog or a toad? Find out the answer at 7 pm Wednesday central time.
- [Herper of the Week: Dr Anne Baker](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/11/herper-of-the-week-dr-anne-baker/) - The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) of the Week is Dr Anne Baker, the executive producer of the Amphibian Ark. She earned her PH.D in Zoology from the University of Maryland. She was the director of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park and the executive director at the Toledo Zoo. She was also the
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 9/5/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/05/answer-to-frog-or-toad-9517/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... FROG. It is the Abo Slippery Frog (Conraua crassipes) from the family Conrauidae. It is found in Africa. The keys to figuring it out is the lack of parotoid gland, the skin is smooth, and the back fingers are webbed.
- [Frog or Toad 9/5/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/04/frog-or-toad-9517/) - Is this a frog or a toad? Answer tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7 pm central time.
- [Herper of the Week: David B. Wake](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/09/03/herper-of-the-week-david-b-wake/) - The Herper of the Week is David B. Wake, director and co-founder of AmphibiaWeb. He was also the director and curator of herpetology of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California - Berkeley and president of the American Society of Naturalists and American Society of Zoologists. His research is evolutionary patterns and the processes of it. He currently
- [Answer to Frog or Toad 8/30/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/29/answer-to-frog-or-toad-83017/) - The answer to this week's frog or toad is FROG. It is an Masako Fishing Frog (Aubria masako) from the family Pyxicephalidae. Some keys to figuring out that its a frog not a toad is the smooth skin and lack of parotid gland.
- [Frog or Toad 7/4/17](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/03/frog-or-toad-7417/) - Is this a frog or a toad? Answer tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7 pm central time.
- [Herper of the Week: Frank Nelson Blanchard](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/27/herper-of-the-week-frank-nelson-blanchard/) - The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) of the Week is Frank Nelson Blanchard. He lived from 1888-1937. A subspecies of Smooth Green Snake and the Northern Cricket Frog are both named after him. Blanchard earned his doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1919 with his thesis on Lampropeltis - the Kingsnake genus. He eventually
- [Froggin and Photography from my vacation](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/08/24/froggin-and-photography-from-my-vacation/) - Here are some of the American Toad and Green Frogs I found.
- [New Poison Dart Frog Species](https://gonefroggin.com/2017/07/11/new-poison-dart-frog-species/) - A new species of Poison Dart Frog was found in the Urabá region of Northwestern Colombia by Roberto Márquez , Pablo Palacios-Rodríguez, Daniel Mejía-Vargas, Valeria Ramírez-Castañeda, and Adolfo Amézquita. Six specimens were collected and genetic tests were run on them. They tests showed that this was a new frog species! The researchers determined it belonged to the genus Andinobates in

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