#ceratobatrachidae

[herpsandbirds]

People always talk about rotund critters but do you know of any other shapely fellas? Any triangles or squares or other angular guys?

There are a few frogs that look very triangular...

Darwin’s Frog (Rhinoderma darwinii), males, family Rhinodermatidae, found in the Valdivian Temperate Rain Forest of Chile and Argentina

ENDANGERED.

Famous for its child rearing technique. The male holds both the eggs and tadpoles in his vocal sac. The froglets emerge from the male’s mouth after metamorphosing.

Endangered due to habitat destruction and chytrid fungus.

photograph by Juan Luis Celis Diez

Solomon Island Leaf Frog aka Guenther's Triangle Frog (Cornufer guentheri), family Ceratobatrachidae, endemic to the Solomon Islands

photograph by Chris Mattison 

Sumaco Horned Treefrog (Hemiphractus proboscideus), family Hemiphractidae, Loreto, Peru

photographs by Matt Jeppson

[wiki-diver]

Did yall know there are frogs that don't have a tadpole phase?

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Cornufer solomonis by Julien NKS

[amivitale]

Photo by @amivitale. Today is World Frog day so let's celebrate these ancient creatures! This fellow lives in mangroves of Micronesia and is called the Palau frog or Palau wrinkled ground frog, a species of frog in the Ceratobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Palau. These spellbinding creatures who have existed for 190 million years in every climate and on every continent except Antarctica are in trouble. As many as 200 species have completely disappeared since 1980 and nearly 1/3 of all amphibians are threatened with extinction. Habitat loss, pollution, climate change, infectious diseases, invasive species and over-harvesting for pet and food trades are putting increasing pressures on their populations. It’s not easy being green (or red or yellow or purple or brown or blue or black with yellow polka dots) but you can help. Get started by following @amphibiansurvivalalliance and @savethefrogs and by supporting local conservation groups that help preserve forest, marsh and other frog habitats. @natgeo @natgeoimagecollection @thephotosociety @nikonusa #frogs #savefrogs #micronesia #palaufrog #climatechange #conservation #savetheplanet #nikonlove #nikonnofilter #nikon #nikonambassador #photojournalism #amivitale #cuteanimals (at Federated States of Micronesia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvPKwaxFR-Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14ab2e30hsjwg

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Platymantis bayani, source: x

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Cornufer vertebralis by jeffweinell

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Platymantis cagayanensis, source: x

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Cornufer schmidti by Bert Willaert

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Cornufer vitiensis by Heleioporus

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Platymantis biak by Arvin Diesmos

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Cornufer vitianus by Clare Morrison