Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Blanchard’s Cricket FrogScientific Name: Acris blanchardiCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Tree FrogsSize: Snout-vent length 1.5 to 3.8 cm (0.6 to 1.5 in)Weight: 1 to 3 g (0.035 to 0.106 oz)Lifespan: 1 to 2 years in the wildDiet:...

Southern Cricket Frog

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Southern Cricket FrogScientific Name: Acris gryllusCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Frogs & ToadsSize: Snout-vent length 1.5 to 3.0 cm (0.6 to 1.2 in)Weight: 1.0 to 2.5 g (0.035 to 0.088 oz)Lifespan: 1 to 2 years in the wildDiet:...

Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Rocky Mountain Tailed FrogScientific Name: Ascaphus montanusCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Primitive FrogsSize: Snout-vent length 3.5 to 5.0 cm (1.4 to 2.0 in)Weight: 6 to 12 g (0.21 to 0.42 oz)Lifespan: 15 to 20 years in the wildDiet:...

Moroccan Painted Frog

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Moroccan Painted FrogScientific Name: Discoglossus scovazziCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Primitive FrogsSize: Snout-vent length 5.5 to 7.0 cm (2.2 to 2.8 in)Weight: 12 to 25 g (0.42 to 0.88 oz)Lifespan: 6 to 10 years in the wildDiet:...

Hamilton’s Frog

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Hamilton’s FrogScientific Name: Leiopelma hamiltoniCategory: Amphibians (Primitive Frogs)Range: Endemic exclusively to New Zealand, originally confined to a tiny rock tumble on Stephens Island (Takapourewa) in Cook Strait; subsequently...