photo by Hans Hillewaert Common Name: Paradoxical Frog, Paradox Frog, Shrinking FrogScientific Name: Pseudis paradoxaFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog FamilyLocations: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaSize: 1.7 - 3 inches (45 - 75 mm) The Paradoxical Frog is named after a strange phenomenon during their metamorphosis.… Continue reading Paradoxical Frog (Pseudis paradoxa)
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Hurter’s Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus hurterii)
photo by Zack Bittner Common Name: Hurter's Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Scaphiopus hurteriiFamily: Scaphiopodidae - American Spadefoot Toad familyLocations: United States and MexicoUS Locations: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and OklahomaSize: 1.75 - 3.25 inches (4.4 - 8.3 cm) The Hurter's Spadefoot Toad is named after naturalist Julius Hurter, former curator of the St. Louis Academy of Science.… Continue reading Hurter’s Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus hurterii)