Theloderma phrynoderma Theloderma phrynoderma, collected from Tanintharyi state, Myanmar.From the website of Jennifer Dever, USF. Photo by Jennifer Dever.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles
NMNH Herpetology in DwC A
General Description: AR501838 and AR501839 are images of the same holotype specimen, USNM 66548. Envelope Notes Verbatim: 66548, Type of Polypedates omeimontis, Shin-Kai-Si, Mt. Omei, Szechuan, China, D.C. Graham.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles
NMNH Herpetology in DwC A
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles
NMNH Herpetology in DwC A
A Malabar Gliding Frog beautifully blending in on a Sweet Lime tree. I am very happy to see my friends developing a positive attitude towards these marvelous creatures. Now they are happy to just let them be :-)Thank you Ashwan for providing a habitat for these creatures to thrive in. :-)
A transparent inner eyelid is called the nictating membrane. It protects the frog's eyes when the animal is underwater. :-) If you've ever noticed a frog blinking when it eats, it's because it uses its eyeballs to swallow. It can't chew its food effectively, or use its tongue to push food down its throat, so instead it uses its eyes. The eyes sink down into the skull, pushing the food along..!! :-D From: animal.discovery.com/tv/vanishing-frogs/anatomy/frog-eyes...