Adam is Gone Froggin
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Naturalist posting about frogs, amphibians, and all types of animals. Home of the Frog of the Week. he / him 🐸
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus) from Australia. After the female lays her eggs in the water and the male fertilizes them, she kicks the eggs onto the banks of the water or on the rocks there.
📸 Colin Trainor
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📸 Colin Trainor
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus) from Australia. After the female lays her eggs in the water and the male fertilizes them, she kicks the eggs onto the banks of the water or on the rocks there.
📸 Colin Trainor
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📸 Colin Trainor
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The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) from southern Africa. They can move their tongue sideways more than 90 degrees and can extend the tongue over an arc of more than 200 degrees
📸 Tim Brammer
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📸 Tim Brammer
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November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) from southern Africa. They can move their tongue sideways more than 90 degrees and can extend the tongue over an arc of more than 200 degrees
📸 Tim Brammer
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📸 Tim Brammer
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Bumblebee toads are small and cute 🐸
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Bumblebee toads are small and cute 🐸
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) from southern Africa. They have the ability to move their tongue sideways more than 90 degrees and can extend the tongue over an arc of more than 200 degrees
📸 Tim Brammer
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📸 Tim Brammer
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November 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Red-Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) from southern Africa. They have the ability to move their tongue sideways more than 90 degrees and can extend the tongue over an arc of more than 200 degrees
📸 Tim Brammer
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📸 Tim Brammer
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Happy Halloween! 🧡 🐸
Forget pumpkins — this Halloween’s new item is the Pumpkin Toadlet
Glows under UV, can’t ear its own calls, and is mildly poisonous. Evolution’s little trick and treat.
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Forget pumpkins — this Halloween’s new item is the Pumpkin Toadlet
Glows under UV, can’t ear its own calls, and is mildly poisonous. Evolution’s little trick and treat.
learn more about the Pumpkin Toadlet at
Pumpkin Toadlet (Brachycephalus ephippium) -
Common Name: Pumpkin Toadlet or Spix's Saddleback Toad,Scientific Name: Brachycephalus ephippiumFamily: BrachycephalidaeLocation: BrazilSize: 0.49 inches - .77 inches (12.5 mm - 19.7 mm) The Pumpkin…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happy Halloween! 🧡 🐸
Forget pumpkins — this Halloween’s new item is the Pumpkin Toadlet
Glows under UV, can’t ear its own calls, and is mildly poisonous. Evolution’s little trick and treat.
learn more about the Pumpkin Toadlet at
Forget pumpkins — this Halloween’s new item is the Pumpkin Toadlet
Glows under UV, can’t ear its own calls, and is mildly poisonous. Evolution’s little trick and treat.
learn more about the Pumpkin Toadlet at
The Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) is the smallest crocodile, not even reaching 5 feet long. They are listed by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable to Extinction.
#Croctober 🐊
📸 wikiuser Thesupermat
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#Croctober 🐊
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October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) is the smallest crocodile, not even reaching 5 feet long. They are listed by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable to Extinction.
#Croctober 🐊
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#Croctober 🐊
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The Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) is a critically endangered animal found only in China. #Croctober 🐊
📸 J. Patrick Fischer
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📸 J. Patrick Fischer
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October 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) is a critically endangered animal found only in China. #Croctober 🐊
📸 J. Patrick Fischer
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📸 J. Patrick Fischer
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Are you afraid of clowns? The only clown I don't find terrifying is the Clown Frog (Atelopus varius). Unfortunately, these frogs 🐸 are listed as critically endangered which is terrifying.
📸 Brian Gratwicke
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📸 Brian Gratwicke
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October 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Are you afraid of clowns? The only clown I don't find terrifying is the Clown Frog (Atelopus varius). Unfortunately, these frogs 🐸 are listed as critically endangered which is terrifying.
📸 Brian Gratwicke
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📸 Brian Gratwicke
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The Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is found along the Nile River but also across most of southern Africa.
#Croctober 🐊
📸 Wayne and Pam Osborn
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#Croctober 🐊
📸 Wayne and Pam Osborn
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October 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is found along the Nile River but also across most of southern Africa.
#Croctober 🐊
📸 Wayne and Pam Osborn
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#Croctober 🐊
📸 Wayne and Pam Osborn
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BRAINS BRAINS The Zombie Frog 🐸 (Synapturanus zombie) wants brains! ok no they don't eat brains specifically. They're named after what the researchers looked like after searching in the mud for them
📸 Antoine Fouquet
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📸 Antoine Fouquet
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October 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
BRAINS BRAINS The Zombie Frog 🐸 (Synapturanus zombie) wants brains! ok no they don't eat brains specifically. They're named after what the researchers looked like after searching in the mud for them
📸 Antoine Fouquet
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📸 Antoine Fouquet
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The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Ghost Glass Frog (Sachatamia ilex) from Central America. Nothing is too spooky about the frog but it is the largest species of glass frog, not even 1.5 inches long.
📸 Brian Gratwicke
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📸 Brian Gratwicke
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October 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Ghost Glass Frog (Sachatamia ilex) from Central America. Nothing is too spooky about the frog but it is the largest species of glass frog, not even 1.5 inches long.
📸 Brian Gratwicke
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📸 Brian Gratwicke
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Deep in the rainforests of Borneo lurks the vampire flying frog 🐸 — a species with fanged tadpoles! These tiny “vampires” use their black keratin hooks to cling to rocks in fast streams.
📸 Jodi Rowley
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📸 Jodi Rowley
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October 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Deep in the rainforests of Borneo lurks the vampire flying frog 🐸 — a species with fanged tadpoles! These tiny “vampires” use their black keratin hooks to cling to rocks in fast streams.
📸 Jodi Rowley
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📸 Jodi Rowley
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When threatened, the Iberian Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl) can stab its ribs out of its skin to make a really cool Halloween costume and to deter animals from biting it.
📸 Henk Wallays
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📸 Henk Wallays
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October 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
When threatened, the Iberian Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl) can stab its ribs out of its skin to make a really cool Halloween costume and to deter animals from biting it.
📸 Henk Wallays
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📸 Henk Wallays
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I'm taking the principled stand of no longer use the term False Gharial but instead the Malayan Gharial. It's not false, they are just a little different... I hope yall join me #Croctober 🐊
📸 James Steamer
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📸 James Steamer
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October 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I'm taking the principled stand of no longer use the term False Gharial but instead the Malayan Gharial. It's not false, they are just a little different... I hope yall join me #Croctober 🐊
📸 James Steamer
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📸 James Steamer
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Did you know there's a species of crocodile in the US? The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) can be found in Florida! They also can be all the way down to Venezuela. A pretty impressive range. #Croctober 🐊
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📸 wikiuser Mattstone911
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October 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Did you know there's a species of crocodile in the US? The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) can be found in Florida! They also can be all the way down to Venezuela. A pretty impressive range. #Croctober 🐊
📸 wikiuser Mattstone911
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📸 wikiuser Mattstone911
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The Hairy Frog 🐸 (Astylosternus robustus), also known as the HORROR frog, can create claws from finger bones. When threatened, it breaks finger connections, shooting bones out as claws.
📸 Marius Burger
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📸 Marius Burger
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October 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Hairy Frog 🐸 (Astylosternus robustus), also known as the HORROR frog, can create claws from finger bones. When threatened, it breaks finger connections, shooting bones out as claws.
📸 Marius Burger
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📸 Marius Burger
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The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Bloody Bay Poison Frog (Mannophryne olmonae) from the island of Tobago. The male frogs are excellent parents, guarding their eggs and being a taxi service for the tadpoles once they hatch.
📸Saifudeen Muhammad
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📸Saifudeen Muhammad
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October 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Bloody Bay Poison Frog (Mannophryne olmonae) from the island of Tobago. The male frogs are excellent parents, guarding their eggs and being a taxi service for the tadpoles once they hatch.
📸Saifudeen Muhammad
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📸Saifudeen Muhammad
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The Golden Poison Dart Frog 🐸 is the most poisonous frog in the world, with each frog having enough poison to kill between 10 - 20 people.
📸 Brian Gratwicke
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📸 Brian Gratwicke
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October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Golden Poison Dart Frog 🐸 is the most poisonous frog in the world, with each frog having enough poison to kill between 10 - 20 people.
📸 Brian Gratwicke
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📸 Brian Gratwicke
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The Hellbender is one of my favorite salamanders. They are the largest salamanders in NA but are kinda hard to find if you don't know where to look. They hide under rocks in fast moving streams.
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October 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Hellbender is one of my favorite salamanders. They are the largest salamanders in NA but are kinda hard to find if you don't know where to look. They hide under rocks in fast moving streams.
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The Harlequin Poison Frog 🐸 (Oophaga histrionica) comes in a variety of colors especially these fall ones.
📸 Daniel Vásquez-Restrepo and Fundacion ProAves
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📸 Daniel Vásquez-Restrepo and Fundacion ProAves
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October 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Harlequin Poison Frog 🐸 (Oophaga histrionica) comes in a variety of colors especially these fall ones.
📸 Daniel Vásquez-Restrepo and Fundacion ProAves
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📸 Daniel Vásquez-Restrepo and Fundacion ProAves
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October 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Critically Endangered Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) lives only in the Zapata Swamp in Cuba. The croc can only survive in fresh water, making rising sea levels a major concern.
🐊 #CROCtober
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🐊 #CROCtober
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October 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The Critically Endangered Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) lives only in the Zapata Swamp in Cuba. The croc can only survive in fresh water, making rising sea levels a major concern.
🐊 #CROCtober
📸 wikiuser Yelles
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🐊 #CROCtober
📸 wikiuser Yelles
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