Mediterranean Painted Frog

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...

Greek Stream Frog

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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...

Tyrrhenian Tree Frog

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...

Perez’s Frog

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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....

Canyon Tree Frog

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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...

Common Reed Frog

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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...

White-lipped Tree Frog

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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...

Red-legged Walking Frog

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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...

Brazilian Horned Frog

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OverviewThe Brazilian Horned Frog (Ceratophrys aurita), also celebrated in Brazil as the sapo-untanha or giant Pacman frog, is a colossal, extraordinarily heavy-bodied terrestrial anuran belonging to the South American horned frog family Ceratophryidae. Endemic to the...