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title="User:Tarquin">Tarquin</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">In the <a href="/wiki/Biological_life_cycle" title="Biological life cycle">life cycle</a> of a <a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frog</a>, a female lays her <a href="/wiki/Egg_(biology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Egg (biology)">eggs</a> in a shallow <a href="/wiki/Pond" title="Pond">pond</a> or creek, where they will be sheltered from the current and from predators. 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The tadpoles develop gradually into <a href="/wiki/Adolescent" class="mw-redirect" title="Adolescent">adolescent</a> froglets and finally the froglet develops into an adult frog.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2006-05-01"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2006-05-01" title="Template:POTD/2006-05-01">Template:POTD/2006-05-01</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australia_green_tree_frog_(Litoria_caerulea)_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)"><img alt="White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Australia_green_tree_frog_%28Litoria_caerulea%29_crop.jpg/380px-Australia_green_tree_frog_%28Litoria_caerulea%29_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Australia_green_tree_frog_%28Litoria_caerulea%29_crop.jpg/570px-Australia_green_tree_frog_%28Litoria_caerulea%29_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Australia_green_tree_frog_%28Litoria_caerulea%29_crop.jpg/760px-Australia_green_tree_frog_%28Litoria_caerulea%29_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1812" data-file-height="1194" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/White%27s_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="White's Tree Frog">White's Tree Frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:LiquidGhoul" title="User:LiquidGhoul">liquidGhoul</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">Native to <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <b><a href="/wiki/White%27s_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="White's Tree Frog">White's Tree Frog</a></b> grows up to 10 centimetres in length and is a popular household pet. In captivity, they have an average lifespan of 16 years. Its skin secretions contain <a href="/w/index.php?title=Caerin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Caerin (page does not exist)">caerins</a>, a group of <a href="/wiki/Peptide" title="Peptide">peptides</a> with antibacterial and antiviral properties. Other peptides have been found to destroy <a href="/wiki/HIV" title="HIV">HIV</a> without harming healthy <a href="/wiki/T-cell" class="mw-redirect" title="T-cell">T-cells</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2006-06-12"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2006-06-12" title="Template:POTD/2006-06-12">Template:POTD/2006-06-12</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Haeckel_Batrachia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Frogs, by Ernst Haeckel"><img alt="Frogs, by Ernst Haeckel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Haeckel_Batrachia.jpg/380px-Haeckel_Batrachia.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="537" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Haeckel_Batrachia.jpg/570px-Haeckel_Batrachia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Haeckel_Batrachia.jpg/760px-Haeckel_Batrachia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2323" data-file-height="3284" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/White%27s_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="White's Tree Frog">White's Tree Frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Illustration credit: <a href="/wiki/Ernst_Haeckel" title="Ernst Haeckel">Ernst Haeckel</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A <b><a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frog</a></b> is an <a href="/wiki/Amphibian" title="Amphibian">amphibian</a> characterized by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits, protruding <a href="/wiki/Eye" title="Eye">eyes</a> and the absence of a <a href="/wiki/Tail" title="Tail">tail</a>. Frogs are most noticeable through their call, which can be widely heard during the <a href="/wiki/Estrus_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Estrus cycle">mating season</a>. It is estimated that up to 20% of amphibian species may care for their young in one way or another, and there is a great diversity of parental behaviours. For example, frogs in the <i><a href="/wiki/Gastrotheca" title="Gastrotheca">Gastrotheca</a></i> genus (upper left) carry their eggs in a pouch, and females of the <i><a href="/wiki/Eleutherodactylus_lineatus" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleutherodactylus lineatus">Eleutherodactylus lineatus</a></i> species (center left) carry their young on their back.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2006-08-20"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2006-08-20" title="Template:POTD/2006-08-20">Template:POTD/2006-08-20</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Litoria_phyllochroa.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Leaf Green Tree Frog"><img alt="Leaf Green Tree Frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Litoria_phyllochroa.JPG/380px-Litoria_phyllochroa.JPG" decoding="async" width="380" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Litoria_phyllochroa.JPG/570px-Litoria_phyllochroa.