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Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.
A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientific taxonomy, but is common in popular culture (folk taxonomy), in which toads are associated with drier, rougher skin and more terrestrial habitats. (Full article...)
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Hylodidae, commonly known as giant Neotropical torrent frogs, is a family of frogs native to Brazil and northern Argentina. Phylogenetic evidence suggests the Hylodidae being the sister group to the Alsodidae.
Megaelosia goeldii is one species that lost the ability to produce vocalizations which in turn is denoted as mute. Through observation of aggressive interactions, it was found that the species' vocal sacs are used for one form of its visual signaling and communication. (Full article...)
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The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an amphibian and one of the three members of the genus Siren. The largest of the sirens and one of the largest amphibians in North America, the greater siren resides in the coastal plains of the southeastern United States. (Full article...)
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- Image 1Fire salamander
- Image 2Magnificent tree frog
- Image 3Fire salamander
- Image 4Frogs
- Image 5Agalychnis callidryas
- Image 6Limosa harlequin frog
- Image 7Dendropsophus microcephalus
- Image 8Italian tree frog
- Image 9Surprise, its an amphibian. This is a genus of South American Caecilians, blind and snake-like, which hunt through leaf litter. Photo from Wildsumaco Reserve, Ecuador.
- Image 10Agile frog
- Image 11Blue Mountains tree frog
- Image 12Common frog
- Image 13Edible Frog
- Image 14American toad
- Image 15White-lipped tree frog
- Image 16Litoria chloris
- Image 17Eastern newt
- Image 18Balearic green toad
- Image 19Southern Brown tree frog
- Image 20Albanian water frog
- Image 21Limnodynastes dumerilii
- Image 22Lithobates clamitans
- Image 23Golden toad
- Image 24Spanish painted frog
- Image 25Atelopus certus
- Image 26New England tree frog
- Image 27Leaf green tree frog
- Image 28Ecnomiohyla rabborum
- Image 29Duttaphrynus melanostictus
- Image 31Phantasmal poison frog
- Image 32Blue poison dart frog
- Image 33Iberian midwife toad
- Image 34Fire salamander
- Image 35Panamanian golden frog
- Image 36Marsh frog
- Image 37Fire-bellied toad
- Image 38Emerald-eyed tree frog
- Image 39Poison dart frog
- Image 40Epirus water frog
- Image 41Male Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris aka Triturus vulgaris) during breeding season in the Netherlands.
Selected toad article
Nectophrynoides is a genus of true toads, family Bufonidae. They are endemic to Eastern Arc forests and wetlands in Tanzania, and all except N. tornieri are threatened. Species of the genus are ovoviviparous: fertilization is internal, and the females give birth to fully developed, small toadlets. Together with the West Africa Nimbaphrynoides (which was included in Nectophrynoides in the past) and Limnonectes larvaepartus, they are the only frogs/toads in the world that do not lay eggs. The Ethiopian Altiphrynoides (includes Spinophrynoides), which lay eggs, were also part of Nectophrynoides in the past. (Full article...)
Selected caecilian article
Oscaecilia is a genus of caecilians in the family Caeciliidae. The genus is distributed in southeastern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and northern South America, possibly extending into southern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the South American caecilians. (Full article...)
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