Amphibian Species

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Weighing in at 1kg, the mountain chicken frog is one of the largest frogs in all the world. It's definitely the largest amphibian in the Caribbean. This frog is critically endangered, and some aggressive captive breeding programs have been begun to reconstitute the species. Click here for a video...

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I know how you feel, little frog. The shadows have grown long, your belly is full, your eyelids are heavy. Sleep, little frog, sleep. Pay no attention to the cold linoleum beneath you, or the fact that your handler has left you out in the open, exposed to sun and predators. Just sleep. It'll all go away. ....

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I just want to take a moment to introduce the Khorat big-mouthed frog to the Species community. This frog is among 163 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region of Thailand. How does it feel, you fang-mouthed frog, to know that you have a ready-made forum family awaiting you with open arms th...

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More than 1,000 creatures have puffed up and popped Recently, people in Hamburg, Germany were astonished to discover a pond filled to the brim with thousands of exploded frog corpses, which, according to the encyclopedia, is not typically how frogs enjoy their habitats. So what had happened at th...

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Description Allison Argo, the filmmaker behind Frogs: The Thin Green Line, discusses the making of the film in this Web-exlusive video. From the construction of an artificial pond set, to seeing the effects of the chytrid fungus first-hand, Allison describes the challenges she encountered in th...

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"We don't think they are poisonous, but they certainly taste bad," an ecologist says of Australia's corroboree frog, an endangered species that has now been successfully bred in captivity. Video. The tiny northern Corroboree Frog of Australia is only just hanging on. Populations of b...

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August 4, 2009-What's black and white and red all over? Hint: This time, it's not a newspaper. A new frog species discovered in the Talamanca mountains of southern Costa Rica (see map) sports a range of colors depending on its gender and age. Females are generally black with white belly splotches, s...

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This is a Phyllomedusa bicolor, a green leaf frog. That ID looks good to me. And if it is, then I have a new word for you: biopiracy. Source The Giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) is a hylid frog found throughout the Amazon Rainforest of northern Bolivia, western and northern Brazil, south-easte...

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Three-Headed Frog @ Yahoo! Video

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Residents of the Caribbean island of Montserrat call one of their edible frog species mountain chicken, but this edible amphibian is now endangered, conservationists say.

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Horror Frog In their native Cameroon, people who eat the horror frog have to hunt them with spears and machetes, as opposed to the usual nets, because these frogs can defend themselves. They do so with the Wolverine-style mechanism seen below. Photo source: NewScientist.com When provoked, these f...

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Human Fish I'm proud to introduce the Olm (Proteus anguinus). If Falkor the Luck Dragon were an amphibian, he'd be one of these. They are Europe's only cave-adapted vertebrate, a coveted title. They are sightless and live their entire existence under water and in the dark. Their senses of smell, tas...

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Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. Red , green and yellow frog? hmm. That reminds me of something read more>>>

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Source U.K.-based David Maitland observed from midnight to 3 a.m. as a rare Morelet's tree frog doggedly refused to become supper for a cat-eyed snake--and still didn't see the conclusion. -- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 18:01, 2008-11-02

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These gorgeous forest floor dwellers show up occasionally in importations, however they usually do poorly, and they are most often the duller brown form. Source

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Vietnamese Mossy Frog Photo source: Adam Fagen One frog that is gaining in popularity as a pet is the Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale). These frogs (native to north Vietnam at around the 3,000 foot elevation) have among the best camouflage going; they're incredibly difficult to spo...

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-- Edited by Jollyjo at 23:57, 2008-09-01

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Mexican Axolotl Profile The Mexican axolotl (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) salamander has the rare trait of retaining its larval features throughout its adult life. This condition, called neoteny, means it keeps its tadpole-like dorsal fin, which runs almost the length of its body, and its fea...

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The overachieving Wallace's flying frog wasn't content to just hop and swim. Thousands of years of watching birds navigate the rain forest and avoid predators by taking to the sky appears to have convinced this unique amphibian that air travel is the way to go. Read on>>>

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Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad Spring Peeper Warty Newt Green-Eyed Tree Frog Northern Leopard Frog

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The chubby, seven-centimetre-long, purple amphibian with a pointy snout was found hopping around in the Western Ghats, a range of hills in India. See more here

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Source : HERE Glass Lady This frog isn't another miracle of science. It's naturally see-through. She's is an inch-long glass frog from Venezuela. I'm not sure what advantage being see-through offers a South American frog, but it probably aids in protection, feeding, or mating. Perhaps the male gl...

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Does this Astylosternus perreti look like a fighter to you? Don't underestimate the little guy. The amphibian is one of at least 11 species of African frogs to have claws that sprout out on demand to fight off attackers, researchers said June 24. See more here -- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 13:23, 2008-08...

