#burrowing frog

[herpsandbirds]

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

photograph by Tom Charlton

[vintagewildlife]

Burrowing frog (Cyclorana sp.) By: Edward S. Ross From: Wildlife of the Deserts 1980

[moodychangeling]

LOOK AT HIS FACE

AND HIS LITTLE BUTT

[sspacegodd]

Great for decorating kids' parties!

I think we can guess why the blunt-headed burrowing frog is also known as the balloon frog.

[knuppitalism-with-ue]

Results from the Gremlin #Paleostream

Gremlin (yes, real name), Jaculinykus, Mariliabatrachus amd Scolomastax.

[ribbittrobbit]

destiny's children trick or treating!!! spooky season lives on in our hearts i suppose

(they're dressed up as the crew from the wizard of oz and yes i know gerard is green so he should have been the witch but u know what? rosamund convinced him to switch at the last minute and he didn't have the heart to say no but he isn't happy about it)

(also i forgot that canonically mother goose is supposed to be a "gangly baby" and i'm too lazy to change it rip)

suggestion from @actualbabe ty this very was fun

[stickyfrogs]

Today we have been learning about the fantastic work happening at Healesville Sanctuary’s Froggery to save the wonderful Southern Giant Burrowing Frog! 🐸

You can watch the video here!

[trans-opossum]

Amphibiuary day 25: Clothes!

[bug-memory]

Illustration commission of some burrowing owls (and friends)

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus).

Image credit: Dr. Jodi Rowley

[herpsandbirds]

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

photograph by Don Injabok

[rainyfroggy]

[arthistoryanimalia]

#FrogFriday:

“he Australian Frog” (Giant Burrowing Frog aka Eastern Owl Frog, Heleioporus australiacus), 1st published image & scientific description by George Shaw & Frederick Nodder in The Naturalist’s Miscellany, Vol. 6, 1794-5, plate 200.

This large, endangered frog species is endemic to coastal areas of New South Wales & Victoria in Australia.

“This animal certainly cannot be numbered amongst the most beautiful of its genus: it is a species, however, which has never before been described, and is more peculiarly interesting from the circumstance of its being a native of the distant region of New Holland, which has added so many zoological treasures to the cabinets of natural history. Its rarity must therefore apologise for its deformity.” 🤨

It should be noted that Shaw was working from a dead specimen - I personally think they’re quite cute, as seen in this photo of a live one! 🥰

[slamming-mander]

Amphibuary day 16: GIANT. I’ve already drawn a giant chinese salamander, so how’s about a big frog this time? This is a blunt-headed burrowing frog, the only frog to have a human face. kind of. I’m making that part up.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Most frogs extend their tongues through a lingual flip in the bottom of their mouths-- called a lingual flap, or by strongly flipping their tongue through the lips and out of the mouth. In the Mexican burrowing toad however, the tongue stiffens and protrudes out of the tongue by moving its lower jaw backwards.

(Image: A Mexican burrowing toad () by Greg Schechter)

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[weeklyfrogpod]

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