photo by Chris Brown / USGS Common Name: California Tree Frog or California Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris cadaverina or Hyliola cadaverinaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Mexico and the United States (California)Male Size: 1.4 inches (36 mm)Female Size: 1.8 inches (45 mm) The California Tree Frog can be called the California Chorus Frog due to… Continue reading California Tree Frog (Pseudacris cadaverina)
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Coquà Llanero (Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi)
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)
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)
Phantasmal Poison Frog (Epipedobates tricolor)
Phantasmal Poison Frog - photo by Holger Krisp Common Name: Phantasmal Poison Frog, Phantasmal Poison Arrow FrogScientific Name: Epipedobates tricolorFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: EcuadorSize: 0.9 inches (22.6 mm) The Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog is a radiantly colored frog from the rain forests in the Andean slopes of Ecuador. Sadly, they are disappearing… Continue reading Phantasmal Poison Frog (Epipedobates tricolor)
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)
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)
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)
Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa)
photo by Chris Brown (USGS) Common Name: Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged FrogScientific Name: Rana muscosaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States - CaliforniaSize: 2 - 3 inches (5 - 7.6 cm) The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and the United States federal government categorizes the Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog as… Continue reading Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa)
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)
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 Rico.Size: 6.5 inches (165 mm) The Pig Frog is named after the male's mating call that sounds like a pig grunt. Like… Continue reading Pig Frog (Rana grylio)