A preview of a poster showing all the suborders and families of frogs and toads

Drawing all these frogs for #hoppynewyear taught me that frogs and toads come in all shapes, colors, and sounds. And now they're compiled into an illustrated guide to frog families!
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A Lake Titicaca frog surrounded by blue text. From top to bottom: Telmatobiidae [Water Frogs] Mostly aquatic Loose, baggy skin (more surface area for respiration) Lives 1000 - 5200 meters above sea level

Hoppy New Year: The South American water frogs include two of the world's largest frogs. One of these is the Lake Titicaca Frog, which can live as far down as 120 meters underwater.
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A Cachabi robber frog surrounded by green text. From top to bottom: Strabomantidae [Cloud Forest Landfrogs] Eggs hatch into froglets Terrestrial or arboreal Native to South America

Hoppy New Year: The cloud forest landfrogs include the Pristimantis genus, which has the most species of any vertebrate (626 species). New species of these frogs are still being discovered!
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A Seychelles frog guarding its eggs and surrounded by purple text. From top to bottom: Sooglossidae [Seychelles Frogs] So smol (10 to 40 millimeters long) Terrestrial (even lays eggs on land!) Closest relatives are Indian purple frogs

Hoppy New Year: The Seychelles frogs are elusive because they are tiny and tend to hide in leaf litter or rock crevices.
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A leaping frog surrounded by pink text. From top to bottom: Ranixalidae [Leaping Frogs] Warty Mostly nocturnal Tadpoles have finless tails and hind legs to jump away

Hoppy New Year: The leaping frogs are found only in central and southern India. Most of the species belonging to this family were discovered in the 2010s.

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A Darwin's frog surrounded by red text. From top to bottom: Rhinodermatidae [Mouth-Brooding Frogs] Pointy snoot Males guard the eggs, then keep the tadpoles in their vocal sac Found only in a small part of Chile and Argentina

Hoppy New Year: There are 3 species of mouth-brooding frog, all of which are endangered. The Southern Darwin's Frog keeps its tadpoles in its vocal sac until they develop into froglets!
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A pixie frog surrounded by blue text. From top to bottom: Pyxicephalidae [African Bullfrogs] Comes in two varieties: Big blop or smol and skinny Found throughout sub-Saharan Africa Most breed en masse after heavy rains

Hoppy New Year: This family of frogs includes the pixie frog, an absolute unit often kept as a pet. Their ancestor, Thaumastosaurus, existed in Europe during the Eocene epoch.

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A Wallace's flying frog surrounded by dark blue text. From top to bottom: Rhacophoridae [Asian Tree Frogs] Flashy colored patches to confuse predators Puts eggs in a protective foam case Some can glide in the air!

Hoppy New Year: The Asian tree frogs are found in both south and southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. A notable member of this family is Wallace's flying frog, which glides with its feet!
#hoppynewyear #rhacophoridae #treefrog #flyingfrog #frog #amphibian #education #art #herpetology #SciArt

A California red-legged frog surrounded by dark green text. From top to bottom: Ranidae [True Frogs] Visible tympanum (eardrum) Smooth skinned Webbed feet

Hoppy New Year: True frogs are what you'd see if you looked up "frog" in the dictionary. They're found worldwide (except Antarctica) occupying habitats near water.
#hoppynewyear #ranidae #truefrog #redleggedfrog #frog #amphibian #education #art #SciArt

A ringed river frog surrounded by orange text. From top to bottom: Phrynobatrachidae [Puddle Frogs] 1 genus, over 96 species Most are small (less than 30 millimeters) Found in sub-Saharan Africa

Hoppy New Year: The puddle frogs are named after the fact that they lay their eggs in puddles. Some species vary greatly in pattern and coloration, making species identification difficult.
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A rocky river frog surrounded by green text. From top to bottom: Petropedetidae [Rocky River Frogs] Tympanum ringed with bumps in males Mostly diurnal Lives in the spray zone of waterfalls and streams

Hoppy New Year: Rocky river frogs are found in a small part of central and eastern Africa. Their tadpoles may be either semi-terrestrial or fully aquatic.
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A grassland frog surrounded by greenish-gray text. From top to bottom: Pytchadenidae [Grassland Frogs] Strong legs Ridged or striped back Breeds in pools formed by rainfall

Hoppy New Year: Despite the name, grassland frogs can be found in a variety of habitats in sub-Saharan Africa, along the Nile in Egypt, and in Madagascar. Many of them have long hind legs and long feet.
#hoppynewyear #ptychadenidae #grasslandfrog #frog #amphibian #education #art #SciArt

A smooth-horned frog surrounded by purple text. From top to bottom: Odontophrynidae [Escuerzos] Wide head Terrestrial Lives in South America

Hoppy New Year: Many escuerzos have pointy bits over their eyes, and most of them have warty skin. They live in open grasslands and forests, but must lay their eggs in water.
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A torrent frog surrounded by dark red text. From top to bottom: Odontobatrachidae [Torrent Frogs] Bumpy and ridged skin Has pointy curved teeth and tusklike structures Tadpoles are flattened and have sucker mouths

Hoppy New Year: As their name suggests, torrent frogs live near fast-moving streams and rapids. They sometimes eat other frogs, but it's not known if their teeth exist for that purpose.
#hoppynewyear #odontobatrachidae #torrentfrog #frog #amphibian #education #art #SciArt

A wrinkled frog surrounded by dark blue text. From top to bottom: Nyctibatrachidae [Night Frogs] Found in India and Sri Lanka Wrinkly skin Males have fangs!

Hoppy New Year: Night frogs are also known as wrinkled frogs, because most of them look pruney. They range from tiny (less than 20 millimeters long) to pretty big for a frog (over 80 millimeters).
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A brown frog surrounded by gray text. From top to bottom: Neblinaphrynidae [Mist Toad] Contains two species Described in 2024 Found at least 2000 meters above sea level!

