photo by inaturalist user:gauvain_saucy Common Name: Yellow Mantella, East Golden Mantella, Eastern MantellaScientific Name: Mantella croceaFamily: Mantellidae - Mantella familyLocation: MadagascarSize: 0.69 - 0.94 inches (17 - 24 mm) The Yellow Mantella lives in swamps surrounded by forests in north eastern Madagascar. They are active during the day, thanks to their bright colors that warn… Continue reading Yellow Mantella (Mantella crocea)
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Saber-toothed Frog (Odontobatrachus natator)
photo by Elena Reljic Common Name: Saber-toothed Frog, Sierra Leone Water Frog, Common Toothed FrogScientific Name: Odontobatrachus natatorFamily: OdontobatrachidaeLocation: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra LeoneFemale Size: 1.8 - 2.4 inches (44.6 - 61.1 mm)Male Size: 1.7 - 2.0 inches (42.6 - 52.5 mm) The Saber-toothed Frog gets their name from the sharp teeth that… Continue reading Saber-toothed Frog (Odontobatrachus natator)
Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
photo by Peter Kennerley Common Name: MuggerScientific Name: Crocodylus palustrisFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile familyLocation: Bangladash, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri LankaSize: 13.0 - 16.4 inches (4 - 5 meters) The Mugger Crocodile lives in most freshwater habitats including lakes, streams, ponds, and streams. They are known to burrow down in the ground to escape… Continue reading Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
Eastern Ghost Frog (Heleophryne orientalis)
photo by Kurt van Wyk Common Name: Eastern Ghost FrogScientific Name: Heleophryne orientalisFamily: Heleophrynidae - Ghost Frog familyLocation: South AfricaFemale Size: 1.8 inches (46 mm)Male Size: 1.4 inches (35 mm) The Eastern Ghost Frog lives in the forest areas surrounding the mountain fynbos heathlands. They live by fast moving, cold mountain streams. The mating season… Continue reading Eastern Ghost Frog (Heleophryne orientalis)
Fringed Leaf Frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus)
photo by inaturalist user: peregrin8 Common Name: Fringed Leaf FrogScientific Name: Cruziohyla craspedopusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and PeruFemale Size: 2.7 - 2.9 inches (69 - 73 mm)Male Size: 2.2 inches (55 - 57 mm) The Fringed Leaf Frog lives in the canopy of trees in the lowland Amazon rain forest.… Continue reading Fringed Leaf Frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus)
Forest Green Tree Frog (Zhangixalus arboreus)
photo by Gonzalo Giribet Common Name: Forest Green Tree Frog, Kinugasa Flying FrogScientific Name: Zhangixalus arboreusFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: JapanFemale Size:2.3 - 3.2 inches (59 - 82 mm) Male Size: 1.6 - 2.4 inches (42 - 60 mm) The Forest Green Tree Frog spends most of its life in the trees. The… Continue reading Forest Green Tree Frog (Zhangixalus arboreus)
Pepper’s Poison Frog (Ameerega pepperi)
photo by Humberto Marcial Apagüeño vasquez Common Name: Pepper's Poison Frog, Valle de Huallaga Poison FrogScientific Name: Ameerega pepperiFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: PeruFemale Size: 1.2 - 1.4 inches (30.8 - 34.4 mm)Male Size: 1.1 inches (28.6 mm) The Pepper's Poison Frog is named after Mark Pepper, a Canadian conservationist that I've never… Continue reading Pepper’s Poison Frog (Ameerega pepperi)
Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)
photo by David Sinnott Common Name: Giant Burrowing Frog, Eastern Owl FrogScientific Name: Heleioporus australiacusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: Australia - New South WalesFemale Size: 2.9 - 3.8 inches (73- 97mm)Male Size: 2.4 - 3.0 inches (60 - 78 mm) The Giant Burrowing Frog lives in montane sclerophyll woodlands, montane riparian woodlands, wet,… Continue reading Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)
Red Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis pyrrhus)
photo by Damon Tighe Common Name: Red Bright-eyed FrogScientific Name: Boophis pyrrhusFamily: MantellidaeLocation: MadagascarFemale Size: 1.46 inches (37 mm)Male Size: 1.0 - 1.26 inches (26 - 32 mm) The Red Bright-eyed Frog lives in pristine rain forests of eastern Madagascar. The mating season coincides with the rainy season, from November to April. The male frogs… Continue reading Red Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis pyrrhus)
Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis)
photo by Oliver Angus Common Names: Namaqua Rain Frog, Namakwa Reënpadda (Afrikaans)Scientific Name: Breviceps namaquensisFamily: Brevicipidae - African Rain Frog familyLocation: Namibia and South AfricaFemale Size: 1.8 inches (45 mm)Male Size: smaller than females The Namaqua Rain Frog lives in the sandy areas of the karroo, a semi desert region in South Africa. The frog… Continue reading Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis)