photo by the USFWS Common Name: Coquà Llanero, Plains CoquÃ, 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 Coquà Llanero was only recently described in 2005 by Neftalà Rios. It is found only in the wetlands in a… Continue reading Coquà Llanero (Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi)
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Canadian Toad (Anaxyrus hemiophrys)
photo by Daniel Alexander Carrillo Mtz 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… Continue reading Canadian Toad (Anaxyrus hemiophrys)
Plains Leopard Frog (Rana blairi)
photo by Don Becker 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… Continue reading Plains Leopard Frog (Rana blairi)
Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)
photo by William Flaxington 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… Continue reading Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)
Squirrel Tree Frog (Hyla squirella)
photo by William J. Barichivich (USGS) 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… Continue reading Squirrel Tree Frog (Hyla squirella)
Yosemite Toad (Anaxyrus canorus)
photo by William Flaxington 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… Continue reading Yosemite Toad (Anaxyrus canorus)
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
photo by Todd Pierson 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… Continue reading Frosted Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
River Frog (Rana heckscheri)
photo from the USGS 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 - 6Â inches (90 - 155 mm) The River Frog is found in the southeast… Continue reading River Frog (Rana heckscheri)
Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti)
photo by John P. Clare 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… Continue reading Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti)
Yellow Dyer Rainfrog (Diasporus citrinobapheus)
photo by Hertz A, Hauenschild 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… Continue reading Yellow Dyer Rainfrog (Diasporus citrinobapheus)