Amphibians > Frogs
Richards’ Narrow-Mouthed Frog (Hylophorbus richardsi) is an endemic asterophryine microhylid amphibian inhabiting the mist-drenched mountain ridges of Papua New Guinea. Described by herpetologists in 2009 during exploratory surveys of the Papuan Central...
Amphibians > Frogs
The Splash-backed Poison Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus) is an exquisite and highly toxic dendrobatid amphibian endemic to the dense rainforest floor of the Brazilian Amazon. Renowned for its striking aposematic color pattern that looks as if vibrant enamel paint was...
Amphibians > Frogs
Sylvia’s Tree Frog (Cruziohyla sylviae) is a magnificent, vividly colored arboreal hylid frog native to the primary rainforest canopies of Central America. Formally described as a distinct species in 2018 after being conflated for over a century with the closely...
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The Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda) is a peculiar, ground-dwelling amphibian native exclusively to the arid coastal sand dunes of Western Australia. Unlike almost all conventional frogs, which require open pools or freshwater streams for reproduction, the sandhill...
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Krefft’s Puddle Frog (Phrynobatrachus krefftii) is an exquisite, small torrent-associated anuran endemic strictly to the isolated, ancient cloud forests of the Eastern Arc Mountains in eastern Tanzania. Discovered within the mist-bathed Usambara and Uluguru...
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Diane’s Bare-hearted Glassfrog (Hyalinobatrachium dianae) made international scientific headlines upon its discovery in 2015 due to its striking, uncanny resemblance to Jim Henson’s iconic Muppet, Kermit the Frog. Endemic exclusively to the premontane...
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The Common Surinam Toad (Pipa pipa) is an extraordinarily flattened, tongueless aquatic frog native to the murky tropical waters of northern South America. Renowned across developmental biology for its unprecedented reproductive strategy, the female incubates...
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Formally described in 2023, Osteocephalus vasquezi is a striking hylid frog native to the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes. Dedicated to celebrated Peruvian herpetologist Pedro Vásquez Ruesta, the species belongs to the genus Osteocephalus—known colloquially as...
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Described in 2020 from the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, Scinax sateremawe is a distinctive hylid treefrog named in honor of the Indigenous Sateré-Mawé people who inhabit the rivers of the Maués region. Discovered during biodiversity inventories across remote central...
Amphibians > Frogs
Formally described in 2019 by Ecuadorian researchers from an isolated tabletop mountain plateau in the Cordillera del Cóndor, Hyloscirtus hillisi is a robust, enigmatic torrent treefrog honoring evolutionary biologist David Hillis. Characterized by a lethal curved...
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