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!
Tag: amphibians
Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Eastern Newt - photo by Brian Gratwicke 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,… Continue reading Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus)
image by Tnarg 12345 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… Continue reading Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus)
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… Continue reading Dermophiidae
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… Continue reading Meet Walter Jr, the Firebellied Toad
Ringed Caecilian (Siphonops annulatus)
photo by Andreas Schlüter Common Name: Ringed CaecilianScientific Name: Siphonops annulatusFamily: SiphonopidaeLocation: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and VenezuelaSize: 17.7 inches (450 mm) The Ringed Caecilian has the largest distribution of any terrestrial caecilian, covering most of South America. It has been suggested that it might be many different species but… Continue reading Ringed Caecilian (Siphonops annulatus)
Rutenberg’s Reed Frog (Heterixalus rutenbergi)
photo by Franco Andreone 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… Continue reading Rutenberg’s Reed Frog (Heterixalus rutenbergi)
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… Continue reading A New Species of Microhylid Frog from Brazil
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!
Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
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… Continue reading Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)