
Mossy frog (Philautus macroscelis) by pbertner on Flickr.
A beautifully patterned oak toad [Anaxyrus quercicus] photographed in Saminole County, Tennessee by photographer Matthew Niemiller.
Northern slimy salamander
(Plethodon glutinosus), Eastern and Central U.S.
The
northern slimy salamander might be better named sticky salamander. When
threatened, they secrete a gluey substance that discourages would-be
predators!Photograph by Megan Seymour/USFWS and Patrick Coin | Wiki
This is the Annam flying frog (Rhacophorus annamensis), a
rare and hefty frog that lives in the lofty forest canopies of South
East Asia, and uses specialised skin flaps between its toes to fly from
tree to tree.This particular frog is a juvenile – when Annam flying frogs are young, they take on a creamy white appearance, with rich brown Dalmatian-like splotches all over.
But as they grow older, they lose this colouration altogether, and
will either transition to light grey with speckles, or brown or dark red
all over, which isn’t quite so delicious.You can’t tell from the pictures, but these frogs are bigger than you’d expect.
The females are typically larger than the males, and can grow to be
an impressive 10 cm long, which makes them slightly smaller than the
length of an iPhone 6…
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