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The Sagalla caecilian is a worm-like amphibian that dwells among what remains of Sagalla Hill in Kenya, Africa. These critters seem to be adaptable enough to still survive among the heavily deforested hillside. That being said, they do suffer the threats of habitat loss and deforestation at the hands of […]

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The European tree frog is widespread throughout most of Europe. They are a small sized, green in color, tree frog. In the UK, this species’ status is legally classed as non-native. They have been introduced, yet are now thought to be extinct there. The drainage and drying up of ponds, […]

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The Cuban tree frog hails from Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands; but has become invasive in several other places around the Americas. These large tree frogs have a voracious appetite and will eat nearly anything they can get into their mouths. They’re threatened by severe winter freezes that […]

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The squirrel tree frog is a smaller species of tree frog found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Virginia. They are an introduced species to the Bahamas. They come in several color morphs, such as bright green, yellowish, gray, and deep brown. They resemble the American green tree […]

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The pig frog, aka lagoon frog or southern bullfrog, who’s name hails from the calls they make, sounding like a pig grunting, hails from the southeastern United States. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, human traffic, and recreational activities. […]

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The Costa Rican variable harlequin toad, aka clown frog, is a rapidly declining species of true toad hailing from Quepos, Costa Rica. They once numbered in the 100s along individual streams. Now their existence hangs on by a thread. These toads face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at […]

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The water-holding frog, aka eastern water-holding frog or common water holding frog, is different from most other frogs as they are terrestrial (spend most or all of their life on the ground) and fossorial (spend most or all of their lives underground), and they also undergo aestivation (like hibernation, but […]

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The eastern narrow-mouthed toad is not a true toad at all, but a species of microhylid frog. They’re called toads simply due to their terrestrial (spend most or all of their life on the ground) lifestyle. These amphibians face the threats of habitat loss and fragmentation at the hands of […]

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The mud salamander can be found, with a little luck, among seeps, streams, swamps, and underneath leaves, logs, & rocks in the eastern United States. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, as well as from recreational activities. Roads […]

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The garden slender salamander, aka Southern California slender salamander, is a diminutive salamander that hails from northern Baja California in Mexico and Southern California in the United States. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments. However, they can tolerate […]

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