Amphibians

The Axolotl Salamander is a critically endangered species native to Mexico. This unique amphibian lives it’s entire life under water.

Olm Blind Cave Salamander A-Z Collection of Cool Animals Challenge O is for Olm Blind Cave Salamander The Olm blind cave salamander is found exclusively in the underwater caves of southern European lakes and rivers, including Italy, Slovenia, Bosnia, Croatia, and Herzegovina. The body of the olm is long and slender, with small, thin limbs … Read more

Hairy Frogfish Facts A-Z Collection of Cool Animals Challenge H is for Hairy Frogfish Hairy Frogfish are a type of anglerfish from the Antennariidae family, found in almost all tropical and subtropical oceans and seas around the world, with the exception of the Mediterranean Sea.  They live near sandy bottoms, by coral reef, sponges, or hiding … Read more

 G is for Glass Frog Facts Glass frogs are so named because of their translucent abdominal skin. They belong to the Centrolenidae family of amphibians and are found in humid rain forests throughout Central and South America including Belize, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama. To date, thirteen species of cloud frogs have been … Read more

Common Suriname Toad Birth Trypophobia is the pathological fear of objects with irregular patterns of holes, such as beehives, ant hills and lotus seed heads. What does this have to do with the Common Suriname Toad birth?  If you’re Trypophobic … everything!  I say this because the Suriname toad birth comes right out of the … Read more

Strange Indian Purple Frog Facts, Pictures & Videos The Indian purple frog, or Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae and can be found in the Western Ghats in India.  The Indian Purple Frog, sometimes known as the “Pignose Frog” or just “purple frog”, is thought to be the sole surviving member of an … Read more

Dancing Frogs of India Fourteen new species of the tiny “Indian Dancing Frogs” have been discovered in the jungles of western India, which more than doubles the number of Indian dancing frogs already known.  The dancing frogs are thus named because of their foot-waving gestures of the males during the mating season.  Published on May … Read more

Japanese Giant Salamander : A Rare Sight You may have already seen the picture of this unusual creature around on Facebook and wondered what it is.  Well, I looked it up, and it’s a Japanese Giant Salamander.  It is actually rare to see one of these, since it lives underwater and is only active at night.  This particular Giant … Read more

Desert Rain Frog and It’s Mighty Roar The Desert Rain Frog is a small, plump species with bulging eyes, a short snout, short limbs, spade-like feet, and webbed toes. On the underside, it has a transparent area of skin through which its internal organs can be seen. Its color is yellowish-brown and it often has … Read more