photo by Wouter Beukema Common Name: Mindanao Fanged Frog, Giant Philippine FrogScientific Name: Limnonectes magnusFamily: Dicroglossidae - Forked Tongue Frog FamilyLocation: PhilippinesSize: 4.4 inches (113 mm) The Mindanao Fanged Frog lives along streams and rivers in lower montane and lowland forests. They can often be found sitting on rocks and boulders in these waters but… Continue reading Mindanao Fanged Frog (Limnonectes magnus)
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Locust Coqui (Eleutherodactylus locustus)
photo by Luis J. Villanueva-Rivera Common Name: Locust Coqui, Puerto Rican Small Eared Frog, Interior Robber Frog, Warty CoquiScientific Name:Eleutherodactylus locustusFamily: Eleutherodactylidae Location: Puerto RicoSize: 0.74 inches (19 mm) The Locust Coqui lives only in broadleaf forests with a closed canopy. They don't tolerate disturbances from human activities well. The male frogs call from low… Continue reading Locust Coqui (Eleutherodactylus locustus)
Moroccan Painted Frog (Discoglossus scovazzi)
photo by Wouter Beukema Common Name: Moroccan Painted FrogScientific Name: Discoglossus scovazziFamily: Alytidae - Midwife Toad and Painted Frog familyLocation: Morocco and SpainFemale Size: 2.5 - 2.6 inches (64 - 66 mm)Male Size: 2.1 - 2.8 inches (54 - 70 mm) The Moroccan Painted Frog is a primarily nocturnal species but can be found during… Continue reading Moroccan Painted Frog (Discoglossus scovazzi)
Strawberry Rain Frog (Breviceps acutirostris)
photo by Alex Rebelo Common Name: Strawberry Rain Frog, Cape Short-head FrogScientific Name: Breviceps acutirostrisFamily: Brevicipitidae - African Rain Frog familyLocation: South AfricaFemale Size: 1.6 inches (40 mm)Male Size: 1.0 inches (25 mm) Like most Rain Frogs, the Strawberry Rain Frog is a primarily a fossorial species of frog, spending most of their time burrowed… Continue reading Strawberry Rain Frog (Breviceps acutirostris)
Beautiful Pygmy Frog (Microhyla pulchra)
photo by Matthew Kwan Common Name: Beautiful Pygmy Frog, Guangdong Rice Frog, Marbled Pygmy Frog, Marbled Narrow-mouthed FrogScientific Name: Microhyla pulchraFamily: Microhylidae - Narrowmouth Toad familyLocation: Cambodia, China, Guam, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Thailand, and VietnamIntroduced Location GuamSize: 1.1 - 2.0 inches (3 - 5 cm) The Beautiful Pygmy Frog lives on the forest edges,… Continue reading Beautiful Pygmy Frog (Microhyla pulchra)
Iberian Tree Frog (Hyla molleri)
photo by Sara Navarro Common Name: Iberian Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla molleriFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: France, Portugal, and SpainSize: 1.6 - 2.0 inches (4 - 5 cm) As the name suggests, the Iberian Tree Frog lives in the Iberian peninsula and into southwest France. They are an arboreal species, often found on trees… Continue reading Iberian Tree Frog (Hyla molleri)
Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus)
photo by Colin Trainor Common Name: Great Barred FrogScientific Name: Mixophyes fasciolatusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 3.9 inches (10 cm) The Great Barred Frog lives in rain forests, sclerophyll forests, and beech forests. They have a dark brown eyes that differ from other Barred Frogs. The frog mates from September to April… Continue reading Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus)
Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus)
photo by Tim Brammer Common Name: Red-Banded Rubber Frog, Banded Rubber FrogScientific Name: Phrynomantis bifasciatusFamily: Microhylidae - Narrowmouthed Frog FamilyLocation: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and ZimbabweSize: 3 inches (75 mm) The Red-Banded Rubber Frog is a terrestrial species, found in grasslands… Continue reading Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus)
Bloody Bay Poison Frog (Mannophryne olmonae)
photo by Saifudeen Muhammad Common Name: Bloody Bay Poison Frog, Tobago Stream Frog, Tobago Poison FrogScientific Name: Mannophryne olmonaeFamily: Aromobatidae - Cryptic Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: Trinidad and Tobago Female Size: 0.85 inches (21.6 mm)Male Size: 0.82 inches (21.0 mm) The Bloody Bay Poison Frog lives in the rain forests in the Northeast of the… Continue reading Bloody Bay Poison Frog (Mannophryne olmonae)
West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
photo by Tom JAMONNEAU Common Name: West African Slender-snouted CrocodileScientific Name: Mecistops cataphractusFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile FamilyLocation: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra LeoneSize: 10 - 13 feet (3 - 4 m) The West African Slender-snouted Crocodile lives in western and central sub-Saharan… Continue reading West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)