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Wood Frog Facts This unassuming seeming creature holds the common name of the Wood Frog. Its scientific name, however, remains the complicated term of Lithobates sylvaticus. By either name, though, it’s a much more complicated animal than it seems. In point of fact, this fascinating amphibian serves as the focus of great attention among many […]Read More
Mountain Chicken Facts This remarkable amphibian bears the deceptive common name of the Mountain Chicken. Among researchers, however, it goes by the cumbersome scientific name of the Leptodactylus fallax. By either name, though, it’s a fascinating species. Quite obviously, it’s not a chicken, but the name derives from reports that its flesh tastes like that […]Read More
Chinese Giant Salamander Facts This astonishing work of evolution bears the informative, as well as accurate, common name of the Chinese Giant Salamander. It also bears another, more difficult to pronounce name. That’s because it holds the scientific name of the Andrias davidianus. It owes this term to the highly respected French zoologist and entomologist […]
Purple Frog Facts Most notably, the remarkable Purple Frog easily ranks as one of the most unusual lesser known amphibians in the entire world. That holds true, in large part, to the very nature of its particular habitat. That’s because this fascinating amphibian actually spends the great majority of its life underground. While many related […]
Vietnamese Mossy Frog Facts The simultaneously descriptive and accurate term of Vietnamese Mossy Frog serves as one of the common names for a remarkable amphibian. It also goes by alternate names, though, including the mossy frog, and Tonkin bug-eyed frog. Its official scientific name, however, remains that of the tongue-twisting Theloderma corticale. But by either […]
Indian Bullfrog Facts Look at the brilliantly contrasting colors of the amphibian understandably known as the Indian Bullfrog. It doesn’t look like it could be real, does it? This gorgeous fellow does, however, represent a relatively large and colorful species of a bullfrog. Most unfortunately, this highly unique animal also remains endemic to a limited […]
Black Rain Frog Facts The distinctive term of Black Rain Frog serves as one of the common names for a remarkable variety of amphibian. It also, however, also goes by several other common names. Each of these, in turn, remain comparatively descriptive, though. These alternate names for the creature include the plain rain frog, brown […]
Limnonectes larvaepartus Facts The recently discovered species known as the Limnonectes larvaepartus truly represents a highly unique species of frog. This newly recognized and quite remarkable animal species does not yet possess a common name, unfortunately. The amazing creature received its first scientific recognition in 1994, though under a different, temporary designation. Its first formal […]
Wallace’s Flying Frog Facts The very name of the Wallace’s Flying Frog serves to indicate just how extraordinary it is. The common term derives partly from its unique ability, and also from the name of the individual that first discovered it. That was British biologist, Alfred R. Wallace. The generally used named for this minuscule […]
Wood Frog Facts This unassuming seeming creature holds the common name of the Wood Frog. Its scientific name, however, remains the complicated term of Lithobates sylvaticus. By either name, though, it’s a much more complicated animal than it seems. In point of fact, this fascinating amphibian serves as the focus of great attention among many […]
Mountain Chicken Facts This remarkable amphibian bears the deceptive common name of the Mountain Chicken. Among researchers, however, it goes by the cumbersome scientific name of the Leptodactylus fallax. By either name, though, it’s a fascinating species. Quite obviously, it’s not a chicken, but the name derives from reports that its flesh tastes like that […]