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Litoria_phyllochroa.JPG/760px-Litoria_phyllochroa.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1156" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Leaf_Green_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="Leaf Green Tree Frog">Leaf Green Tree Frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Froggydarb" title="User:Froggydarb">Froggydarb</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A specimen from the "<a href="/wiki/Hybrid_(biology)" title="Hybrid (biology)">hybrid</a> zone" of the <b><a href="/wiki/Leaf_Green_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="Leaf Green Tree Frog">Leaf Green Tree Frog</a></b> (<i>Litoria phyllochroa</i>) and the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Leaf_Green_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Leaf Green Tree Frog">Southern Leaf Green Tree Frog</a> (<i>L. nudidigitus</i>), showing physical characteristics of both species. These small stream-dwelling frogs (averaging only 40mm in length), are native to eastern <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and occur together south of <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>. The two species are differentiated only by distribution, call and slight differences in <a href="/wiki/Flank" class="mw-disambig" title="Flank">flank</a> markings.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2007-08-07"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2007-08-07" title="Template:POTD/2007-08-07">Template:POTD/2007-08-07</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eastern_banjo_frog_white_bg.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eastern Banjo Frog"><img alt="Eastern Banjo Frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Eastern_banjo_frog_white_bg.jpg/380px-Eastern_banjo_frog_white_bg.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Eastern_banjo_frog_white_bg.jpg/570px-Eastern_banjo_frog_white_bg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Eastern_banjo_frog_white_bg.jpg/760px-Eastern_banjo_frog_white_bg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Banjo_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Banjo Frog">Eastern Banjo Frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Fir0002" title="User:Fir0002">Fir0002</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Banjo_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Banjo Frog">Eastern Banjo Frog</a></b> (<i>Limnodynastes dumerilli</i>) is native to eastern <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and has been introduced to <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>. The frog is also commonly called the <b>pobblebonk</b> after its distinctive "bonk" call, which is likened to a <a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">banjo</a> string being plucked. Adults are roughly seven to eight cm long.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-02-13"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-02-13" title="Template:POTD/2008-02-13">Template:POTD/2008-02-13</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Notophthalmus_viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eastern newt"><img alt="Eastern newt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Notophthalmus_viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg/380px-Notophthalmus_viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Notophthalmus_viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg/570px-Notophthalmus_viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Notophthalmus_viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg/760px-Notophthalmus_viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1011" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_newt" title="Eastern newt">Eastern newt</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Cotinis" title="User:Cotinis">Patrick Coin</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A terrestrial subadult <b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_newt" title="Eastern newt">Eastern newt</a></b> or red eft (<i>Notophthalmus viridescens</i>). <a href="/wiki/Salamander" title="Salamander">Salamanders</a> of the family <a href="/wiki/Salamandridae" title="Salamandridae">Salamandridae</a> with aquatic adult stages are called <a href="/wiki/Newt" title="Newt">newts</a>. Some newts, including the Eastern newt, have a juvenile terrestrial stage called the eft. The red eft has bright <a href="/wiki/Aposematic" class="mw-redirect" title="Aposematic">aposematic</a> coloration to warn <a href="/wiki/Predation" title="Predation">predators</a> of its highly toxic skin.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-08-20"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-08-20" title="Template:POTD/2008-08-20">Template:POTD/2008-08-20</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red-eyed_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_chloris_edit1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Red-eyed Tree Frog"><img alt="Red-eyed Tree Frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Red-eyed_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_chloris_edit1.jpg/380px-Red-eyed_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_chloris_edit1.