Amphibians > Anura
Fletcher’s Frog (Lechriodus fletcheri), also known as the black-soled frog, is a robust ground-dwelling amphibian native to the cool, temperate rainforests and wet sclerophyll gullies of eastern Australia. Named in honor of Australian naturalist J.J. Fletcher,...
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The Resplendent Bush Frog (Raorchestes resplendens) is a stunning, critically endangered amphibian discovered in 2010 on the mist-drenched pinnacle of Anamudi—the highest mountain peak in southern India’s Western Ghats. Boasting an eye-catching bright crimson to...
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The Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) is celebrated across herpetology as one of the most biologically lethal vertebrates on Earth. Endemic to a tiny strip of primary Pacific lowland rainforest in western Colombia, this member of the family Dendrobatidae...
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The Hogsback Frog (Anhydrophryne rattrayi) is a diminutive, highly endangered terrestrial amphibian restricted strictly to the cool, fog-laden afrotemperate mist forests of the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Remarkable for completely bypassing...
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The Brilliant-thighed Poison Frog (Allobates femoralis), also known as the brilliant-thighed rocket frog, is a widespread, acoustically prominent aromobatid amphibian inhabiting the vast tropical lowlands of the Amazon Basin and Guiana Shield. Renowned for its...
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The Alcatraz Snouted Treefrog (Scinax alcatraz) is a micro-endemic amphibian confined entirely to a single small granite island, Ilha dos Alcatrazes, located off the Atlantic coast of Brazil. Isolated from mainland ancestral populations thousands of years ago during...
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The Alta Verapaz Spikethumb Frog (Plectrohyla teuchestes) is a heavily armored, stream-dwelling hylid treefrog native exclusively to the cloud-draped mountain slopes of eastern Guatemala. Belonging to a specialized group of torrent frogs known as spikethumbs, it is...
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The Red-spotted Tooth Toad (Oreolalax rhodostigmatus) is a striking, cave-associated megophryid amphibian endemic to the limestone karst formations of southwestern China. Known for its remarkable physiological adaptations to dark subterranean streams and rushing...
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Pop’s Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis popi) is a jewel-like arboreal tree frog endemic strictly to the pristine montane rainforests of southeastern Madagascar. Belonging to the family Mantellidae, this enchanting amphibian is renowned for its vivid translucent...
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The Golden Coqui (Eleutherodactylus jasperi) is one of the most biologically famous and tragically imperiled amphibians in the Americas. Endemic strictly to a tiny mountainous enclave in the Sierra de Cayey of southeastern Puerto Rico, this tiny, jewel-like tree frog...
