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The frog is often a bycatch of bamboo harvesting. Scientists also cite climate change as a threat because this species, like other high-elevation populations, cannot readily migrate to cooler habitats. Scientists have observed the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on other frogs in Raorchestes, so they believe it could infect R. jayarami too.
The archaeobatrachians are the most primitive of frogs. These frogs have morphological characteristics which are found mostly in extinct frogs, and are absent in most of the modern frog species. Most of these characteristics are not common between all the families of Archaeobatrachia, or are not absent from all the modern species of frogs.
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 ...
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 ...
P. ocularis is the smallest frog in North America, only reaching a maximum head-body length of 19 mm (0.75 in). It is normally pale brown, but can have a green or pink tinge. This species is further characterized by a variable dark stripe which runs through each of the frog's eyes and down the sides of its body.
The knife-footed frog shares its range with two similar species – the rough frog (Cyclorana verrucosa) and Main's frog (Cyclorana maini). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The knife-footed frog can be distinguished from the rough frog by the smoother skin on its back where the rough frog has slightly to extremely warty skin. [ 2 ]
Tyler's tree frog or the southern laughing tree frog (Litoria tyleri) is an arboreal species of tree frog. It is native to eastern Australia where it occurs from south-eastern Queensland to the southern coast of New South Wales. It is generally a coastal species and is not found inland. [1] [2] [3]
Theloderma licin, also known as the smooth frog and the white-backed bug-eyed frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand, and Indonesia's Sumatra island.