Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea), affectionately known as the American Green Tree Frog and the official state amphibian of Louisiana and Georgia, is one of the most beloved, recognizable, and vocal arboreal frogs in North America. Flourishing across the...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Black Rain Frog (Breviceps fuscus) is a bizarre, fascinating, and globally celebrated burrowing anuran endemic to a narrow strip of coastal mountains in the Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. Believed by millions of internet enthusiasts to...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Common Parsley Frog (Pelodytes punctatus) is an enigmatic, slender anuran belonging to the relict family Pelodytidae, native to the open Mediterranean landscapes and river lowlands of France, Spain, Portugal, and western Italy. It owes its peculiar common...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Mallorcan Midwife Toad (Alytes muletensis), known locally as the ‘Ferreret,’ is one of the most famous examples of a ‘Lazarus taxon’ in modern conservation biology. Originally described in 1977 from fossilized bone fragments found...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
OverviewThe Agile Frog (Rana dalmatina) is a slender, exceptionally long-legged brown frog native to the sunlit deciduous and mixed broadleaf forests of central, southern, and western Europe. Ranging from northern Spain and France through Germany, Italy, the Balkans,...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Northern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi) is one of Australia’s most spectacular, biologically extraordinary, and critically endangered amphibians. Endemic exclusively to the high-elevation subalpine sphagnum bogs and snow gum woodlands of the...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Malagasy Rainbow Frog (Scaphiophryne gottlebei), also known as the painted burrowing frog or Gottlebe’s narrow-mouthed frog, is one of the most breathtakingly colorful, bizarre, and geographically restricted amphibians on Earth. Endemic strictly to the...
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The Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) is one of Australia’s most spectacular, culturally iconic, and fiercely protected amphibians. Belonging to the tree frog family (Hylidae), this large, robust frog is famed for its radiant, jewel-toned metallic green...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Western Spadefoot (Pelobates cultripes) is a fascinating, fossorial toad-like anuran native to the sun-baked, sandy Mediterranean landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. Belonging to the ancient family Pelobatidae, this nocturnal burrower is...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Pool Frog (Pelophylax lessonae) is a charismatic, medium-sized water frog native to the sun-warmed peat bogs, fens, and woodland ponds of northern and central Europe. The smallest of Europe’s native ‘green frogs’ (Ranidae), it is distinguished by...
