photo by Maël Dewynter Common Name: Bate's Night Frog, Benito River Night Frog, River Night FrogScientific Name: Astylosternus batesiFamily: ArthroleptidaeLocation: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and GabonFemale Size: 2.9 inches (73.5 mm)Male Size: 1.8 - 2.0 inches (45 - 53 mm) The Bate's Night Frog has two breeding… Continue reading Bate’s Night Frog (Astylosternus batesi)
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Orinoco Lime Tree Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus)
photo by Marco Aurelio de Sena Common Name: Orinoco Lime Tree Frog, Ghost Frog, Greater Hatchet-Faced Tree FrogScientific Name: Sphaenorhynchus lacteusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaFemale Size: 1.5 - 1.8 inches (38.4 - 45.7 mm)Male Size: 1.0 - 1.6 inches (25.5 - 41.5Â mm) The Orinoco… Continue reading Orinoco Lime Tree Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus)
Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
photo by vicki powys Common Name: Freshwater Crocodile, Johnstone's Crocodile, FreshieScientific Name: Crocodylus johnstoniFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile FamilyLocation: AustraliaFemale Size: 6.9 feet (2.1 m)Male Size: 7.5 - 9.8 feet (2.3 - 3.0 m) The Freshwater Crocodile or just Freshie as they call it in Australia, is a smaller crocodile found in northern Australia. As the name… Continue reading Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog (Smilisca phaeota)
photo by carnifex Common Name: New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog, Masked Tree Frog, Tarraco Tree FrogScientific Name: Smilisca phaeotaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and PanamaFemale Size: 3 inches (7.6 cm)Male Size: 2 inches (5.0 cm) The New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog is a nocturnal, arboreal species, sleeping on… Continue reading New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog (Smilisca phaeota)
Mindo Harlequin Toad (Atelopus mindoensis)
photo by Jay Baumann Common Name: Mindo Harlequin Toad, Mindo Stubfoot ToadScientific Name: Atelopus mindoensisFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: EcuadorFemale Size: 1.0 - 1.1 inches (26.8 - 28.9 mm)Male Size: 0.7 - 0.8 inches (17.5 - 21.4 mm) The Mindo Harlequin Toad lives nearby streams in humid montane and tropical rainforests of Ecuador. They… Continue reading Mindo Harlequin Toad (Atelopus mindoensis)
Giant Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes interioris)
photo by inaturalist user: sbarton16 Common Name: Giant Banjo Frog, Giant Pobblebonk, Giant Bull FrogScientific Name: Limnodynastes interiorisFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: Australia - New South WalesSize: 2.8 - 3.5 inches (7 - 9 cm) The Giant Banjo Frog spends its days burrowed under ground and comes up during the night to hunt.… Continue reading Giant Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes interioris)
Golden Eyed Tree Frog (Trachycephalus coriaceus)
photo by Vincent Rufray Common Name: Golden Eyed Tree Frog, Chocolate Milk Frog, Surinam Gold Eyed Milk Tree Frog, Surinam Casque-headed Tree Frog, Leathery Sticky FrogSpanish Name: Rana Arbórea Gomosa de CueroScientific Name: Trachycephalus coriaceusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and SurinameFemale Size: 2.0 - 2.6 inches (53 - 65 mm)Male… Continue reading Golden Eyed Tree Frog (Trachycephalus coriaceus)
Caribbean White Lipped Frog (Leptodactylus albilabris)
photo by emanuel echevarria Common English Name: Caribbean White Lipped Frog, Antillean White Lipped FrogSpanish Name: Ranita de Labio Blanco, Sapito de Labio BlancoScientific Name: Leptodactylus albilabrisFamily: LeptodactylidaeLocation: British Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin IslandsSize: 1.4 inches (36 mm) The Caribbean White Lipped Frog is a semi-aquatic frog, named after… Continue reading Caribbean White Lipped Frog (Leptodactylus albilabris)
Sao Tome Giant Reed Frog (Hyperolius thomensis)
photo by Luke Verburgt Common Name: Sao Tome Giant Reed Frog, Sao Tome Giant Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyperolius thomensisFamily: Hyperoliidae - African Reed Frog familyLocation: Sao TomeFemale Size: 1.6 - 1.9 inches (42 - 49 mm)Male Size: 1.4 - 1.6 inches (36 - 41 mm) The Sao Tome Giant Reed Frog is the largest species… Continue reading Sao Tome Giant Reed Frog (Hyperolius thomensis)
Kirthisinghe’s Rock Frog (Nannophrys marmorata)
photo by Sanjaya Kanishka Common Name: Kirthisinghe's Rock Frog, Marbled Streamlined FrogScientific Name: Nannophrys marmorataFamily: Dicroglossidae - Forked Tongue FamilyLocation: Sri LankaFemale Size: 1.8 inches (45.1 mm)Male Size: 1.4 inches (35.4 mm) The Kirthisighe's Rock Frog lives in the streams and moist grassy areas of the eastern Knuckle Mountain range. The area has a short… Continue reading Kirthisinghe’s Rock Frog (Nannophrys marmorata)