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="348" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Red-eyed_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_chloris_edit1.jpg/570px-Red-eyed_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_chloris_edit1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Red-eyed_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_chloris_edit1.jpg/760px-Red-eyed_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_chloris_edit1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1640" data-file-height="1504" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Litoria_chloris" class="mw-redirect" title="Litoria chloris">Red-eyed Tree Frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:LiquidGhoul" title="User:LiquidGhoul">LiquidGhoul</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Litoria_chloris" class="mw-redirect" title="Litoria chloris">Red-eyed Tree Frog</a></b> (<i>Litoria chloris</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Tree_frog" title="Tree frog">tree frog</a> native to eastern <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>; ranging from north of <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a> to <a href="/wiki/Proserpine,_Queensland" title="Proserpine, Queensland">Proserpine</a> in mid-northern <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>. These frogs typically reach a size of 65 millimetres (2.6 in). Its skin secretions have been found to destroy <a href="/wiki/HIV" title="HIV">HIV</a>, without harming healthy <a href="/wiki/T_cell" title="T cell">T cells</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-09-17"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-09-17" title="Template:POTD/2008-09-17">Template:POTD/2008-09-17</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_England_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_subglandulosa.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="New England Tree Frog"><img alt="New England Tree Frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/New_England_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_subglandulosa.jpg/380px-New_England_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_subglandulosa.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="295" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/New_England_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_subglandulosa.jpg/570px-New_England_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_subglandulosa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/New_England_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_subglandulosa.jpg/760px-New_England_Tree_Frog_-_Litoria_subglandulosa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1308" data-file-height="1016" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/New_England_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Tree Frog">New England Tree Frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:LiquidGhoul" title="User:LiquidGhoul">LiquidGhoul</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/New_England_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Tree Frog">New England Tree Frog</a></b> (<i>Litoria subglandulosa</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frog</a> native to the streams of the <a href="/wiki/New_England_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="New England (Australia)">New England Tablelands</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2009-01-29"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2009-01-29" title="Template:POTD/2009-01-29">Template:POTD/2009-01-29</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_eyed_tree_frog_edit2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Red-eyed Tree Frog"><img alt="Red-eyed Tree Frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Red_eyed_tree_frog_edit2.jpg/380px-Red_eyed_tree_frog_edit2.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Red_eyed_tree_frog_edit2.jpg/570px-Red_eyed_tree_frog_edit2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Red_eyed_tree_frog_edit2.jpg/760px-Red_eyed_tree_frog_edit2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2293" data-file-height="1720" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Agalychnis_callidryas" title="Agalychnis callidryas">Red-eyed Tree Frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Careyjamesbalboa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Careyjamesbalboa (page does not exist)">Carey James Balboa</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Agalychnis_callidryas" title="Agalychnis callidryas">Red-eyed Tree Frog</a></b> (<i>Agalychnis callidryas</i>) is a small-sized <a href="/wiki/Tree_frog" title="Tree frog">tree frog</a>, reaching lengths of about 5 to 7 centimeters (3 inches), native to <a href="/wiki/Neotropic_ecozone" class="mw-redirect" title="Neotropic ecozone">Neotropical</a> rainforests in <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a>. They are not poisonous and rely on camouflage to protect them. During the day, they remain motionless with their colorful parts hidden. Thus, they appear almost completely green, and well hidden among the foliage.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2009-03-28"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2009-03-28" title="Template:POTD/2009-03-28">Template:POTD/2009-03-28</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_Frog_Rana_clamitans_Facing_Left_3008px.