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)
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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)
Spotted Stream Frog (Pulchrana picturata)
photo by CheongWeei Gan Common Name: Spotted Stream FrogScientific Name: Pulchrana* picturataFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, and MalaysiaSize: 1.5 inches (40 mm) for males, 2.75 inches (70 mm) for females The Spotted Stream Frog lives in the rain forests of Borneo. Juveniles and subadults live in the leaf litter while adults go… Continue reading Spotted Stream Frog (Pulchrana picturata)
Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis)
photo by John Sullivan Common Name: Harlequin Tree Frog and Panther Flying FrogScientific Name: Rhacophorus pardalisFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and ThailandSize: 1.9 - 2.75 inches (50 - 70 mm) The Harlequin Tree Frog lives in the primary and secondary rain forests but also peat swamp forests of southeast… Continue reading Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis)
Mitchell’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius mitchelli)
photo by wikiuser Coren Common Name: Mitchell's Reed FrogScientific Name: Hyperolius mitchelliFamily: Hyperoliidae - African Reed Frog familyLocation: Malawi, Mozambique, and TanzaniaSize: 0.9 - 1.2 inches (23 - 32 mm) The Mitchell's Reed Frog has two distinct color phases J (juvenile) and F (female). All the frogs start out with the J color phase. Then… Continue reading Mitchell’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius mitchelli)
Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
photo by wikiuser Thesupermat Common Name: Dwarf Crocodile and Broad-snouted CrocodileScientific Name: Osteolaemus tetraspisFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile familyLocations: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoirej, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and TogoSize: 4.9 feet (1.5 m) The Dwarf Crocodile is the smallest living crocodile… Continue reading Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Hell Hollow Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus)
photo by William Flaxington Common Name: Hell Hollow Slender SalamanderScientific Name: Batrachoseps diabolicusFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander familyLocation: United States - CaliforniaSize: 1.77 inches (45 mm) snout to vent, 4.3 inches (110 mm) total length The Hell Hollow Slender Salamander are most active during the cool rainy wet nights of late fall into winter. They… Continue reading Hell Hollow Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus)
Harlequin Poison Frog (Oophaga histrionica)
photo by Daniel Vásquez-Restrepo Common Name: Harlequin Poison FrogScientific Name: Oophaga histrionicaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: ColombiaSize: 1.3 inches (3.3 cm) The Harlequin Poison Frog lives amongst the leaf litter of the Chocó region of western Colombia. They come in a variety of colors - orange, red, and yellow. The males call from… Continue reading Harlequin Poison Frog (Oophaga histrionica)