photo by Colin Trainor Common Name: Great Barred FrogScientific Name: Mixophyes fasciolatusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 3.9 inches (10 cm) The Great Barred Frog lives in rain forests, sclerophyll forests, and beech forests. They have a dark brown eyes that differ from other Barred Frogs. The frog mates from September to April… Continue reading Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus)
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Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus)
photo by Tim Brammer 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… Continue reading Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus)
Bloody Bay Poison Frog (Mannophryne olmonae)
photo by Saifudeen Muhammad Common Name: Bloody Bay Poison Frog, Tobago Stream Frog, Tobago Poison FrogScientific Name: Mannophryne olmonaeFamily: Aromobatidae - Cryptic Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: Trinidad and Tobago Female Size: 0.85 inches (21.6 mm)Male Size: 0.82 inches (21.0 mm) The Bloody Bay Poison Frog lives in the rain forests in the Northeast of the… Continue reading Bloody Bay Poison Frog (Mannophryne olmonae)
West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
photo by Tom JAMONNEAU Common Name: West African Slender-snouted CrocodileScientific Name: Mecistops cataphractusFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile FamilyLocation: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra LeoneSize: 10 - 13 feet (3 - 4 m) The West African Slender-snouted Crocodile lives in western and central sub-Saharan… Continue reading West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
Bate’s Night Frog (Astylosternus batesi)
photo by Maël Dewynter Common Name: Bate's Night Frog, Benito River Night Frog, River Night FrogScientific Name: Astylosternus batesiFamily: ArthroleptidaeLocation: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and GabonFemale Size: 2.9 inches (73.5 mm)Male Size: 1.8 - 2.0 inches (45 - 53 mm) The Bate's Night Frog has two breeding… Continue reading Bate’s Night Frog (Astylosternus batesi)
Orinoco Lime Tree Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus)
photo by Marco Aurelio de Sena Common Name: Orinoco Lime Tree Frog, Ghost Frog, Greater Hatchet-Faced Tree FrogScientific Name: Sphaenorhynchus lacteusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaFemale Size: 1.5 - 1.8 inches (38.4 - 45.7 mm)Male Size: 1.0 - 1.6 inches (25.5 - 41.5Â mm) The Orinoco… Continue reading Orinoco Lime Tree Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus)
Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
photo by vicki powys 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… Continue reading Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
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… Continue reading Croctober 2025
New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog (Smilisca phaeota)
photo by carnifex 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… Continue reading New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog (Smilisca phaeota)
Mindo Harlequin Toad (Atelopus mindoensis)
photo by Jay Baumann 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… Continue reading Mindo Harlequin Toad (Atelopus mindoensis)