#round frogs

[markscherz]

Which frog is Most Round?

No question, members of the genus Breviceps. They are basically balls of pure muscle. Which species is more challenging. Contenders include

Breviceps mossambicus

B. gibbosus

B. fuscus

and

B. verrucosus

All extremely round.

Note 1: I do not include some of the other Breviceps here, like B. macrops, because they have more distinct heads and larger eyes that break up the roundness.

Note 2: I am defining roundness here as being as near to spherical as possible, not just a circle. If we were going just circular/disclike, there would be many other possible contenders, and Glyphoglossus molossus would be a very possible winner.

All images from iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC [1,2,3,4]

[stickyfrogs]

Tonight’s Best Friends are Jens and Round Frog! They have been sharing Gossip and Pats all day!

[garbagebugman]

Ranking of Roundest Frogs

11. Australian green tree frog, Litoria caerulea

v smooth and plump. more photogenic than most people

10. Tomato frog, Genus: Dyscophus

only looks like a tomato. do not eat them. beautiful smile

9. Turtle frog, Myobatrachus gouldii

great lil dude. is not a turtle, only a frog

8. Budgett's frog, Genus: Lepidobatrachus 

all around great guy. was in a meme once

7.  African bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus 

bumpy green dude

Argentine horned frog, Ceratophrys ornata

green pancake friend. nice red eyeliner

5. Banded bullfrog, Kaloula pulchra

bonus double throat pancake

4. Purple frog, Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis 

has a weird nose and i love them

3.Black rain frog, Breviceps fuscus

angry round friend

2. Holy Cross Frog, Notaden bennettii

perfect spotty orb

1.  Desert rain frog, Breviceps macrops

the roundest of all