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="American Green Frog"><img alt="American Green Frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Green_Frog_Rana_clamitans_Facing_Left_3008px.jpg/380px-Green_Frog_Rana_clamitans_Facing_Left_3008px.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Green_Frog_Rana_clamitans_Facing_Left_3008px.jpg/570px-Green_Frog_Rana_clamitans_Facing_Left_3008px.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Green_Frog_Rana_clamitans_Facing_Left_3008px.jpg/760px-Green_Frog_Rana_clamitans_Facing_Left_3008px.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Rana_clamitans" class="mw-redirect" title="Rana clamitans">Rana clamitans</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Ram-Man" title="User:Ram-Man">Derek Ramsey</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Rana_clamitans" class="mw-redirect" title="Rana clamitans">American Green Frog</a></b> (<i>Rana clamitans</i>) is native to the eastern half of the United States and Canada. Green frogs live wherever there is shallow <a href="/wiki/Freshwater" class="mw-redirect" title="Freshwater">freshwater</a>: ponds, road-side ditches, lakes, swamps, streams and brooks. The green frog is abundant wherever it occurs.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-09-20"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-09-20" title="Template:POTD/2011-09-20">Template:POTD/2011-09-20</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue-Mountains-Tree-Frog444.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Blue Mountains Tree Frog"><img alt="Blue Mountains Tree Frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Blue-Mountains-Tree-Frog444.jpg/380px-Blue-Mountains-Tree-Frog444.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Blue-Mountains-Tree-Frog444.jpg/570px-Blue-Mountains-Tree-Frog444.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Blue-Mountains-Tree-Frog444.jpg/760px-Blue-Mountains-Tree-Frog444.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1333" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Blue_Mountains_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue Mountains Tree Frog">Blue Mountains Tree Frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Benjamint444" title="User:Benjamint444">Benjamint444</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Blue_Mountains_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue Mountains Tree Frog">Blue Mountains Tree Frog</a></b> (<i>Litoria citropa</i>) is a moderate-sized species of <a href="/wiki/Tree_frog" title="Tree frog">tree frog</a>, up to about 60 mm (2.4 in) in length. It is native to coastal and highland areas of eastern Australia, especially in the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Mountains_(New_South_Wales)" title="Blue Mountains (New South Wales)">Blue Mountains</a>, hence its name.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-12-18"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-12-18" title="Template:POTD/2011-12-18">Template:POTD/2011-12-18</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bufo_americanus_PJC1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="American Toad"><img alt="American Toad" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Bufo_americanus_PJC1.jpg/380px-Bufo_americanus_PJC1.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Bufo_americanus_PJC1.jpg/570px-Bufo_americanus_PJC1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Bufo_americanus_PJC1.jpg/760px-Bufo_americanus_PJC1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3341" data-file-height="2227" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/American_Toad" class="mw-redirect" title="American Toad">American Toad</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:CephasE" title="User:CephasE">Simon Pierre Barrette</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/American_Toad" class="mw-redirect" title="American Toad">Eastern American Toad</a></b> (<i>Bufo americanus americanus</i>) is a common subspecies of <a href="/wiki/Toad" title="Toad">toad</a> found throughout the eastern United States and Canada. It typically grows to 5–9 cm (2.0–3.5 in), with varying skin color and pattern depending on its environment. Its skin secretes <a href="/wiki/Bufotoxin" title="Bufotoxin">bufotoxin</a>, which is mildly poisonous to humans.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-01-03"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-01-03" title="Template:POTD/2012-01-03">Template:POTD/2012-01-03</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bufo_melanosticus_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Common Indian Toad"><img alt="Common Indian Toad" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bufo_melanosticus_01.JPG/380px-Bufo_melanosticus_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bufo_melanosticus_01.JPG/570px-Bufo_melanosticus_01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bufo_melanosticus_01.JPG/760px-Bufo_melanosticus_01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Duttaphrynus_melanostictus" title="Duttaphrynus melanostictus">Common Indian Toad</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Lokionly" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Lokionly">Lokionly</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Duttaphrynus_melanostictus" title="Duttaphrynus melanostictus">Common Indian