Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Betic Midwife Toad (Alytes dickhilleni), celebrated across Spanish herpetology as the Sapo partero bético, is a small, biologically unique, and critically imperiled anuran amphibian strictly endemic to the rugged, high-altitude mountain chains of the Betic...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Iberian Midwife Toad (Alytes cisternasii), celebrated across Spanish and Portuguese natural history as the Cisternas’ Midwife Toad or Sapo partero ibérico, is an ancient, biologically extraordinary, and culturally renowned anuran amphibian strictly...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Mediterranean Painted Frog (Discoglossus pictus), celebrated across Mediterranean herpetology as the Sicilian Painted Frog or Painted Disc-tongued Frog, is an agile, robust, and biologically primitive anuran amphibian belonging to the ancient disc-tongued...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Greek Stream Frog (Rana graeca), celebrated across Balkan herpetology as the Balkan Stream Frog or Greek Torrent Frog, is an exceptionally specialized, robust, and biologically captivating brown frog endemic strictly to the rushing mountain torrents and...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Tyrrhenian Tree Frog (Hyla sarda), celebrated across Mediterranean natural history as the Sardinian Tree Frog or Raganella sarda, is an exquisitely colored, radiant, and biologically fascinating hylid amphibian endemic exclusively to the islands of...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewPerez’s Frog (Pelophylax perezi), widely celebrated across the Iberian Peninsula as the Iberian Green Frog or Rana Común, is an exceptionally abundant, hardy, and vocally boisterous semi-aquatic anuran native to Spain, Portugal, and southwestern France....
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Canyon Tree Frog (Dryophytes arenicolor) is a rugged, rock-loving, and masterfully camouflaged hylid amphibian native to the dramatic red-rock canyons, boulder-strewn washes, and arid mountain ranges of the North American Southwest and Mexico. Defying the...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Common Reed Frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) is an exquisite, tiny, and biologically extraordinary hyperoliid tree frog native to the sun-drenched papyrus swamps, reed beds, and river floodplains of East and Central Africa. Celebrated across herpetology as...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe White-lipped Tree Frog (Litoria infrafrenata), scientifically recognized in contemporary taxonomy as Nyctimystes infrafrenatus, holds the undisputed global title as the largest tree frog in the world. Endemic to the lush tropical rainforests, coastal river...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Red-legged Walking Frog (Kassina maculata), also celebrated in African herpetology as the vlei frog, spotted running frog, or red-legged kassina, is an exceptionally striking, medium-sized nocturnal anuran belonging to the African reed frog family...
