40 Freaky Frog Photos
Solomon's Horned Frog
This horned frog is unique to the Solomon Islands.
Hybrid leaf frog
This frog is the offspring of two closely related species of endangered leaf frog.
Poison Dart Frog
Dendrobates leucomelas, a poisonous frog from Venezuelan Guiana, eats a special diet of ants and mites, which contain compounds that help the frog make its toxic secretions.
Convergent Evolution in Poison Frogs
Poison frog Mantella madagascariensis. It derives its poison from a steady diet of alkaloid-rich ants. Image
Transitional Frog Lays Eggs on Water and Land
Mating yellow treefrogs (Dendropsophus ebraccatus) laying egg larvae in water. The egg masses can be at the water surface and under water.
Laos Home to Two New Frog Species
The Rana compotrix, one of two new frog species found in Lao PDR.
Frog Shakes Its Booty to Deter Other Males
Truly arboreal frogs, red-eyed treefrogs spend most of their time in trees, with their limbs made for walking and their "hands" and "feet" adapted for grasping branches.
Awkward Primitive Frog Can Jump But Landing Is Belly Flop
The primitive frog Ascaphus montanus can jump fine, but rather than a graceful landing this amphibian does a belly flop.
Tree Frogs Use Geometry to Hang On
Caption: Tree frog.
Bizarre Frog Has No Lungs
The first lungless frog has been discovered lurking in the jungles of Borneo.
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