Critter Science

The Amazing Wallace’s Flying Frog

19 July, 2021
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The Wallace’s flying frog, aka abah river flying frog or parachuting frog, can be found in tropical rainforests of southeastern Asia, Malaysia, and Borneo. Contrary to their name, these

The Chinese Edible Frog

19 May, 2021
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The Chinese edible frog, aka Taiwanese frog or East Asian bullfrog, hails from Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. They tolerate a wide variety of habitats, including: freshwater marshes, intermittent

The Poison Dart Frog

5 May, 2021
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The poison dart frog, aka, poison arrow frog, poison frog, or dendrobatid, is the epitome of amphibian beauty. They come in a host of colors and all have a secret weapon. Have you ever heard the saying, “You are what you eat”? Well, these frogs are living proof

The Endangered Golden Mantella Frog

9 April, 2021
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The golden mantella frog is but one of a total of 16 known species of mantellas. These frogs are not only beautiful, but poisonous. As is evident by their aposomatic coloration

The Incredible Hellbender

6 January, 2021
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The hellbender, aka devil dog, mud-devil, mud dog, Allegheny alligator, grampus, and snot otter, is the largest salamander species in North America and can be found in southwestern

The Moor Frog

29 December, 2020
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Found in Europe and Asia, the moor frog calls swamps, meadows, steppes, semi-deserts, fields, forests, and gardens its home. This extremely adaptable frog is capable of conforming to

The Voluminous Banded Bullfrog

21 December, 2020
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The banded bullfrog, aka rice frog, Asian painted frog, bubble frog, or chubby frog, is native to mainland southeast Asia. They prefer a forested environment but will also show up in

Meet the Chinese Giant Salamander

4 June, 2020
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The Chinese giant salamander is a spectacle to behold. They are living fossils, having lived in the Jurassic period with the dinosaurs over 170 million years ago and surviving the

The Camouflaged Vietnamese Mossy Frog

1 June, 2020
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They may look like a clump of moss and nothing more, but that’s exactly what the Vietnamese mossy frog is going for here. All that camouflage helps keep these frogs safe from

The Groovy Glass Frog

25 May, 2020
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The glass frog or see-through frog is unique in that the skin on their abdomen is literally transparent. You can see their organs, including their beating heart and food moving through