photo by Melissa Bruton Common Name: Woodworker Frog or Carpenter FrogScientific Name: Limnodynastes lignariusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocations: AustraliaSize: 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) The Woodworker Frog lives near rocky areas in northern Australia. It is named after its call that sounds like someone hammering. The breeding season lasts from December to March (possibly… Continue reading Woodworker Frog (Limnodynastes lignarius)
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Strecker’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri)
photo by Ashley Tubbs Common Name: Strecker's Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris streckeriFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States - Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and TexasSize: 1.88 inches (48 mm) While the Strecker's Chorus Frog is a member of the tree frog family, it spends most of its time burrowed underground. They use their… Continue reading Strecker’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri)
Spotted Poison Frog (Ranitomeya vanzolinii)
photo by John P Clare Common Name: Spotted Poison Frog and Brazilian Poison FrogScientific Name: Ranitomeya vanzoliniiFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocations: Brazil and PeruSize: 0.65 - 0.74 inches (16.7 - 19 mm) The Spotted Poison Frog is an arboreal poison dart frog, primarily living at least 6 feet (2 meters) off the ground.… Continue reading Spotted Poison Frog (Ranitomeya vanzolinii)
Yucatecan Casquehead Tree Frog (Triprion petasatus)
photo by Maximilian Paradiz Common Name: Yucatecan Casquehead Tree Frog, Yucatán Casque-headed Treefrog, Scientific Name: Triprion petasatusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and MexicoFemale Size: 2.6 - 3 inches (65 mm - 75.2 mm)Male Size 1.9 - 2.4 inches (48.1 mm - 60.8 mm) The Yucatecan Casquehead Tree Frog lives throughout the… Continue reading Yucatecan Casquehead Tree Frog (Triprion petasatus)
Mazatlan Narrow Mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne mazatlanensis)
photo by Jim Rorabaugh Common Name: Mazatlan Narrow Mouthed Toad, Sinaloan Narrow-mouthed ToadScientific Name: Gastrophryne mazatlanensisFamily: MicrohylidaeLocations: Mexico and the United States - ArizonaSize: 1.6 inches (4 cm) The Mazatlan Narrow Mouthed Toad was originally thought to be its own species before researchers merged it into the Great Plains Narrowed Mouth Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea). It… Continue reading Mazatlan Narrow Mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne mazatlanensis)
Veragua Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus cruciger)
photo by Indiana Cristo Common English Name: Veragua Stubfoot Toad and Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog Local Name: Sapito RayadoScientific Name: Atelopus crucigerFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: VenezuelaMale Size: 1.1 - 1.3 inches (28.2–34.6 mm)Female Size: 1.5 - 2 inches (39.5–49.9 mm) The Veragua Stubfoot Toad is a member of the genus Atelopus, the Harlequin… Continue reading Veragua Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus cruciger)
Natal Ghost Frog (Hadromophryne natalensis)
photo by Luke Verburgt Common Name: Natal Ghost FrogScientific Name: Hadromophryne natalensisFamily: Heleophrynidae - Ghost Frog familyLocations: Lesotho, South Africa, and SwazilandMale Size: 1.77 inches (45 mm)Female Size: 2.4 inches (63 mm) The Natal Ghost Frog breeds in late summer (March to May). The males call out from around the streams. Once the female arrives,… Continue reading Natal Ghost Frog (Hadromophryne natalensis)
San Jose Cochran Frog (Cochranella euknemos)
photo by Brian Gratwicke Common Name: San Jose Cochran FrogScientific Name: Cochranella euknemosFamily: Centrolenidae - Glass Frog familyLocations: Colombia, Costa Rica, and PanamaFemale Size: 1.0 - 1.25 inches (25 - 32 mm)Male Size: 0.8 - 1.0 inches (21 - 25 mm) The San Jose Cochran Frog lives on trees and other vegetation near streams in… Continue reading San Jose Cochran Frog (Cochranella euknemos)
Fiji Tree Frog (Cornufer vitiensis)
Fiji tree frog by Tamara.osborne Common Name: Fiji Tree FrogScientific Name: Cornufer vitiensisFamily: Ceratobatracidae Locations: Fiji - Islands of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, and possibly TaveuniMale Size: 1.25 - 1.7 inches (32 - 45 mm)Female Size: 1.8 - 2.3 inches (47 - 60 mm) The Fiji Tree Frog is one of the two native… Continue reading Fiji Tree Frog (Cornufer vitiensis)
Arizona Tree Frog (Hyla wrightorum)
photo by the USDA Common Name: Arizona Tree Frog, Wright's Mountain FrogScientific Name: Hyla (Dryophytes) wrightorumFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Mexico and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona and New MexicoSize: 1 - 2 inches (25 - 51 mm) The Arizona Tree Frog is the state amphibian of Arizona. The males of the species have… Continue reading Arizona Tree Frog (Hyla wrightorum)