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(Cane) Toad Tuesday 🐸

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Iberian Tree Frog (Hyla molleri) from France, Portugal, and Spain. Once considered a subspecies of the Common European Tree Frog, they were lifted to full species status due to genetic differences between the two species. 📸Sara Navarro learn more at buff.ly/OjI6Avm

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Tonight we visited the Gold Coast in Queensland for FrogID Week 2025! We met 3 new frog friends and heard many Beautiful Songs!

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus) from Australia. After the female lays her eggs in the water and the male fertilizes them, she kicks the eggs onto the banks of the water or on the rocks there. 📸 Colin Trainor learn more at buff.ly/fGKpWc4

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Coastal Plains Toad (Incilius nebulifer) lives in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi 📸 William L. Farr learn more at buff.ly/2MhZvR4

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus) from Australia. After the female lays her eggs in the water and the male fertilizes them, she kicks the eggs onto the banks of the water or on the rocks there. 📸 Colin Trainor learn more at buff.ly/fGKpWc4

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The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) from southern Africa. They can move their tongue sideways more than 90 degrees and can extend the tongue over an arc of more than 200 degrees 📸 Tim Brammer learn more at buff.ly/ADNqj1V

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Bumblebee toads are small and cute 🐸

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) from southern Africa. They have the ability to move their tongue sideways more than 90 degrees and can extend the tongue over an arc of more than 200 degrees 📸 Tim Brammer learn more at buff.ly/ADNqj1V

Happy Halloween! 🧡 🐸 Forget pumpkins — this Halloween’s new item is the Pumpkin Toadlet Glows under UV, can’t ear its own calls, and is mildly poisonous. Evolution’s little trick and treat. learn more about the Pumpkin Toadlet at

The Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) is the smallest crocodile, not even reaching 5 feet long. They are listed by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable to Extinction. #Croctober 🐊 📸 wikiuser Thesupermat learn more at buff.ly/rhK6GAb

The Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) is a critically endangered animal found only in China. #Croctober 🐊 📸 J. Patrick Fischer learn more at gonefroggin.com/2023/10/08/c...

Are you afraid of clowns? The only clown I don't find terrifying is the Clown Frog (Atelopus varius). Unfortunately, these frogs 🐸 are listed as critically endangered which is terrifying. 📸 Brian Gratwicke learn more about them at buff.ly/pLdUfMS

The Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is found along the Nile River but also across most of southern Africa. #Croctober 🐊 📸 Wayne and Pam Osborn learn more at buff.ly/nIQsnoD

BRAINS BRAINS The Zombie Frog 🐸 (Synapturanus zombie) wants brains! ok no they don't eat brains specifically. They're named after what the researchers looked like after searching in the mud for them 📸 Antoine Fouquet learn more at buff.ly/NRKhWHC

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Ghost Glass Frog (Sachatamia ilex) from Central America. Nothing is too spooky about the frog but it is the largest species of glass frog, not even 1.5 inches long. 📸 Brian Gratwicke learn more at buff.ly/s9JcUIb

Deep in the rainforests of Borneo lurks the vampire flying frog 🐸 — a species with fanged tadpoles! These tiny “vampires” use their black keratin hooks to cling to rocks in fast streams. 📸 Jodi Rowley learn more at buff.ly/CLXbwST

When threatened, the Iberian Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl) can stab its ribs out of its skin to make a really cool Halloween costume and to deter animals from biting it. 📸 Henk Wallays learn about them at buff.ly/4lF13FK

I'm taking the principled stand of no longer use the term False Gharial but instead the Malayan Gharial. It's not false, they are just a little different... I hope yall join me #Croctober 🐊 📸 James Steamer learn more about the Malayan Gharial at buff.ly/EpMjKmB

Did you know there's a species of crocodile in the US? The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) can be found in Florida! They also can be all the way down to Venezuela. A pretty impressive range. #Croctober 🐊 📸 wikiuser Mattstone911 learn more at buff.ly/8dyCSU2

The Hairy Frog 🐸 (Astylosternus robustus), also known as the HORROR frog, can create claws from finger bones. When threatened, it breaks finger connections, shooting bones out as claws. 📸 Marius Burger Discover more at buff.ly/oa7x57N

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Bloody Bay Poison Frog (Mannophryne olmonae) from the island of Tobago. The male frogs are excellent parents, guarding their eggs and being a taxi service for the tadpoles once they hatch. 📸Saifudeen Muhammad learn more at buff.ly/x7injVT

The Golden Poison Dart Frog 🐸 is the most poisonous frog in the world, with each frog having enough poison to kill between 10 - 20 people. 📸 Brian Gratwicke discover more at buff.ly/J1Dlkmb

The Hellbender is one of my favorite salamanders. They are the largest salamanders in NA but are kinda hard to find if you don't know where to look. They hide under rocks in fast moving streams. discover more about the hell bender at buff.ly/iWqqbBL

The Harlequin Poison Frog 🐸 (Oophaga histrionica) comes in a variety of colors especially these fall ones. 📸 Daniel Vásquez-Restrepo and Fundacion ProAves discover more at buff.ly/kD5wQRI

Anyone else pick Totodile as their starter for #Croctober 🐊 ? #legendsZA

The Critically Endangered Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) lives only in the Zapata Swamp in Cuba. The croc can only survive in fresh water, making rising sea levels a major concern. 🐊 #CROCtober 📸 wikiuser Yelles learn more at buff.ly/0pDOyHJ

look at the Halloween colors on the Spotted Stream Frog (Pulchrana picturata) 📸 CheongWeei Gan 🐸 learn more about them at

The West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) is a Critically Endangered species due to habitat destruction and over harvesting for their hide and meat. #Croctober 🐊 📸 Tom JAMONNEAU discover more at buff.ly/Z0rwRXc

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Bate's Night Frog (Astylosternus batesi) from western Africa. The frog isn't named for Norman Bates but George Griswold Latimer Bates, a naturalist who helped described over 60 species. 📸 Maël Dewynter learn more at buff.ly/nnfhn3a

The Rough Skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) is the most poisonous newt in America. Perfect for your witch's brew 📸 wikiuser DSHil learn more about the newt at

The Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a critically endangered crocodilian found in rivers in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. The males grow growth on their nose called a ghara once they reach sexual maturity. #CROCtober 🐊 📸 Charles J Sharp learn more at buff.ly/FeUDsjT

Its spooky how close the Rose's Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei) is to extinction. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered. They are only found in a small area of S Africa. 🐸 Oliver Angus learn more about them at buff.ly/liK1ONB

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Orinoco Lime Tree Frog aka the Ghost Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus) from northern South America. While it may look like a Glass Frog with its translucent skin, its a member of the tree frog family - Hylidae. 📸 Marco Aurelio de Sena learn more at buff.ly/LX0JRgC

The American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is one of the great success stories in conservation. Once hunted to the edge of extinction, the Gator has come back thanks to the Endangered Species List. learn more about the gator at buff.ly/VlxTGRj

The American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is one of the great success stories in conservation. Once hunted to the edge of extinction, the Gator has come back thanks to the Endangered Species List. learn more about the gator at buff.ly/VlxTGRj

The Suriname Toad (Pipa pipa) is a horror inducing frog. During mating, the eggs are laid into the backs of the female frog. There, they develop and then hatch out of the back. 📸 Chaline Olivier discover more at buff.ly/RCBnUSE

Toad Tuesday 🐸

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Orinoco Lime Tree Frog aka the Ghost Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus) from northern South America. While it may look like a Glass Frog with its translucent skin, its a member of the tree frog family - Hylidae. 📸 Marco Aurelio de Sena learn more at buff.ly/LX0JRgC

The Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is the largest species of caiman, reaching up to 14 feet long. They live in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, and Peru. #Croctober 🐊 📸 wikiuser Rigelus learn more at buff.ly/N3qr50p

The Bell's False Brook Salamander (Isthmura bellii) has some Halloween colors going on. These large salamanders (reaching 14 inches long) are listed as Vulnerable to Extinction by the IUCN Red List. 📸 Sean Michael Rovito learn more at buff.ly/KIiexV4

Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni) lives in northern Australia as the name suggests.. fresh water environments. They are also found in brackish waters. They generally avoid the coast where Saltwater Crocs are. #Croctober 🐊 📸 vicki powys learn more at buff.ly/DeT1x4l

The Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) is native to SE Asia. They have highly webbed feet that allow them to glide from tree to tree. 📸 John Sullivan learn more at buff.ly/jNsBdpB