Toad</a></b> (<i>Duttaphrynus melanostictus</i>) is native to <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>. It grows to about 20 cm (8 in) long and breeds during <a href="/wiki/Monsoon" title="Monsoon">monsoon</a> season. These toads are often seen at night under street lamps especially during times when winged <a href="/wiki/Termite" title="Termite">termites</a> swarm. They have been noted to feed on a wide range of <a href="/wiki/Invertebrate" title="Invertebrate">invertebrates</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Scorpion" title="Scorpion">scorpions</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-02-10"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-02-10" title="Template:POTD/2012-02-10">Template:POTD/2012-02-10</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dendropsophus_microcephalus_-_calling_male_(Cope,_1886).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dendropsophus microcephalus"><img alt="Dendropsophus microcephalus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Dendropsophus_microcephalus_-_calling_male_%28Cope%2C_1886%29.jpg/380px-Dendropsophus_microcephalus_-_calling_male_%28Cope%2C_1886%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Dendropsophus_microcephalus_-_calling_male_%28Cope%2C_1886%29.jpg/570px-Dendropsophus_microcephalus_-_calling_male_%28Cope%2C_1886%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Dendropsophus_microcephalus_-_calling_male_%28Cope%2C_1886%29.jpg/760px-Dendropsophus_microcephalus_-_calling_male_%28Cope%2C_1886%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Dendropsophus_microcephalus" title="Dendropsophus microcephalus">Dendropsophus microcephalus</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Brian.gratwicke" title="User:Brian.gratwicke">Brian Gratwicke</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A male <i><b><a href="/wiki/Dendropsophus_microcephalus" title="Dendropsophus microcephalus">Dendropsophus microcephalus</a></b></i> <a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frog</a>, displaying its <a href="/wiki/Vocal_sac" title="Vocal sac">vocal sac</a>—membranes of skin under the throat or on the corner of the mouth that distend to amplify its call. The species lives in moist areas in most of Central America and northern South America.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-03-31"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-03-31" title="Template:POTD/2012-03-31">Template:POTD/2012-03-31</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Atelopus_certus_calling_male_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Atelopus certus"><img alt="Atelopus certus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Atelopus_certus_calling_male_edit.jpg/380px-Atelopus_certus_calling_male_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Atelopus_certus_calling_male_edit.jpg/570px-Atelopus_certus_calling_male_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Atelopus_certus_calling_male_edit.jpg/760px-Atelopus_certus_calling_male_edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2516" data-file-height="1832" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Atelopus_certus" title="Atelopus certus">Atelopus certus</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Brian.gratwicke" title="User:Brian.gratwicke">Brian Gratwicke</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Atelopus_certus" title="Atelopus certus">Atelopus certus</a></b></i> is a species of <a href="/wiki/Toad" title="Toad">toad</a> <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Dari%C3%A9n_Province" title="Darién Province">Darién Province</a> of eastern Panama. Much of its range falls within the <a href="/wiki/Dari%C3%A9n_National_Park" title="Darién National Park">Darién National Park</a>, a protected area and <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage Site</a>. It is classified as <a href="/wiki/Endangered_species" title="Endangered species">endangered</a>, primarily due to the advancing wave of <a href="/wiki/Chytridiomycosis" title="Chytridiomycosis">chytridiomycosis</a> moving through Central America.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-06-20"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-06-20" title="Template:POTD/2012-06-20">Template:POTD/2012-06-20</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European_Common_Frog_Rana_temporaria.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Common frog"><img alt="Common frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/European_Common_Frog_Rana_temporaria.jpg/380px-European_Common_Frog_Rana_temporaria.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/European_Common_Frog_Rana_temporaria.jpg/570px-European_Common_Frog_Rana_temporaria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/European_Common_Frog_Rana_temporaria.jpg/760px-European_Common_Frog_Rana_temporaria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Common_frog" title="Common frog">Common frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Richard_Bartz" title="User:Richard Bartz">Richard Bartz</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Common_frog" title="Common frog">common frog</a></b> (<i>Rana temporaria</i>) is found throughout much of Europe. Adults have a body length of 6 to 9 cm (2.4 to 3.5 in) and vary in colour, with the ability to <a href="/wiki/Animal_coloration" title="Animal coloration">lighten and darken their skin</a> to match their surroundings. They will feed on any <a href="/wiki/Invertebrate" title="Invertebrate">invertebrate</a> of a suitable size and, apart from the breeding season, live solitary lives.