photo by Santiago Ron Common Name: Pacific Horned Frog or Stolzmann's Horned FrogScientific Name: Ceratophrys stolzmanniFamily: Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog familyLocations: Ecuador and PeruMale Size: 1.8 - 2.6 inches (48 - 68 mm)Female Size: 2 - 3.2 inches (53 - 82 mm) The Pacific Horned Frog lives along the Pacific coast of southern Ecuador and… Continue reading Pacific Horned Frog (Ceratophrys stolzmanni)
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Hot Creek Toad (Anaxyrus monfontanus)
photo by William Flaxington Common Name: Hot Creek ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus monfontanusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: United States - NevadaSize: 2.3 inches (60 mm) The Hot Creek Toad is a new species to science. Once considered to be a population of the Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas), they were elevated to full species status in… Continue reading Hot Creek Toad (Anaxyrus monfontanus)
Florida Bog Frog (Rana okaloosae)
photo by Kevin Enge Common Name: Florida Bog FrogScientific Name: Rana okaloosaeFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States - FloridaSize: 1.3 - 1.9 inches (34 to 49 mm) The Florida Bog Frog lives in bogs in the panhandle of Florida. They are the smallest species of True Frogs in the United States. The frogs have a… Continue reading Florida Bog Frog (Rana okaloosae)
Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis)
photo by Tereza T Common Name: Growling Grass Frog, Southern Bell Frog, Green and Gold Frog, and Warty Swamp Frog Scientific Name: Litoria raniformisFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Australia and TasmaniaIntroduced Locations: New ZealandSize: 4 inches (10 cm) The Growling Grass Frog lives along marshes, ponds, and dams in southeastern Australia and northern Tasmania.… Continue reading Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis)
Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus)
Common Name: Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog or Golfo Dulce Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Phyllobates vittatusFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Costa RicaSize: females up to 1.2 inches (31 mm); male up to 1 inches (26 mm) The Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog lives in the Golfo Dulce region of southwestern Costa Rica. They are a… Continue reading Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus)
White-lipped Thin-Toed Frog (Leptodactylus fragilis)
photo by Esteban Alzate Common Name: White-lipped Thin-Toed Frog, Mexican White-Lipped Frog, and American White-Lipped FrogScientific Name: Leptodactylus fragilisFamily: LeptodactylidaeLocation: United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and VenezuelaUS Locations: TexasIntroduced Locations: CubaSize: 1.2 - 2 inches (3 - 5 cm) The White-lipped Thin-Toed Frog lives in a variety… Continue reading White-lipped Thin-Toed Frog (Leptodactylus fragilis)
European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea)
photo by Christian Fischer Common Name: European Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla arboreaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocation: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,… Continue reading European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea)
Japanese Common Toad (Bufo japonicus)
photo by Yasunori Koide Common Name: Japanese Common ToadScientific Name: Bufo japonicusFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: JapanSize: 3.1 - 6.9 inches (80 - 176 mm) The Japanese Common Toad lives on the islands of Kyusyu, Shikoku, Hokkaido, and Honshu of Japan. They have also been introduced to the island of Izu Oshima. Additionally, they… Continue reading Japanese Common Toad (Bufo japonicus)
New Species of Salamander from North Carolina – Carolina Sandhills Salamander
Carolina Sandhills Salamander (Eurycea arenicola) - photo by L Todd Pusser North Carolina is home to the most salamander species in the United States, a whopping 63 species! Now, thanks to researchers, the number moves up to 64! The southeastern United States, especially the Appalachian Mountain, is the salamander capitol of the world. This discovery was… Continue reading New Species of Salamander from North Carolina – Carolina Sandhills Salamander
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
photo by wikiuser Mattstone911 Common Name: American CrocodileScientific Name: Crocodylus acutusFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile FamilyLocations: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, Venezuela, and BoliviaUS Location: FloridaAverage Male Size: 9.5 - 13.1 feet (2.9 - 4 meters) Average Female Size: 8.2 - 9.8 feet… Continue reading American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)