Pool Frog (Pelophylax lessonae) southern clade - 1 of 2 by Will Atkins Via Flickr: a rather nice leopard pattern individual, Berkshire

Hello I would like to request your favourite little freak(amphibian) for day 1432

day 1432

Phrog Photos, for you :)

Taken as reference photos for myself. Maybe they will be useful for someone else, too!

Reptiles, Amphibia, Fishes and Lower Chordata. Written by Richard Lydekker and others. Illustration by J. Green. Published in 1912.

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April's Tiny Reptile and Mini Amphibian designs: Sheltopusik and Goliath Frog! 🦎🐸

Fun facts! Even though sheltopusik looks like a snake, it's actually a legless lizard! My Patreon can be found here.

found a beautiful European green toad (Bufotes viridis) in our garden

-L.F.

European common frogs (Rana temporaria) By: Walter Rohdich From: Living Amphibians of the World 1966

Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)

Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria

edit: she's a lady

f.rog for the @amphibianaday pride event thingie! i. hope I'm still on time lmao I'm never sure with timezones. if not then I mean! still got to draw a cute froggo. win situation either way

European fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

Photo by Martin Gabriel

#WorldFrogDay fashion accessory: 🐸👛

Frog Purse Europe, 17th century silk and metal threads, silk floss, silk fabric, leather (possibly), wire and glass beads; detached needlepoint, laid and couched stitches L 8 x W 6 x D 2 cm Ashmolean Museum

European toad (Bufo bufo)

Bufo bufo

The common toad. Even if they are considered ordinary, I find them beyond precious and worthy of love :)

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol. 11, Mammals II. 1972.

Moor Frog (Rana arvalis)

Family: Typical Frog Family (Ranidae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Although pale brown or grey throughout most of the year, male Moor Frogs (such as the individual pictured above) turn a vivid blue colour for a short period during the species’ mating season - it has been observed that females seem to prefer bluer males when selecting a mate. Found across almost all of Europe and Asia, Moor Frogs inhabit a wide range of habitats (primarily forests, grasslands and swamplands, but also environments that are more hostile to amphibians such as tundras, semi-deserts and human gardens) and are typically found around water, seemingly preferring slightly acidic waters with a pH of around 6. Moor Frogs feed on a wide range of invertebrates (particularly beetles, but they also regularly take flies, wasps, bees, hemipterans, spiders, slugs, snails and centipedes), and like most frogs in their family they rarely actively search for prey, instead opportunistically catching any suitably sized invertebrates that come near them using a long, forked tongue attached to the front of its toothless lower jaw, allowing it to be rapidly flicked outwards to ensnare prey using sticky saliva before being quickly pulled back into the mouth to be chewed by teeth on the upper jaw. Although typically nocturnal, members of this species are near-constantly active during the short mating season (which varies geographically but typically occurs at some point between March and June), with both sexes gathering at pools suitable for breeding and males floating in the water and producing bizarre, warbling mating calls in hopes of attracting a female. Female Moor Frogs, which are dramatically larger and stronger than males, prefer males with louder calls and bluer skin, and upon accepting a male as her mate a female will allow him to climb onto her back where he will remain for anywhere from a few hours to a few days in a state known as amplexus - during amplexus the female will periodically lay large clutches of gelatinous eggs, and the male will fertilize them externally. Unusually among frogs of the genus Rana, Moor Frogs have been known to frequently engage in multi-male amplexus in which several males will cling to a female’s back and all compete to fertilize her eggs. Tadpoles of this species hatch within around 20 days of their eggs being fertilized and often gather in schools to provide protection from predators, feeding on algae, aquatic plants and tiny invertebrates for the first 12-14 weeks of their lives before developing into froglets and transitioning to a diet of small arthropods such as mites and springtails, finally reaching full maturity at 2-5 years of age. During the winter Moor Frogs hibernate in damp, sheltered environments, and (owing to a range of substances in their tissues and blood that allow their cells to withstand damage done by ice formation, known as cryoprotectants) can survive their bodies partially freezing with no lasting consequences.

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Image Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25488-Rana-arvalis

Viviparous Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) by Will Atkins Via Flickr: female