#lepidobatrachus

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Budgett’s Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis), family Ceratophryidae, Paraguay

photograph by Edgar Romero

[markscherz]

Good morning-afternoon-night-whatever,

May i kindly ask what are these things? Until now the most certain answer i had is ‘exploded tadpoles’ and it’s driving a lot of people crazy

Thank you in advance

These are normal tadpoles of Lepidobatrachus laevis, Budgett's frog.

[frogs-from-bogs]

Lepidobatrachus asper by John White

[herpsandbirds]

Budgett’s Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis), family Ceratophryidae, Chaco Region, found in the Gran Chaco region of South America (Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina)

This frog has many nick names including "water skipper" and "hippo frog".

photograph by Ciencia CON Ciencia

[herpsandbirds]

Budgett’s Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis), family Ceratophryidae, Chaco Region, Bolivia

photograph by D. Alarcon / D. Grunbaum

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Llanos Frog (Lepidobatrachus llanensis), family Ceratophryidae, Bolivian Chaco, close to the Paraguayan border

Photograph by Steffen Reichle

[herpsandbirds]

Budgett's Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis), family Ceratophrynidae, El Chaco, Paraguay

photograph via:

ROUND-EYED BUDGETT´S FROG Lepidobatrachus laevis FAUNA PARAGUAY

[herpsandbirds]

Budgett's Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis), family Ceratophrynidae, found in the Chaco Regions of Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay

photograph by Dick Bartlett