Puerto Rican Crested Toad photo by Jan P. Zegarra, USFWS Common Name: Puerto Rican Crested Toad, Sapo ConchoScientific Name: Peltophryne lemurFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: Puerto RicoSize: 2.5 - 4.7 inches (64 - 120 mm) The Puerto Rican Crested Toad is a nocturnal and fossorial toad. Not too much is known about their life… Continue reading Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Peltophryne lemur)
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Carruther’s Rain Frog (Breviceps carruthersi)
photo by Tyrone Ping Common Name: Carruther's Rain Frog, Rhinda Rain Frog, Phinda Rain FrogScientific Name: Breviceps carruthersiFamily: Brevicipidae - Rain Frog familyLocation: South AfricaSize: 1.3 inches (34 mm) The Carruther's Rain Frog lives only in Hluhluwe, Northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List hasn't accessed… Continue reading Carruther’s Rain Frog (Breviceps carruthersi)
Northern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes terraereginae)
photo by Greg Tasney Common Name: Northern Banjo Frog, Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk, or Northern BullfrogScientific Name: Limnodynastes terraereginaeFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 2.3 - 2.9 inches (60 - 75 mm) The Northern Banjo Frog lives along the eastern coast of Australia. During the dry season, the frogs spend their time burrowed underground. During… Continue reading Northern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes terraereginae)
Masako Fishing Frog (Aubria masako)
photo by Marius Burger Common Name: Masako Fishing Frog or Masako Ball FrogScientific Name: Aubria masakoFamily: Pyxicephalidae - African Bullfrog familyLocation: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and GabonSize: 2.5 - 3.9 inches (6.3 - 10 cm) The Masako Fishing Frog lives in swamps and along streams in forests in central… Continue reading Masako Fishing Frog (Aubria masako)
Northern Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda)
photo by B.Maryan Common Name: Northern Sandhill FrogScientific Name: Arenophryne rotundaFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 1.0 - 1.3 inches (26 - 33 mm) The Northern Sandhill Frog lives in the white coastal dunes of the Edel Land Peninsula and Dirk Hartog Island. The frog spends most of the day burrowed in the sands,… Continue reading Northern Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda)
Muller’s Platanna Frog (Xenopus muelleri)
photo by Wilderness Safaris Botswana - Conservation Team Common Name: Muller's Platanna Frog, Muller's Clawed FrogScientific Name: Xenopus muelleriFamily: Pipidae - Tongueless Frog familyLocation: Botswana, Chad, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and ZimbabweFemale Size: 3.5 inches (90 mm)Male Size: 2.4 inches (61 mm) The Muller's Platanna Frog is an… Continue reading Muller’s Platanna Frog (Xenopus muelleri)
Desert Spadefoot Toad (Notaden nichollsi)
photo by Richard D Reams Common Name: Desert Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Notaden nichollsiFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: AustraliaSize: 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) The Desert Spadefoot Toad lives in northern arid regions of Australia. They spend most of their time burrowed underground to prevent water loss. Some have been found 3 feet (1 meter)… Continue reading Desert Spadefoot Toad (Notaden nichollsi)
Hamilton’s Frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni)
photo by Alex Fergus Common Name: Hamilton's FrogScientific Name: Leiopelma hamiltoniFamily: LeiopelmatidaeLocation: New ZealandSize: The Hamilton's Frog is from an ancient lineage of frogs. They still retain some of the traits that the first frogs are thought to have had such as 9 presacral vertebrae, tail-wagging muscles, and the inability to make sound or croak.… Continue reading Hamilton’s Frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni)
Mexican Shovel headed Frog (Triprion spatulatus)
photo by Jorge ArmÃn Escalante Pasos Common Name: Mexican Shovel headed Frog, Duck billed FrogScientific Name: Triprion spatulatusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: MexicoFemale Size: 3.0 - 4.0 inches (75 - 101 mm)Male Size: 2.4 - 3.4 inches (61 - 87 mm) The Mexican Shovel headed Frog lives in the forests of the western coast… Continue reading Mexican Shovel headed Frog (Triprion spatulatus)
Black webbed Flying Tree Frog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii)
photo by Ganjar Cahyadi Common Name: Black webbed Flying Tree Frog or Reinwardt's Flying FrogScientific Name: Rhacophorus reinwardtiiFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Indonesia and MalaysiaFemale Size: 2.2 - 3.1 inches (55.4 - 79.6 mm)Male Size: 1.6 - 2.0 inches (41.6 - 52.5 mm) The Black webbed Flying Tree Frog lives high in the… Continue reading Black webbed Flying Tree Frog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii)