Amazing Amphibians
A list to celebrate these "fish with lungs", a wonderful category of wildlife known for its diversity, camouflage, odd shapes and colors. Amphibians are a main indicator of the health of any eco system.
Ferdy Christant created this list 4 years ago
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Mink Frog -
Edible Frog - head, Heesch, Netherlands -
Green Frog - Lithobates clamitans -
Mating is the first activity after winter sleep -
Red-eyed tree frog -
Borneo Flying Frog -
Green bright-eyed frog - front view, Andasibe, Madagascar -
Boophis roseipalmatus - closeup, Andasibe, Madagascar -
Kurixalus appendiculatus (FRILLED TREE FROG) -
Green-backed Gephyromantis ceratophrys - face, Ranomafana, Madagascar -
Skull-faced Gephyromantis ceratophrys - face, Ranomafana, Madagascar -
Can you spot the Poppy's Shrub Frog? -
Gephyromantis ceratophrys 6 - side view, Ranomafana, Madagascar -
A Reticulate Shrub Frog (Pseudophilautus reticulatus) from southern Sri Lanka -
A Grey-brown Pug-snouted Frog pondering its English name -
Who you calling corrugated, huh? -
A rare and very flat Kirtisinghe's Rock Frog -
A fat and happy Noellert's Toad in a Sri Lanka rainforest -
Gephyromantis sculpturatus 4 - closeup, Ranomafana, Madagascar -
Gephyromantis ceratophrys 2 - side view, Ranomafana, Madagascar -
Borneo narrow-mouth frog _ Microhyla borneensis -
![Common Tree Frog, Polypedates leucomystax Polypedates leucomystax can reach approximately a body length of 3.7–5.0 centimetres (1.5–2.0 in) in males, of 5.7–7.5 millimetres (0.22–0.30 in) in females. [6] Body of these rather small shrub frogs is moderately slender, ovoid, slightly flattened above, with sharply pointed tail. The skin on the upper side is smooth. The body colour is rather variable, with various shades of gray, green, yellow, reddish or dark brown. Usually it is irregularly mottled, often with four stripes along the back. The tip of snout sometimes shows a distinct white spot. Eyes are at the side of the head. The hind feet are webbed. The feet have clear, large cushions as usual with leaf frogs.[7]
Biology[edit]
In the damp areas of the propagation, these frogs are present all year round. In drier environments, the period usually restricts to the beginning of the rainy season. The mating takes place at the margins of shallow pools, where the males first arrive and call the females with a distinctive loud, duck-like sound. The female places between 100 and 400 eggs in a protective foam nest that is attached to vegetation or other objects above the water surface. The eggs hatch after 3 to 4 days. The tadpoles develop inside the foam nest and then fall into the water. They develop into adult frogs in about 7 weeks. Common tree frog,Geotagged,Malaysia,Polypedates leucomystax,Summer](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3800/84150_small.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1596672010&Signature=ptfzWEtBmxQ8Xz99XJpIuHsxL2k%3D)
Common Tree Frog, Polypedates leucomystax -
Nyctixalus pictus, Spotted Tree Frog -
Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog - camouflage, Ranomafana, Madagascar