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The world's largest frog is the goliath frog of West Africa—it can grow to 15 inches (38 centimeters) and weigh up to 7 pounds (3.2 kilograms). One of the smallest is the Cuban tree toad, which ...
The type series consists of three specimens measuring 24–28 mm (0.9–1.1 in) in snout–vent length; the smallest one is the holotype, an adult male. [2] Females can reach at least 33 mm (1.3 in) in snout–vent length. [4] The head is narrow and flat, and the eyes point almost directly upward. No tympanum is visible.
The temnospondyl Eryops had sturdy limbs to support its body on land Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with limbs and feet specialised for climbing Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), a primitive salamander The bright colours of the common reed frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) are typical of a toxic species Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) can parachute to ...
Indirana bhadrai, the Bhadra leaping frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranixalidae. It is endemic to India's Western Ghat mountains, north of the Palged Gap. [2] [3] [1] The adult male frog averages 30.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 38.7 mm. The skin of the dorsum is light brown in color with darker brown marks.
The Guinness Book of World Records lists the frog's body weight at 10 milligrams (0.00035 oz), [13] while measurements of Schindleria brevipinguis show them to weigh less than 2 milligrams (7.1 × 10 −5 oz), with one adult specimen weighing just 0.7 milligrams. [14] The frog lives on land and its life cycle does not include a tadpole stage. [11]
Pool frog, Pelophylax lessonae; Italian pool frog, Pelophylax bergeri; Marsh frog, Pelophylax ridibunda; Agile frog, Rana dalmatina; Italian stream frog, Rana italica (endemic) Italian agile frog, Rana latastei; Perez's frog, Rana perezi; Common frog, Rana temporaria
They are sometimes known under the common name Indian frogs, [3] whereas members of their parent family are named "leaping frogs". [1] [4] Indirana represent an ancient radiation of frogs that diverged from all other frogs almost 50 million years ago. This has credited Indirana gundia as a status of one of the "Top 100 Evolutionarily Distinct ...
It is known by various common names but most commonly as the barking frog (also common robber frog, cliff frog). The nominal species likely includes more than one species, sometimes described as subspecies such as the common barking frog ( Craugastor augusti augusti ), western barking frog ( Craugastor augusti cactorum ), and eastern barking ...