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crawfish frog

The Crawfish Frog

  • 21 May, 2025
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The crawfish frog is a medium-sized, frog species native to the grasslands and prairies of the United States. These frogs face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial development, logging, fires, and fire suppression;

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gray treefrog

The Gray Treefrog

  • 14 May, 2025
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The gray treefrog, aka common gray treefrog, eastern gray treefrog, northern gray treefrog, or tetraploid gray treefrog, is a diminutive, arboreal holarctic (biogeographic realm encompassing the northern parts of the Old and New Worlds) treefrog that hails from

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northern red-legged frog

The Northern Red-Legged Frog

  • 7 May, 2025
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The northern red-legged frog is considered a true frog from the from the genus Rana. These frogs can be found in northern California, Oregon, Washington, Vancouver, and British Columbia. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction

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northern leopard frog

The Northern Leopard Frog

  • 7 April, 2025
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The northern leopard frog was recently renamed from Rana pipiens. These frogs can be found throughout Canada and the United States. Unfortunately, with such a wide distribution throughout North America they face many threats such as habitat loss at the hands of

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mountain chicken

The Mountain Chicken

  • 3 September, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The mountain chicken, aka giant ditch frog, is native to the Caribbean islands of Montserrat and Dominica. However, barely any survive in the wild on Montserrat, and only a small population exists still in

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spring peeper

The Spring Peeper

  • 30 July, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The spring peeper is a diminutive chorus frog species that is widespread throughout the eastern half of Canada and the United States. They prefer habitats with permanent ponds but can adapt to a wide range of habitats. These

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Sri Lankan painted frog

The Sri Lankan Painted Frog

  • 5 June, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The Sri Lankan painted frog, aka Sri Lankan bullfrog, Indian painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, kaloula frog, Ceylon kaloula, or painted globular frog, hails from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. They prefer dry

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grey foam-nest tree frog

The Grey Foam-Nest Tree Frog

  • 20 May, 2024
  • Critterman
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The grey foam-nest tree frog, aka southern foam-nest tree frog, hails from South Africa. The frogs are very adaptable and can tolerate a wide variety of habitats like ponds, canals, ditches, subtropical and tropical dry

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bell frog

The Bell Frog

  • 3 May, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The bell frog, aka green bell frog, green & golden swamp frog, and green frog, hails from eastern Australia and northern New Zealand. With their populations decreasing more than 30% in the past 10 years, these frogs are listed

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Archey's frog

The Archey’s Frog

  • 12 April, 2024
  • Critterman
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  • 281 Views
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The Archey’s frog has changed little over the past 200 million years, therefor they represent “living fossils”. They prefer the damp vegetation of their native forests, and dwell only in a small section of forest in the North Island

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