Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus), previously classified as Rana sphenocephala, is a slender, athletic, and highly vocal semi-aquatic anuran belonging to the true frog family Ranidae. Indigenous to the abundant wetlands, bayous, and bottomland...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii) is a renowned, historically celebrated ranid amphibian that holds the proud distinction of being the largest native frog in western North America. Belonging to the true frog family Ranidae, this charismatic semi-aquatic...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Moor Frog (Rana arvalis) is a slender, semi-terrestrial Palearctic anuran renowned globally for one of the most spectacular, viral chromatic transformations in the animal kingdom. Belonging to the true frog family Ranidae, this ecologically vital amphibian...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Edible Frog (Pelophylax esculentus, historically Rana esculenta) is a famous, vibrant green water frog belonging to the true frog family (Ranidae). Native across the permanent wetlands, sunlit ponds, and slow river floodplains of continental Europe, this iconic...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree), specifically the Southern Corroboree Frog, is an exceptionally iconic, miniature, and critically endangered Australian anuran belonging to the ground frog family (Myobatrachidae). Endemic exclusively to a tiny,...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Fire-bellied Toad (Bombina bombina), also known as the European fire-bellied toad, is a charismatic, semi-aquatic discoglossid anuran belonging to the fire-bellied toad family (Bombinatoridae). Native to the sunlit lowland ponds, reed marshes, and river...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Common Spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus), also widely known throughout Europe as the garlic toad, is a plump, secretive fossorial amphibian belonging to the spadefoot toad family (Pelobatidae). Distributed across the sandy lowlands and river floodplains of Central and...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas), historically known as the boreal toad in its interior high-elevation ranges, is a hardy, ecologically vital bufonid native to the diverse topographies of Western North America. Spanning from sea-level coastal rainforests of the...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita) is one of Europe’s most distinctive and specialized amphibians, famous for its unique mode of terrestrial locomotion and deafening breeding choruses. Unlike common toads and frogs that hop or crawl, the natterjack has...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina variegata) is a charming, ancient anuran of the family Bombinatoridae that represents one of the most distinctive and biologically fascinating amphibians in Europe. Widely distributed across the hills, deciduous woodlands, and montane...
