#sheep frog

[herpsandbirds]

Northern Sheep Frog (Hypopachus variolosus), family Microhylidae, Costa Rica

photograph by Diego Ugalde

[hurglewurm]

frogposting this nasty guy real quick

[vintagewildlife]

Northern sheep frog (Hypopachus variolosus) By: Robert S. Simmons From: Living Amphibians of the World 1966

[toadschooled]

It may take you a moment to realize what you’re looking at. This is the intimidating threat display of the sheep frog [Hypopachus variolosus]. When provoked, these frogs inflate themselves with air and stand on the tips of their toes. No predator would dare attack someone so tall. This frog was found by  Eimy Gonzalez in El Zamorano, Honduras.

[devontiny]

Please enjoy this baby sheep frog

[herpsandbirds]

Amazon Sheep Frog (Hamptophryne boliviana), family Microhylidae, Peru

photograph by Cristian Torica

[toadschooled]

This is the face of a burrower with no where to dig. This sheep frog [Hypopachus variolosus] was found on a Texas road by Brian Box. These frogs are federally protected in the state of Texas; they are extremely rare in America, but much more common in Mexico and Central America. 

[toadschooled]

Do not flinch from the unwavering gaze of this sheep frog [Hypopachus variolosus]. Intimidating though it may be, these frogs are just simple burrowers, rarely seen during daylight hours. They get their common name from their breeding call, which sounds like the cry of a sheep. This specimen was found in Campeche, Mexio, by Joseph Oakley.