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Newt and Salamander Information Salamanders and newts are often the group of amphibians that are most likely to be confused with reptiles. At first glance they appear to be lizards because most of them have two pairs of legs positioned like most lizards and a tail. When you look more closely you will f...

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Did you know amphibians include... frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians. The word means double life--many species spend part of their life in aquatic (water) and terrestrial (land) environments. Because their skin lacks a shell, scales or outer drier covering, most amphibians live in wet o...

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See more at: THIS The turtle frog is a head-first burrowing amphibian native to the southwest tip of Australia. A few items of note: they live in the sand beneath logs but usually not near water, they have the largest eggs of all Australian frogs, their tadpoles develop completely into frogs while sti...

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	Chicken Frog (Preview) Weighing in at 1kg, the mountain chicken frog is one of the largest frogs in all the world. It's definitely the largest amphibian in the Caribbean. This frog is critically endangered, and some aggressive captive breeding programs have been begun to reconstitute the species. Click here for a video...	Dj Quiva	0	3931	Apr 13, 2010 by Dj Quiva
	Frog Mantra Amphibians Frogs (Preview) I know how you feel, little frog. The shadows have grown long, your belly is full, your eyelids are heavy. Sleep, little frog, sleep. Pay no attention to the cold linoleum beneath you, or the fact that your handler has left you out in the open, exposed to sun and predators. Just sleep. It'll all go away. ....	Dj Quiva	1	2314	Jan 11, 2010 by Shem
	fang-mouthed frog Amphibians Alien Animals New Animal Species (Preview) I just want to take a moment to introduce the Khorat big-mouthed frog to the Species community. This frog is among 163 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region of Thailand. How does it feel, you fang-mouthed frog, to know that you have a ready-made forum family awaiting you with open arms th...	Dj Quiva	0	2220	Sep 30, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	exploding toads Amphibians Birds Alien Animals (Preview) More than 1,000 creatures have puffed up and popped Recently, people in Hamburg, Germany were astonished to discover a pond filled to the brim with thousands of exploded frog corpses, which, according to the encyclopedia, is not typically how frogs enjoy their habitats. So what had happened at th...	Dj Quiva	0	3304	Sep 24, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	From the life of frogs (Preview) Description Allison Argo, the filmmaker behind Frogs: The Thin Green Line, discusses the making of the film in this Web-exlusive video. From the construction of an artificial pond set, to seeing the effects of the chytrid fungus first-hand, Allison describes the challenges she encountered in th...	Dj Quiva	0	1990	Aug 11, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Rare Alpine Frog Bred in Australia Endangered Amphibian (Preview) "We don't think they are poisonous, but they certainly taste bad," an ecologist says of Australia's corroboree frog, an endangered species that has now been successfully bred in captivity. Video. The tiny northern Corroboree Frog of Australia is only just hanging on. Populations of b...	Dj Quiva	0	1926	Aug 11, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	NEW FROG PICTURE: Species Changes Color With Age, Sex (Preview) August 4, 2009-What's black and white and red all over? Hint: This time, it's not a newspaper. A new frog species discovered in the Talamanca mountains of southern Costa Rica (see map) sports a range of colors depending on its gender and age. Females are generally black with white belly splotches, s...	Dj Quiva	0	4038	Aug 7, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Frog vs Newt Frog Newt (Preview)	Jollyjo	0	2032	Jul 13, 2009 by Jollyjo
	Giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) (Preview) This is a Phyllomedusa bicolor, a green leaf frog. That ID looks good to me. And if it is, then I have a new word for you: biopiracy. Source The Giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) is a hylid frog found throughout the Amazon Rainforest of northern Bolivia, western and northern Brazil, south-easte...	Dj Quiva	0	2433	May 7, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	The three-headed frog (Preview) Three-Headed Frog @ Yahoo! Video	Jollyjo	3	2593	Mar 16, 2009 by BadAbe123
	Mountain Chicken cough frog (Preview) Residents of the Caribbean island of Montserrat call one of their edible frog species mountain chicken, but this edible amphibian is now endangered, conservationists say.	Dj Quiva	9	2643	Mar 16, 2009 by BadAbe123
	Horror Frog (Preview) Horror Frog In their native Cameroon, people who eat the horror frog have to hunt them with spears and machetes, as opposed to the usual nets, because these frogs can defend themselves. They do so with the Wolverine-style mechanism seen below. Photo source: NewScientist.com When provoked, these f...	Dj Quiva	4	3147	Jan 23, 2009 by DeKaNo
