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)
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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)
Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
photo by J. Patrick Fischer Common Name: Chinese Alligator or Yangtze AlligatorScientific Name: Alligator sinensisFamily: Alligatoridae – Alligator familyLocations: ChinaSize: 5 - 7 feet (1.5 - 2.1 meters) The Chinese Alligator lives in slow moving, fresh water streams, rivers, lakes, swamps, and canals of the lower Yangtze River. While this might make you think it spends its summer days floating… Continue reading Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
Dotted Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata)
photo by Arley O. Gallardo Common Name: Dotted Humming FrogScientific Name: Chiasmocleis ventrimaculataFamily: Microhylidae - Narrow mouthed frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and PeruSize: 0.78 inches (2 cm) The DottedHumming Frog is known for its special relationship with Tarantulas. How does a tiny frog and a big spider that often eats frogs become friends? Well....… Continue reading Dotted Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata)
CROCtober 2023
Welcome to Croctober 2023! Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the world of one of nature's most formidable and fascinating creatures: the crocodile (and other crocodilians). Throughout this month, we'll be diving deep into the depths of these ancient reptiles, uncovering their secrets, and celebrating their remarkable existence.
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
photo by flickr / wikiuser dewet Common Name: Nile CrocodileScientific Name: Crocodylus niloticusFamily: Crocodylidae - Crocodile FamilyLocations: Angola, Botswana, Burund, Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and ZimbabweSize: 16 - 20… Continue reading Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)