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-08-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-08-16" title="Template:POTD/2012-08-16">Template:POTD/2012-08-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bufo_periglenes2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Golden toad"><img alt="Golden toad" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Bufo_periglenes2.jpg/380px-Bufo_periglenes2.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Bufo_periglenes2.jpg/570px-Bufo_periglenes2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Bufo_periglenes2.jpg/760px-Bufo_periglenes2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3576" data-file-height="2385" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Golden_toad" title="Golden toad">Golden toad</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: Charles H. Smith, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service" title="United States Fish and Wildlife Service">USFWS</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_toad" title="Golden toad">golden toad</a></b> (<i>Bufo periglenes</i>) is an <a href="/wiki/Extinction" title="Extinction">extinct</a> species of <a href="/wiki/True_toad" title="True toad">true toad</a> that was once abundant in a small region of high-altitude cloud-covered <a href="/wiki/Tropical_forests" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical forests">tropical forests</a>, about 30 km<sup>2</sup> (12 sq mi) in area, above the city of <a href="/wiki/Monteverde" title="Monteverde">Monteverde</a>, Costa Rica. The last reported sighting of a golden toad was on <span class="nowrap">15 May</span> 1989. Its sudden extinction may have been caused by <a href="/wiki/Chytrid_fungus" class="mw-redirect" title="Chytrid fungus">chytrid fungus</a> and extensive <a href="/wiki/Habitat_loss" class="mw-redirect" title="Habitat loss">habitat loss</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-01-04"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-01-04" title="Template:POTD/2013-01-04">Template:POTD/2013-01-04</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Litoria_infrafrenata_-_Julatten.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="White-lipped tree frog"><img alt="White-lipped tree frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Litoria_infrafrenata_-_Julatten.jpg/380px-Litoria_infrafrenata_-_Julatten.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Litoria_infrafrenata_-_Julatten.jpg/570px-Litoria_infrafrenata_-_Julatten.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Litoria_infrafrenata_-_Julatten.jpg/760px-Litoria_infrafrenata_-_Julatten.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1667" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/White-lipped_tree_frog" title="White-lipped tree frog">White-lipped tree frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison" title="User:JJ Harrison">JJ Harrison</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/White-lipped_tree_frog" title="White-lipped tree frog">white-lipped tree frog</a></b> (<i>Litoria infrafrenata</i>) is the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Tree_frog" title="Tree frog">tree frog</a>. This species is native to the rainforests of Northern <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bismarck_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Bismarck Islands">Bismarck Islands</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Islands" title="Admiralty Islands">Admiralty Islands</a>. It can reach a length of over 13 cm (5 in), with females growing larger than males. The lower lip has a distinctive white stripe, giving this species its <a href="/wiki/Common_name" title="Common name">common name</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-06-27"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-06-27" title="Template:POTD/2013-06-27">Template:POTD/2013-06-27</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Common toads in amplexus"><img alt="Common toads in amplexus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg/350px-Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg/525px-Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg/700px-Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3747" data-file-height="2429" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%">Common toads in <a href="/wiki/Amplexus" title="Amplexus">amplexus</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Bernie_Kohl" title="User:Bernie Kohl">Bernie Kohl</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">Two <a href="/wiki/Common_toad" title="Common toad">common toads</a> (<i>Bufo bufo</i>) in <b><a href="/wiki/Amplexus" title="Amplexus">amplexus</a></b>, a form of <a href="/wiki/Pseudocopulation" title="Pseudocopulation">pseudocopulation</a> found in <a href="/wiki/Amphibian" title="Amphibian">amphibians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Limulid" class="mw-redirect" title="Limulid">limulids</a>. A male common toad grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process. Common toads stay in amplexus for several days. As the female lays a long, double string of small black <a href="/wiki/Egg_(biology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Egg (biology)">eggs</a>, the male fertilises them with his <a href="/wiki/Sperm" title="Sperm">sperm</a>; the gelatinous egg strings, which may contain 3000 to 6000 eggs and be 3 to 4.5 metres (10 to 15 ft) in length, are later tangled in plant stalks.