Resplendent Bush Frog

Amphibians > Anura

The Resplendent Bush Frog (Raorchestes resplendens) is a stunning, critically endangered amphibian discovered in 2010 on the mist-drenched pinnacle of Anamudi—the highest mountain peak in southern India’s Western Ghats. Boasting an eye-catching bright crimson to...

Hogsback Frog

Amphibians > Anura

The Hogsback Frog (Anhydrophryne rattrayi) is a diminutive, highly endangered terrestrial amphibian restricted strictly to the cool, fog-laden afrotemperate mist forests of the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Remarkable for completely bypassing...

Attenborough’s Rubber Frog

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

Attenborough’s Rubber Frog (Pristimantis attenboroughi) is an extraordinary high-elevation craugastorid anuran described in 2017 and named in honor of celebrated naturalist Sir David Attenborough. Endemic to the windswept páramo grasslands and dwarf cloud...

Biak Ground Frog

Amphibians > Fork-tongued Frogs

The Biak Ground Frog (Platymantis biak) is a fascinating terrestrial amphibian confined to the oceanic islands of Biak and Supiori in Cenderawasih Bay, off the northern coast of New Guinea. Described by herpetologists in 2009, this species belongs to the family...

Red Hills Salamander

Amphibians > Salamanders

The Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti) is one of the most enigmatic and relictual amphibians in North America. Serving as the official state amphibian of Alabama, this primitive lungless salamander (Plethodontidae) represents a monotypic genus found nowhere...