photo by Daniel Vásquez-Restrepo 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… Continue reading Myer’s Surinam Toad (Pipa myersi)
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Plaintive Rain Frog (Breviceps verrucosus)
photo by Martin Pickersgill 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… Continue reading Plaintive Rain Frog (Breviceps verrucosus)
Long-snouted Tree Frog (Taruga longinasus)
photo by Milivoje Krvavac 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… Continue reading Long-snouted Tree Frog (Taruga longinasus)
Melodius Coqui (Eleutherodactylus wightmanae)
photo by Luis J. Villanueva-Rivera 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… Continue reading Melodius Coqui (Eleutherodactylus wightmanae)
Mascarene Ridged Frog (Ptychadena mascareniensis)
photo by flicker user Frank Vassen 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… Continue reading Mascarene Ridged Frog (Ptychadena mascareniensis)
Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera)
photo by wikiuser Retama 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… Continue reading Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera)
Iberian Midwife Toad (Alytes cisternasii)
photo by Benny Trapp 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… Continue reading Iberian Midwife Toad (Alytes cisternasii)
Black-spotted Casque-headed Tree Frog (Trachycephalus nigromaculatus)
photo by Renato Augusto Martins 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… Continue reading Black-spotted Casque-headed Tree Frog (Trachycephalus nigromaculatus)
Florida Bog Frog (Rana okaloosae)
photo by Kevin Enge 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… Continue reading Florida Bog Frog (Rana okaloosae)
Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis madagascariensis)
photo by Charles J Sharp 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… Continue reading Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis madagascariensis)