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-09-28"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-09-28" title="Template:POTD/2013-09-28">Template:POTD/2013-09-28</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salamandra_salamandra_MHNT_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fire salamander"><img alt="Fire salamander" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Salamandra_salamandra_MHNT_1.jpg/325px-Salamandra_salamandra_MHNT_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="325" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Salamandra_salamandra_MHNT_1.jpg/488px-Salamandra_salamandra_MHNT_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Salamandra_salamandra_MHNT_1.jpg/650px-Salamandra_salamandra_MHNT_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5310" data-file-height="3336" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Fire_salamander" title="Fire salamander">Fire salamander</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Archaeodontosaurus" title="User:Archaeodontosaurus">Archaeodontosaurus</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Fire_salamander" title="Fire salamander">fire salamander</a></b> (<i>Salamandra salamandra</i>) is a European salamander species with a long lifespan. These <a href="/wiki/Nocturnal" class="mw-redirect" title="Nocturnal">nocturnal</a> animals generally eat various insects, spiders, earthworms and slugs, but they also occasionally eat newts and young frogs.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-10-10"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-10-10" title="Template:POTD/2013-10-10">Template:POTD/2013-10-10</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rana_platanera_-_Boana_platanera.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Emerald-eyed tree frog"><img alt="Emerald-eyed tree frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Rana_platanera_-_Boana_platanera.jpg/320px-Rana_platanera_-_Boana_platanera.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Rana_platanera_-_Boana_platanera.jpg/480px-Rana_platanera_-_Boana_platanera.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Rana_platanera_-_Boana_platanera.jpg/640px-Rana_platanera_-_Boana_platanera.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2389" data-file-height="1737" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Emerald-eyed_tree_frog" title="Emerald-eyed tree frog">Emerald-eyed tree frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Paolostefano1412" title="User:Paolostefano1412">Paolo Costa Baldi</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Emerald-eyed_tree_frog" title="Emerald-eyed tree frog">emerald-eyed tree frog</a></b> (<i>Rana platanera</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frog</a> in the family <a href="/wiki/Hylidae" title="Hylidae">Hylidae</a> found in South America.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-11-10"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-11-10" title="Template:POTD/2013-11-10">Template:POTD/2013-11-10</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ecnomiohyla_rabborum.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ecnomiohyla rabborum"><img alt="Ecnomiohyla rabborum" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Ecnomiohyla_rabborum.jpg/320px-Ecnomiohyla_rabborum.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Ecnomiohyla_rabborum.jpg/480px-Ecnomiohyla_rabborum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Ecnomiohyla_rabborum.jpg/640px-Ecnomiohyla_rabborum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Ecnomiohyla_rabborum" title="Ecnomiohyla rabborum">Ecnomiohyla rabborum</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: Brian Gratwicke</span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Ecnomiohyla_rabborum" title="Ecnomiohyla rabborum">Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog</a></b> (<i>Ecnomiohyla rabborum</i>) is a large species of frog originally found in the forest canopies of central <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a>. Only discovered in 2005, the species is thought to be <a href="/wiki/Extinct_in_the_wild" title="Extinct in the wild">extinct in the wild</a>; only one specimen, a male at the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Botanical_Garden" title="Atlanta Botanical Garden">Atlanta Botanical Garden</a>, survives.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-11-18"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-11-18" title="Template:POTD/2013-11-18">Template:POTD/2013-11-18</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BennyTrapp_Hyla_intermedia_Italien.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Vocal sac"><img alt="Vocal sac" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/BennyTrapp_Hyla_intermedia_Italien.jpg/320px-BennyTrapp_Hyla_intermedia_Italien.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/BennyTrapp_Hyla_intermedia_Italien.jpg/480px-BennyTrapp_Hyla_intermedia_Italien.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/BennyTrapp_Hyla_intermedia_Italien.jpg/640px-BennyTrapp_Hyla_intermedia_Italien.