Amphibians > Brevicipitidae & Rain Frogs
The Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis) is a delightfully rotund, ground-dwelling amphibian endemic to the arid coastal sandveld and succulent dunes of western South Africa and southern Namibia. Looking like a grumpy, miniature potato with tiny legs and huge...
Amphibians > Microhylidae & Miniature Frogs
The Amau Microhylid Frog (Paedophryne amauensis) is officially recognized by modern science as the world’s smallest known vertebrate. Discovered in 2009 in the dense rainforests of southeastern Papua New Guinea, this astonishing amphibian measures a microscopic...
Amphibians > Rhacophoridae & Shrub Frogs
The Starry Shrub Frog (Pseudophilautus stellatus) is one of the world’s most famous ‘Lazarus species’ and a crowning jewel of amphibian conservation. Described originally in 1853 from a single museum specimen, it was presumed entirely extinct for...
Amphibians > Primitive Frogs
Archey’s Frog (Leiopelma archeyi) is an extraordinary, primitive amphibian endemic exclusively to the misty mountaintops of New Zealand’s North Island. As a member of the ancient family Leiopelmatidae, this tiny, nocturnal ‘living fossil’ has...
Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Taita Hills Warty Frog (Callulina dawida) is an ancient, highly threatened amphibian endemic exclusively to the misty, isolated montane cloud forest fragments of the Taita Hills in southeastern Kenya. Belonging to the family Brevicipitidae (rain frogs), this...