Hoppy New Year: These frogs are named after the place where they were discovered, the Cerro de la Neblina. They are only found on the highest parts of the plateaus there.
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A purple frog surrounded by purple text. From top to bottom: Nasikabatrachidae [Purple Frogs] Eggplant with legs Eats termites Hardened digits for digging

Hoppy New Year: The purple frogs are found only in southwest India. They lay their eggs in the ephemeral streams created by the monsoon season and spend the rest of the time in burrows.
#hoppynewyear #nasikabatrachidae #purplefrog #pignosedfrog #frog #amphibian #education #art #SciArt

A blobby turtle frog surrounded by blue text. From top to bottom: Myobatrachidae [Australian Ground Frogs] Mostly terrestrial Some brood their eggs in pouches! Most look like average frogs, but some...look like turtles

Hoppy New Year: More Australian ground frogs! This family includes the recently extinct gastric-brooding frog, which incubated its young in its stomach.
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A dancing frog surrounded by golden text. From top to bottom: Micrixalidae [Dancing Frogs] Found only in India Males wave their feet to claim territory Not much is known about them

Hoppy New Year: Dancing frogs are endemic to India's Western Ghats, an area of incredible biodiversity. Some scientists believe that there are still more species of dancing frog yet to be discovered there.
#hoppynewyear #micrixalidae #dancingfrog #frog #amphibian #education #art #SciArt

A pobblebonk surrounded by green text. From top to bottom: Limnodynastidae [Australian Ground Frogs] Makes foam nests Terrestrial Some have fun names: Pobblebonk, Banjo Frog, Baw Baw Frog

Hoppy New Year: The most well-known Australian ground frogs are the pobblebonks, named after the "bonk" sound they make. Despite their common name, some species are found in New Guinea.
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Hoppy Valentine's Day from a Madagascar tomato frog 🍅🐸💖
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A rainbow burrowing frog surrounded by orange text. From top to bottom: Microhylidae [Narrow-mouthed frogs] Most are small (less than 1.5 centimeters) Small mouth = ant/termite eater Toothless tadpoles

Hoppy New Year: The narrow mouthed frogs can be found on multiple continents in a variety of habitats, ranging from deserts to rainforests. Most of them have round bodies, stout hind legs, and short snouts.
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A variegated golden frog surrounded by purple text. From top to bottom: Mantellidae [Malagasy Poison Frogs] Found only in Madagascar and Mayotte Arrived to Madagascar about 76 to 87 million years ago Occupies ecological niches that would be filled by other frog families elsewhere

Hoppy New Year: The Mantellidae family consists of three very different subfamilies, Mantellinae (resembles poison dart frogs), Laliostominae (looks like the average frog), and Boophinae (similar to tree frogs).
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A mustached frog surrounded by turquoise text. From top to bottom: Leptodactylidae [Tropical Grass Frogs] They don't skip leg day Slender toes Many make foam nests for their eggs!

Hoppy New Year: Tropical grass frogs can be found from the southern United States to South America. Tadpoles that hatch from foam nests remain in the nests (without eating!) until they develop into frogs.

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A spotted sedge frog surrounded by pink text. From top to bottom: Hyperoliidae [Sedge Frogs] Some eat snails or other frogs' eggs! Usually brightly colored Found in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Seychelles

Hoppy New Year: Some species of sedge frog have sexual dichromatism, where males and females have different colors. This is rare among frogs, and sedge frogs are used to study the effects of estrogen-like compounds.
#hoppynewyear #hyperoliidae #sedgefrog #frog #amphibian #education #art #SciArt

A torrent frog waving its leg and surrounded by dark blue text. From top to bottom: Hylodidae [Torrent Frogs] Some live near waterfalls Slender-bodied Lives in Brazil and Argentina

Hoppy New Year: The Neotropical torrent frogs live near streams, and some prefer fast-moving water. Because of their noisy habitat, a few species use body language instead of vocalization to communicate.
#hoppynewyear #hylodidae #torrentfrog #frog #amphibian #education #art #SciArt

A red-eyed tree frog surrounded by dark green text. From top to bottom: Hylidae [Tree Frogs] Forward-facing eyes Sticky toe pads for grippage Over one thousand species!

Hoppy New Year: Tree frogs can be found on every continent except Antarctica. The more well-known ones, like the red-eyed tree frog, live in rainforests, but tree frogs can also be found in deserts or mountainous areas.

#hoppynewyear #hylidae #treefrog #frog #amphibian #education #art #SciArt

A spotted shovelnosed frog surrounded by orange text. From top to bottom: Hemisotidae [Shovel-Nosed Frogs] Round Found in African plains or tropical savannah Digs burrows with their faces

Hoppy New Year: Most burrowing frogs use strong hind legs to dig, but the shovel-nosed frogs use their stubby limbs and snout instead. They lay their eggs in burrows, waiting for rain to flood them.
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A marsupial frog with eggs on its back and surrounded by purple text. From top to bottom: Hemiphractidae [Marsupial Frogs] Some are called horned frogs because of pointy bits Carries offspring on their backs Found in Central and South American rainforests

Hoppy New Year: Some marsupial frogs glue the eggs onto their backs, while others have a dorsal pouch. After hatching, the froglets stay on their parent's back until they're ready to go on their own.
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A ghost frog surrounded by dark green text. From top to bottom: Heleophrynidae [Ghost Frogs] Flat for entering crevices Big toe pads for clinging to wet rocks Tadpoles take 2 years to develop into frogs!

Hoppy New Year: Ghost frogs are adapted to living in fast-moving mountain streams. Like glass frogs, their bellies are translucent so their organs are visible.
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