#Glyphoglossus

[herpsandbirds]

Blunt-headed Burrowing Frog (Glyphoglossus molossus), family Microhylidae, Kaeng Krachan, Thailand

photograph by Tom Charlton

[markscherz]

what's the stupidest/silliest looking frog you know of?

Oh

heck

that's

such

a

great

question

where

do

I

even

start?

[In order of appearance: Glyphoglossus molossus, Myobatrachus gouldii, Choerophryne proboscidea, Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis, Pipa pipa, Litoria pinocchio, Triprion petasatus, Synapturanus danta, Breviceps verrucosus, Notaden bennettii, Hemisus guttatus, Hemiphractus bubalus]

[toadschooled]

A nice blunt-headed burrowing frog [Glyphoglossus molossus] sitting in the soil in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. These frogs spend much of the year buried in the ground, but are often uprooted by accident by farmers and gardeners. Image by Ingkayut Sa-ar.

[animalids]

Blunt-headed burrowing frog (Glyphoglossus molossus)

Photo by Apisit Wilaijit

[frogs-from-bogs]

Glyphoglossus guttulatus by Alexandre Roux

[paintfroge]

Will you please draw a Glyphoglossus Molossus (balloon frog)?

if a dinosaur became a froge i think it would looke like one of these guys

[dendroica]

There is some information about them on GBIF. There also seems to be some disagreement regarding its genus; IUCN and AmphibiaWeb have it in Glyphoglossus.

Calluella capsa, the Red Hot Chili Pepper Frog from Borneo. As its pretty rare no-one has tasted it yet to see if it lives up to its name

[lamariposaverdeblog]

Rushen/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

[amnhnyc]

Get to know the blunt-headed burrowing frog (Glyphoglossus molossus)! This amphibian is also known as the balloon frog because of its spherical body shape.🎈🐸🎈 It lives in parts of Southeast Asia including Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand, where it inhabits forests and wetlands, spending much of its time underground. During breeding season, it comes to the surface and takes advantage of seasonal rain pools to release up to 300 eggs. Unfortunately, the species is threatened due in part to humans catching the frogs for consumption when they come out to breed. Photo: Rushen, CC BY-SA 2.0, flickr #frog #animalfacts #bluntheadedburrowingfrog #funfacts #dyk #amphibians #nature #weirdanimals #animalkingdom https://www.instagram.com/p/ChI_EBzr-dN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nebris]

Its giant, chubby appearance is due to a self-defense technique in which it inflates itself with air in order to look more formidable when it feels in danger. The species of the frog is the Blunt-headed Burrowing Frog, also called Glyphoglossus molossus.

[herpsandbirds]

Blunt-headed Burrowing Frogs (Glyphoglossus molossus), family Microhylidae, Thailand

photograph by Don Injabok

[markscherz]

Which frog is Most Round?

No question, members of the genus Breviceps. They are basically balls of pure muscle. Which species is more challenging. Contenders include

Breviceps mossambicus

B. gibbosus

B. fuscus

and

B. verrucosus

All extremely round.

Note 1: I do not include some of the other Breviceps here, like B. macrops, because they have more distinct heads and larger eyes that break up the roundness.

Note 2: I am defining roundness here as being as near to spherical as possible, not just a circle. If we were going just circular/disclike, there would be many other possible contenders, and Glyphoglossus molossus would be a very possible winner.

All images from iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC [1,2,3,4]

[toadschooled]

May I offer you a blunt-headed burrowing frog [Glyphoglossus molossus]? These plump microhylids are also referred to as “balloon frogs” for their large, round bodies. They can be found in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Image by Don Injabok.

[frogs-from-bogs]

Glyphoglossus flavus by Chien Lee

[funkyfrogoftheday]

today's funky (AND SPHERICAL) frog of the day is: the blunt-headed burrowing frog (Glyphoglossus molossus)!!! can we just appreciate how fun that scientific name is for a moment? these frogs, also known as the balloon frog, are found in several southeast asian countries and are known for their large size and interesting shape.

photo by rushen

[myfrogcroaked]

That face though!

This is a Blunt-headed Burrowing Frog (Glyphoglossus molossus)

Source: Twitter