Senin, 10 September 2012

40 Freaky Frog Photos (Liophryne schlaginhaufen)


Froggy transportCredit: David Bickford, NatureA male microhylid frog (Liophryne schlaginhaufen) with froglets on his back

Minggu, 09 September 2012

40 Freaky Frog Photos (Panamanian golden frog)


Panamanian-Golden-FrogCredit: Brian Gratwicke | Smithsonian Conservation Biology InstituteThe Smithsonian's National Zoo maintains an active breeding program for the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog

Sabtu, 08 September 2012

40 Freaky Frog Photos (music frog)


Emei music frogCredit: Jianguo CuiAn Emei music frog, native to southwest China

Jumat, 07 September 2012

40 Freaky Frog Photos (Glass frog)


 glass frogCredit: © Conservation International-Colombia/Photo by Marco RadaGlass frog

Kamis, 06 September 2012

40 Freaky Frog Photos (Hyloscirtus colymba)



Endangered Tree Frog Bred In Captivity for the First TimeCredit: Brian Gratwicke, Smithsonian’s National ZooAn adult La loma tree frog (Hyloscirtus colymba)

Rabu, 05 September 2012

40 Freaky Frog Photos (Quasipaa boulengeri)


Frog Egg Cells Key Ingredient in Robotic NoseCredit: Yu Zeng/UC Berkeley.Male spiny frogs from the tribe Paini sport spines and powerful forelimbs. The species Quasipaa boulengeri is from the mountains of Sichuan, China.

Selasa, 04 September 2012

40 Freaky Frog Photos (Pesticide Turns Male Frogs)


Pesticide Turns Male Frogs into FemalesCredit: Tyrone B. Hayes, the University of California, Berkeley.The pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females that are able to mate and successfully reproduce. Here, two male frogs mating. The larger animal on the bottom has been completely feminized by atrazine exposure and can produce viable eggs.

Senin, 03 September 2012

40 Freaky Frog Photos (Hemiphractus fasciatus)


In Deadly Frog and Bat Plagues, Eerie SimilaritiesCredit: A. CrawfordPanamanian marsupial frog, Hemiphractus fasciatus, getting "swabbed", or tested, for the presence of the microscopic fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatis, which is sweeping through Central America, decimating entire amphibian communities.

Minggu, 02 September 2012

40 Freaky Frog Photos (Eleutherodactylus thorectes)


6 'Lost' Frogs Rediscovered in Haiti's ForestsCredit: nullMacaya Breast-spot Frog, Eleutherodactylus thorectes, a Critically Endangered species in the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti. © Robin Moore/iLCP