Dec 30, 2025
Smoky Jungle Frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus), family Leptodactylidae, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
Photograph by Javier Aznar
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Smoky Jungle Frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus), family Leptodactylidae, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
Photograph by Javier Aznar
Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
Not to worry-- the Juliaca four-eyed frog doesn't need glasses! Found only in the Juliaca region of southeast Peru, the second pair of 'eyes' on the adult's rear are actually patterns meant to mimic eyes, and thus fool potential predators.
(Image: A Juliaca four-eyed frog (Pleurodema cinereum) by Jose Balderrama)
Could you do the mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax)?
Absolutely!
Have you seen the mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax)?
I have now
Yes, in photos/videos
Yes, irl
I'm not sure
Hoppy New Year: Tropical grass frogs can be found from the southern United States to South America. Tadpoles that hatch from foam nests remain in the nests (without eating!) until they develop into frogs.
Leptodactylus vastus by Renato Gaiga
Common Toad-frog (Leptodactylus mystaceus) by Rodrigo Conte Via Flickr: Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil. This species is found in South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Leptodactylidae Subfamily: Leptodactylinae Genus: Leptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826 Species: L. mystaceus (Spix, 1824) Binomial name: Leptodactylus mystaceus Synonyms: Leptodactylus amazonicus Heyer, 1978
The Cuyaba Dwarf Frog (Physalaemus nattereri) is a small frog native to SE Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, that uses the eye spots on its back end as a defensive display. They are only 2 inches long (SVL).
photos: Felipe Gomes, Luciano Leone, and Lucas Grandenetti
Santa Fe White-lipped Frog (Leptodactylus laticeps), family Leptodactylidae, Paraguay
Poisonous.
photograph by Daniel Kane