	Human Fish (Preview) Human Fish I'm proud to introduce the Olm (Proteus anguinus). If Falkor the Luck Dragon were an amphibian, he'd be one of these. They are Europe's only cave-adapted vertebrate, a coveted title. They are sightless and live their entire existence under water and in the dark. Their senses of smell, tas...	Dj Quiva	2	2269	Dec 29, 2008 by Jollyjo
	Red eye frog.. lmao. Him need some Visine.Red , green and yellow frog (Preview) Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. Red , green and yellow frog? hmm. That reminds me of something read more>>>	Dj Quiva	2	2367	Nov 28, 2008 by Shem
	Lizard vs Snake (Preview) Source U.K.-based David Maitland observed from midnight to 3 a.m. as a rare Morelet's tree frog doggedly refused to become supper for a cat-eyed snake--and still didn't see the conclusion. -- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 18:01, 2008-11-02	Dj Quiva	0	1880	Nov 2, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Solomon Island Leaf Frog (Ceratobatrachus guentheri ) (Preview) These gorgeous forest floor dwellers show up occasionally in importations, however they usually do poorly, and they are most often the duller brown form. Source	Dj Quiva	0	2178	Sep 27, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Vietnamese Mossy Frog.. 1st I am seeing this one (Preview) Vietnamese Mossy Frog Photo source: Adam Fagen One frog that is gaining in popularity as a pet is the Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale). These frogs (native to north Vietnam at around the 3,000 foot elevation) have among the best camouflage going; they're incredibly difficult to spo...	Dj Quiva	0	2070	Sep 27, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Poison Dart Frogs (Preview)	Dj Quiva	1	2202	Sep 12, 2008 by Jollyjo
	Bull Frog (Preview) -- Edited by Jollyjo at 23:57, 2008-09-01	Dj Quiva	0	1949	Sep 1, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	The Mexican axolotl (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) (Preview) Mexican Axolotl Profile The Mexican axolotl (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) salamander has the rare trait of retaining its larval features throughout its adult life. This condition, called neoteny, means it keeps its tadpole-like dorsal fin, which runs almost the length of its body, and its fea...	Dj Quiva	1	2355	Aug 31, 2008 by Jollyjo
	Frogs with wings.. Flying frogs.. they walk and fly, your worst nightmare (Preview) The overachieving Wallace's flying frog wasn't content to just hop and swim. Thousands of years of watching birds navigate the rain forest and avoid predators by taking to the sky appears to have convinced this unique amphibian that air travel is the way to go. Read on>>>	Dj Quiva	1	2381	Aug 31, 2008 by Jollyjo
	Some cool and colourful amphibians 5 (Preview) Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad Spring Peeper Warty Newt Green-Eyed Tree Frog Northern Leopard Frog	Dj Quiva	0	2093	Aug 30, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Purple frog (Preview) The chubby, seven-centimetre-long, purple amphibian with a pointy snout was found hopping around in the Western Ghats, a range of hills in India. See more here	Dj Quiva	0	1645	Aug 12, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Glass Lady (Preview) Source : HERE Glass Lady This frog isn't another miracle of science. It's naturally see-through. She's is an inch-long glass frog from Venezuela. I'm not sure what advantage being see-through offers a South American frog, but it probably aids in protection, feeding, or mating. Perhaps the male gl...	Dj Quiva	2	3806	Aug 9, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Frog with claws (Preview) Does this Astylosternus perreti look like a fighter to you? Don't underestimate the little guy. The amphibian is one of at least 11 species of African frogs to have claws that sprout out on demand to fight off attackers, researchers said June 24. See more here -- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 13:23, 2008-08...	Dj Quiva	0	1586	Aug 3, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Newt and Salamander Information (Preview) Newt and Salamander Information Salamanders and newts are often the group of amphibians that are most likely to be confused with reptiles. At first glance they appear to be lizards because most of them have two pairs of legs positioned like most lizards and a tail. When you look more closely you will f...	Dj Quiva	0	1648	Jul 27, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Amphibian facts (Preview) Did you know amphibians include... frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians. The word means double life--many species spend part of their life in aquatic (water) and terrestrial (land) environments. Because their skin lacks a shell, scales or outer drier covering, most amphibians live in wet o...	Dj Quiva	0	1675	Jul 27, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Giant Poisonous toad weighs 2 Pounds (Preview)	Dj Quiva	0	1607	Jul 26, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	FROGS AND TOADS (Preview)	Dj Quiva	0	1495	Jul 26, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Turtle Frog (Preview) See more at: THIS The turtle frog is a head-first burrowing amphibian native to the southwest tip of Australia. A few items of note: they live in the sand beneath logs but usually not near water, they have the largest eggs of all Australian frogs, their tadpoles develop completely into frogs while sti...	Dj Quiva	2	2677	Jul 26, 2008 by Dj Quiva
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