photo by William Flaxington Common Name: California Giant SalamanderScientific Name: Dicamptodon ensatusFamily: Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamander FamilyLocations: United States - CaliforniaSize: 6.7 - 12 inches (17 - 30.48 cm) for terrestrial forms, 13 inches (33.02 cm) for aquatic The California Giant Salamander is found in northwestern coastal forests of California with cold streams and… Continue reading California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)
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Dwarf Waterdog (Necturus punctatus)
photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Dwarf WaterdogScientific Name: Necturus punctatusFamily: ProteidaeLocations: United States - Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 7.5 inches The Dwarf Waterdog is the smallest species of genus Necturus. Like all members of the species, they are aquatic and keep their gills throughout their life. Not much is known about… Continue reading Dwarf Waterdog (Necturus punctatus)
Mountain Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brachyphona)
Mountain Chorus Frog - photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Mountain Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris brachyphonaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, and PennsylvaniaSize: 1 - 1.25 inches (2.5 - 3.1 cm) The Mountain Chorus Frog is found in and around the Appalachian… Continue reading Mountain Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brachyphona)
Coastal Plains Toad (Incilius nebulifer)
photo by William L. Farr Common Name: Coastal Plains ToadScientific Name: Incilius nebuliferFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocation: Mexico and the United StatesUS Locations: Texas, Louisiana, and MississippiSize: 3 - 5 inches (7.6 - 12.7 cm) The Coastal Plains Toad is found along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. They used to be part of the… Continue reading Coastal Plains Toad (Incilius nebulifer)
Varagua Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata)
photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Varagua CaecilianScientific Name: Gymnopis multiplicataFamily: DermophiidaeLocations: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and PanamaSize: 2 inches Like most caecilian species, the Varagua Caecilian is a mysterious species of caecilian that not much is known about. They are a fossorial species, spending most of their time underground, even up to 3… Continue reading Varagua Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata)
Reticulated Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi)
photo by John P Clare Common Name: Reticulated Glass Frog, Valerio's Glass Frog, La Palma Glass Frog, and Ranita de VidrioScientific Name: Hyalinobatrachium valerioiFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog FamilyLocations: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and PanamaMale Size: 0.76 - .94 inchesFemale Size: .88 - 1.02 inch (22.5 - 26 mm) Like most Glass Frogs from the… Continue reading Reticulated Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi)
Oak Toad (Anaxyrus quercicus)
photo by the USGS Common Name: Oak ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus quercicusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocations: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and VirginiaSize: 1.25 inches (32 mm) max The Oak Toad is the smallest toad in North America, not even reaching 2 inches when it is fully grown.… Continue reading Oak Toad (Anaxyrus quercicus)
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
photo by Rainer Theuer Common Name: Northern Crested Newt, Great Crested Newt, and Warty NewtScientific Name: Triturus cristatusFamily: SalamandridaeLocations: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United KingdomSize: 6 inches (15.24 cm) The Great… Continue reading Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
Pig Frog (Rana grylio)
photo by the USFWS Common Name: Pig FrogScientific Name: Rana grylioFamily: Ranidae - True Frog FamilyLocations: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and TexasIntroduced Locations: Bahamas, China, and Puerto RicoSize: 3.25 - 6.5 inches (85 - 165 mm) The Pig Frog is named after the male's mating call that sounds like… Continue reading Pig Frog (Rana grylio)
New Species and Genus from the Western Ghats of India
A new species of frog was discovered in the Western Ghats of India. The Western Ghats is an incredible place to go frogging. There are three known families of frogs that are only found there and hundreds of different species of frogs. Not only was this new species discovered, it has been put into a… Continue reading New Species and Genus from the Western Ghats of India