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Harlequin frogs comprise the genus Atelopus, a group of brightly colored amphibians native to Central and South America. These stream-dwelling anurans are typically small and diurnal, relying on their vibrant patterns to warn predators of their toxicity. Since the 1980s, dozens of species within thi...
The tailed frog (Ascaphus truei) is a primitive amphibian inhabiting cold, fast-flowing streams in the Pacific Northwest of North America. It is named for a tail-like extension of the male's cloaca, which is used to achieve internal fertilization, an adaptation to its aquatic breeding environment. T...
The Kajika Frog (Buergeria buergeri) is an amphibian endemic to Japan, specifically found in the mountain streams of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. It is highly adapted to fast-flowing aquatic environments, where its tadpoles utilize specialized suction-cup mouths to cling to rocks against strong curr...
The Rocky Mountain tailed frog (Ascaphus montanus) is a primitive aquatic amphibian primarily found in the cold, fast-flowing mountain streams of the northwestern United States and British Columbia. It is distinguished by the presence of a tail-like copulatory organ in males, which is an evolutionar...
The Common Mist Frog (Litoria rheocola) is a species of tree frog endemic to the Wet Tropics of north Queensland, Australia. It is a stream-dwelling amphibian, typically found resting on rocks or vegetation adjacent to fast-flowing water in tropical rainforests. The species is currently classified a...
The Rocket Frog (Litoria nasuta) is a slender Australian tree frog found across northern and eastern Australia, from Western Australia through the Northern Territory and Queensland to New South Wales. It has a sharply pointed snout, long powerful hind legs, and can execute exceptionally long leaps r...
The Ryukyu Kajika Frog (Buergeria japonica) is a species of frog found in Japan's Ryukyu Islands and in Taiwan. It inhabits mountain streams and fast-flowing water, where females attach eggs to the undersides of stones. Adults are small to medium-sized, with coloration ranging from brown to grayish...
Holst's Frog (Babina holsti) is a large frog species endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan's Ryukyu Archipelago. It inhabits clear, rocky mountain streams and the surrounding broadleaf forests. As one of the largest native frogs in Japan, it is recognizable by its robust body and long hind legs. The sp...
Lesueur's Frog (Litoria lesueurii) is an Australian amphibian species named after the French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur. The species inhabits rocky streams and fast-flowing waterways in eastern Australia, from southeastern Queensland through New South Wales and into eastern Victoria. These...
The Greek Stream Frog (Rana graeca, also known as the Balkan Stream Frog) is a medium-sized frog species endemic to the Balkan Peninsula. It is primarily distributed across Greece, Albania, North Macedonia, and parts of Bulgaria, Montenegro, and southern Serbia. Adults typically measure 5-8 centimet...
Litoria freycineti is a tree frog species native to eastern Australia, found from southeastern Queensland through New South Wales and into eastern Victoria. Named after French navigator Louis de Freycinet, the species inhabits rocky creek beds, wet sclerophyll forests, and coastal heathlands where i...
Glandirana rugosa is a frog species native to Japan and parts of East Asia, also introduced to Hawaii, characterized by its rough, warty dorsal skin that gives it its common name. Formerly classified within the genus Rana, it was reclassified into Glandirana following molecular phylogenetic studies...
The Broad-palmed Frog (Litoria latopalmata) is an amphibian species native to eastern Australia, ranging from Queensland to New South Wales. Named for its extensively webbed digits, this medium-sized frog inhabits various wetland environments including streams, ponds, and flooded grasslands. The spe...
