#amphian

[herpsandbirds]

Giant Burrowing Frogs (Heleioporus australiacus), STANCED THE FUCK UP!!!, family Limnodynastidae, NSW, Australia

ENDANGERED.

photographs by Jesse’s Wildlife 

[laertive]

again no art

Working on comic. Jerma had a healthy shed this morning though!

[typhlonectes]

New frog species from unexplored Jharkhand and Bihar (India) brings cheer 

A new species of small burrowing frog has been discovered from the Chota Nagpur plateau in Jharkhand. Scientists have named it ‘Magadha Burrowing Frog,’ (Sphaerotheca magadha) after the ancient kingdom of Magadha in the southern Bihar.

Biologists have described the species using an integrated taxonomic approach that combines molecular analysis, morphology, phylogeny and biogeographic significance of the region. Since the species comes from farm fields, there is a need for more explorations of agro-ecosystems, and not just forests.

This is the first frog discovery from Jharkhand and Bihar in the history of zoological findings, as per literature reviews including a comprehensive online database...

Read more: https://india.mongabay.com/2019/09/new-frog-species-from-unexplored-jharkhand-and-bihar-brings-cheer/?

[nemfrog]

Amphibians. Science Problems for the Junior High School. 1957.

[herpsandbirds]

Yellow-striped Reed Frog (Hyperolious semidiscus), family Hyperoliidae, South Africa

photograph by Tyrone Ping

[herpsandbirds]

Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri), male calling, family Bufonidae, Virginia, USA

Photograph by Anne Devan-Song

[herpsandbirds]

Black-chested or Taita Dwarf Toads (Mertensophryne taitana), in a mating embrace (amplexus), family Bufonidae, Zambia

photograph by André van Hecke

[herpsandbirds]

North American Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis), family Bufonidae, found in the SW United States

photograph by Kevin Urbanek