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Cape rain frog. The cape rain frog or giant rain frog ( Breviceps gibbosus) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. [ 2] Adults grow up to 45 mm in length. It was the first African frog species to be scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, under the name Rana gibbosa. It is the most common and largest of rain frogs. [ 3]
Phyllomedusa bicolor, the giant leaf frog, bicolor tree-frog, giant monkey frog, [2] or waxy-monkey treefrog, [3] is a species of leaf frog. It can be found in the Amazon basin of Brazil, Colombia ( Amazonas ), Bolivia, and Peru, and can also be found in the Guianan Region of Venezuela and the Guianas, and in Cerrado of the state of Maranhão ...
The gray treefrog ( Dryophytes versicolor) is a species of small arboreal holarctic tree frog native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. [ 2] It is sometimes referred to as the eastern gray treefrog, northern gray treefrog, [ 3] common gray treefrog, or tetraploid gray treefrog to distinguish it from its more southern ...
The goliath frog ( Conraua goliath ), otherwise known commonly as the giant slippery frog and the goliath bullfrog, is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae. The goliath frog is the largest living frog. [ 3][ 4] Specimens can grow up to 32 centimetres (12.6 in) in length from snout to vent, and weigh up to 3.25 kilograms (7.2 lb).
The northern leopard frog is a fairly large species of frog, reaching about 11 cm (4.3 in) in snout-to-vent length. It varies from green to brown in dorsal color, with large, dark, circular spots on its back, sides, and legs. [7] Each spot is normally bordered by a lighter ring. A pair of dorsolateral folds starting from the back of the eye ...
Lithobates clamitans is a member of the true frog family Ranidae and genus Lithobates. Litho- meaning stone, a rock climber. Originally from genus Rana until systematic revision, features of the genus are true frogs with slim waist and wrinkled skin, found across much of Eurasia and North America.
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The toes are partially webbed, while the fingers are free. The pads of both fingers and toes are small. [5] The key to distinguishing the Pine Barrens tree frog from the similar-appearing American green tree frog (D. cinerea) is the white-bordered lavender stripe on each side of the body in the Pine Barrens tree frog.