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Among the most primitive known families of frogs, the tailed frog comprises 2 known species in the genus Ascaphus which is the only taxon in the family Ascaphidae. These frogs face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of the logging industry; habitat division at the hands of roads […]

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The Wyoming toad, aka Baxter’s toad, is a toad species from the family Bufonidae. These critters are extremely rare and only exist in captivity within Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming in the United States. They were listed as an endangered species in 1984, and just 7 years later […]

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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; habitat division at the hands of roads and railroads, […]

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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 midwestern and southeastern Canada as well as midwestern and north eastern United […]

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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 amphibians are unique in that their livers have the ability to flood […]

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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 globally as Vulnerable, Endangered under the New South Wales Threatened Species […]

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The Majorcan midwife toad, aka ferreret or Mallorcan midwife toad, hails only from the mountainous regions and gorges of the Serra de Tramuntana, in Balearic Island of Majorca in the Mediterranean Sea. They prefer streams in limestone caverns that provide an abundance of stones to hide under. Unfortunately, due to […]

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The American toad is commonly found throughout eastern Canada and the eastern United States. There are 3 currently identified subspecies: the dwarf, eastern, and the hard to find Hudson Bay toad. Due to recent taxonomic updates, their former name of Bufo americanus has been changed to Anaxyrus americanus. Due to […]

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The wood frog can be found in Alaska, through Canada, and down into northeastern United States; with a few populations as far south as South Carolina. These seemingly normal frogs harbor an incredible ability that has received the attention of biologists all over. More on that in a bit. Even […]

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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 changes in its environment. They are able to withstand habitat destruction at the hands of over-grazing and pollution of water and soil. […]

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