Western Spadefoot Toad

Amphibians > Spadefoot Toads

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Western Spadefoot ToadScientific Name: Spea hammondiiCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Spadefoot ToadsSize: Snout-vent length: 1.5–2.5 in (3.8–6.5 cm)Weight: 0.4–0.9 oz (12–25 g)Lifespan: 10–12+ years in the wildDiet: Carnivore / Insectivore...

Zombie Frog

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Zombie FrogScientific Name: Synapturanus zombieCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Frogs & ToadsSize: Snout-to-vent length: 1.5–1.6 in (3.7–4.1 cm)Weight: 0.25–0.40 oz (7–11 g)Lifespan: Estimated 4–8 years in the wildDiet: Carnivore /...

Striped Kassina

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Striped KassinaScientific Name: Kassinula vittataCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Frogs & ToadsSize: Snout-to-vent length: 0.7–1.0 in (18–25 mm); one of Africa’s smallest running frogsWeight: 0.03–0.07 oz (0.8–2.0 g)Lifespan: 3–5...

Hewitt’s Ghost Frog

Amphibians > Ghost Frogs

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Hewitt’s Ghost FrogScientific Name: Heleophryne hewittiCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Ghost FrogsSize: Snout-to-vent length: 1.5–2.0 in (3.8–5.0 cm)Weight: 0.2–0.5 oz (6–14 g)Lifespan: 6–10 years in the wild; tadpoles develop over 2...

Red-crowned Toadlet

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Red-crowned ToadletScientific Name: Pseudophryne australisCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Frogs & ToadsSize: Snout-to-vent length: 0.8–1.2 in (20–30 mm)Weight: 0.04–0.11 oz (1–3 g)Lifespan: 4–7 years in the wildDiet: Carnivore /...

Marbled Stream Frog

Amphibians > Dicroglossidae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Marbled Stream FrogScientific Name: Nannophrys marmorataCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: DicroglossidaeSize: Snout-to-vent length: 1.2–1.8 in (30–45 mm)Weight: 0.25–0.50 oz (7–14 g)Lifespan: 4–7 years in the wildDiet: Insectivore (freshwater...

Prince Charles Stream Tree Frog

Amphibians > Hylidae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Prince Charles Stream Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyloscirtus princecharlesiCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: HylidaeSize: Snout-to-vent length: Males: 2.6–2.8 in (66–72 mm); Females: up to 3.1 in (80 mm)Weight: 1.0–2.2 oz (28–62 g)Lifespan: 6–10...

Mexican Burrowing Caecilian

Amphibians > Gymnophiona

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Mexican Burrowing CaecilianScientific Name: Dermophis mexicanusCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: GymnophionaSize: Total length: 12–24 in (30–60 cm); Body diameter: 0.8–1.5 in (2–4 cm)Weight: 3.5–9.0 oz (100–250 g)Lifespan: 10–15 years in the...

Caucasian Salamander

Amphibians > Salamanders

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Caucasian SalamanderScientific Name: Mertensiella caucasicaCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: SalamandersSize: Total length: 5.5–7.5 in (14–19 cm); Exceptionally long tail makes up over half its lengthWeight: 0.4–0.9 oz (12–25 g)Lifespan: 10–14...

Longdong Stream Salamander

Amphibians > Salamanders

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Longdong Stream SalamanderScientific Name: Batrachuperus londongensisCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: SalamandersSize: Total length: 6.0–8.0 in (15–20 cm); Snout-to-vent length: 3.2–4.5 in (8–11 cm)Weight: 1.5–3.2 oz (40–90 g)Lifespan: 12–18...