im not sure if the frogs move that much between the different populations on the island but they could sail over on logs or some other material. Additionally, i dont know much about the creation of peninsula and islands
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Red-eyed Spadefoot Toad (Leptobrachium hendricksoni) from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The frog has a few different defense mechanisms such as rolling over and pretending to be dead and looking like a leaf.
📸 Seb Higginson
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Hey! Today is my birthday. If you want to give me a present, please donate a small amount to help preserve wildlife habitat. 🐸
Green Frog 🐸
hidden pacman frog 🐸
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Nebulous Marsupial Frog (Gastrotheca nebulanastes) from Peru. Once the female frog lays her eggs, the male moves the eggs into a pouch on the female's back where they will develop.
📸 Jap Smits
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Mantella 🐸
Frogs from yesterday 🐸
Name the frog 🐸
May I offer a frog 🐸
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Iranian Toad (Bufotes surdus) from Iran, Pakistan, and possibly Iraq. The toad breeds in temporary pools created by monsoons.
📸 farzaneh keshtkar
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The Pig Frog 🐸 (Rana grylio) lives in the southern USA. They get their name from the pig like grunt mating call. They appear similar to the Green Frog and the Bullfrog but the Pig Frog has more webbing on their toes.
📸 Renato Ignacio Guzman
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Didn’t see any frogs today (could hear them though) but did see this baby duck and a snapping turtle trying to survive the wind
American Toad 🐸
The Frog of the Week is the Iranian Toad (Bufotes surdus) from Iran, Pakistan, and possibly Iraq. The toad breeds in temporary pools created by monsoons.
📸 Iran, Pakistan, possibly Iraq
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Happy Easter
Should I get some newts?
Green Frog 🐸
Castle Rock Night Frog 🐸 (Nyctibatrachus petraeus) lives near the streams in the forests of Castle Rock in the Western Ghats of India. The frogs don't perform amplexus, which is extremely rare.
📸 Sharma BC
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Strecker’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri) 🐸
📸 Chris Harrison
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The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Tri-Colored Harlequin Frog (Atelopus tricolor) from Bolivia and Peru. Unfortunately, the frog is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. Most of frogs were wiped out by Chytrid Fungus.
📸 joe rn koehler
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Some painted turtles from Monday, wish it would be nice weather more often 🐢
The Arroyo Toad (Anaxyrus californicus) is a federally endangered species found in California and Baja Mexico. Much of its habitat has been altered due to human activities. Also, introduced species have been feasting on them.
📸 USFWS
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The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Tri-Colored Harlequin Frog (Atelopus tricolor) from Bolivia and Peru. Unfortunately, the frog is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. Most of frogs were wiped out by Chytrid Fungus.
📸 joe rn koehler
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Whats your favorite species of dart frog? 🐸
Caption this 🐸
The Wood Frog is one of the first frogs to breed once the snow melts. 🐸
Northern Leopard Frog 🐸
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Cowan’s Mantella (Mantella cowanii) from Madagascar. The frog is only found in a few small spots on the island which has lead them to being listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
📸 Wouter Beukema
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