photo by Will Lattea 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,… Continue reading New Jersey Chorus Frog (Pseudacris kalmi)
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Cave Coqui (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
photo by Luis J. Villanueva-Rivera Common Name: Cave Coqui, Puerto Rican Cave Frog, Puerto Rican Demon, and Coquà 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… Continue reading Cave Coqui (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
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,… Continue reading 2 New Species of Waterdogs
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,… Continue reading Two New Toad Species from the Western USA
Three-striped Poison Frog (Ameerega trivittata)
photo by Geoff Gallice 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… Continue reading Three-striped Poison Frog (Ameerega trivittata)
Chile Mountains False Toad (Telmatobufo venustus)
photo by Jesús Morales 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… Continue reading Chile Mountains False Toad (Telmatobufo venustus)
Little Grass Frog (Pseudacris ocularis)
photo by Todd Pierson 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… Continue reading Little Grass Frog (Pseudacris ocularis)
European Green Toad (Bufotes viridis)
photo by Umberto Salvagnin 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… Continue reading European Green Toad (Bufotes viridis)
Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus)
Photo by James Bettaso, U.S. Fish & Wildlife service 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… Continue reading Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus)
Toads and 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… Continue reading Toads and Frogs in Tasmania