Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus) is a tiny, energetic treefrog relative that has completely abandoned arboreal climbing in favor of a terrestrial, semi-aquatic wetland life. Ubiquitous across the sunny marshes and cypress swamps of the American Southeast,...
Amphibians > Primitive Frogs
The Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus) is an ancient, living relict of the oldest living frog lineage on Earth, with origins dating back over 200 million years to the Jurassic period. Living exclusively in icy, rushing mountain torrents in the Rocky...
Amphibians > Primitive Frogs
The Moroccan Painted Frog (Discoglossus scovazzi) is a primitive, highly resilient amphibian endemic to the rugged mountain streams and verdant river valleys of Morocco. Belonging to the ancient frog family Alytidae, this fascinating creature retains primitive...
Amphibians > Primitive Frogs
Hamilton’s Frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni) is an extraordinarily ancient and primitive amphibian found only on isolated islands in New Zealand’s Cook Strait. Belonging to the family Leiopelmatidae—a lineage that diverged from all other living frogs over 200...
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...