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Vocal_sac" title="Vocal sac">Vocal sac</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Benny_Trapp" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Benny Trapp">Benny Trapp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">An <a href="/wiki/Italian_tree_frog" title="Italian tree frog">Italian tree frog</a> (<i>Hyla intermedia</i>) with an inflated <b><a href="/wiki/Vocal_sac" title="Vocal sac">vocal sac</a></b>. Vocal sacs, flexible membranes of skin possessed by most male frogs, are generally used to amplify mating or advertisement calls. However, some species in the family <a href="/wiki/Rhinodermatidae" title="Rhinodermatidae">Rhinodermatidae</a> may also use the sac to store or transport their tadpoles.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-12-19"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-12-19" title="Template:POTD/2013-12-19">Template:POTD/2013-12-19</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dendrobates_azureus_qtl1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dendrobates azureus"><img alt="Dendrobates azureus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Dendrobates_azureus_qtl1.jpg/325px-Dendrobates_azureus_qtl1.jpg" decoding="async" width="325" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Dendrobates_azureus_qtl1.jpg/488px-Dendrobates_azureus_qtl1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Dendrobates_azureus_qtl1.jpg/650px-Dendrobates_azureus_qtl1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4144" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Dendrobates_azureus" class="mw-redirect" title="Dendrobates azureus">Dendrobates azureus</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Quartl" title="User:Quartl">Quartl</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Blue_poison_dart_frog" title="Blue poison dart frog">Dendrobates azureus</a></b></i>, commonly known as the blue poison dart frog or okopipi, is a <a href="/wiki/Poison_dart_frog" title="Poison dart frog">poison dart frog</a> found in the forests surrounded by the <a href="/wiki/Sipaliwini_Savanna" title="Sipaliwini Savanna">Sipaliwini Savanna</a> in southern <a href="/wiki/Suriname" title="Suriname">Suriname</a>. Authorities have recently treated it as a variant of <i><a href="/wiki/Dendrobates_tinctorius" class="mw-redirect" title="Dendrobates tinctorius">Dendrobates tinctorius</a></i> rather than a distinct species as before.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-10-05"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-10-05" title="Template:POTD/2014-10-05">Template:POTD/2014-10-05</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pelophylax_ridibundus_JdP_2013-06-16.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Marsh frog"><img alt="Marsh frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Pelophylax_ridibundus_JdP_2013-06-16.jpg/350px-Pelophylax_ridibundus_JdP_2013-06-16.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Pelophylax_ridibundus_JdP_2013-06-16.jpg/525px-Pelophylax_ridibundus_JdP_2013-06-16.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Pelophylax_ridibundus_JdP_2013-06-16.jpg/700px-Pelophylax_ridibundus_JdP_2013-06-16.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Marsh_frog" title="Marsh frog">Marsh frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Jastrow" title="User:Jastrow">Marie-Lan Nguyen</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Marsh_frog" title="Marsh frog">marsh frog</a></b> (<i>Pelophylax ridibundus</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/True_frog" title="True frog">true frog</a> and the largest frog native to Europe; females of this <a href="/wiki/Sexual_dimorphism" title="Sexual dimorphism">sexually dimorphic</a> species may be up to 17 centimetres (6.7 in) long. The marsh frog feeds mainly on insects, but it also eats smaller amphibians, fish, and rodents.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-02-21"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-02-21" title="Template:POTD/2015-02-21">Template:POTD/2015-02-21</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Atelopus_zeteki1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Panamanian golden frog"><img alt="Panamanian golden frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Atelopus_zeteki1.jpg/360px-Atelopus_zeteki1.jpg" decoding="async" width="360" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Atelopus_zeteki1.jpg/540px-Atelopus_zeteki1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Atelopus_zeteki1.jpg/720px-Atelopus_zeteki1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2720" data-file-height="1720" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Panamanian_golden_frog" title="Panamanian golden frog">Panamanian golden frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: Brian Gratwicke</span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Panamanian_golden_frog" title="Panamanian golden frog">Panamanian golden frog</a></b> (<i>Atelopus zeteki</i>) is a rare species of <a href="/wiki/Toad" title="Toad">toad</a> <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> to <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a>. First described by <a href="/wiki/Emmett_Reid_Dunn" title="Emmett Reid Dunn">Emmett Reid Dunn</a> in 1933, this species was found close to mountain streams on the eastern side of the Tabasará mountain range in <a href="/wiki/Cocl%C3%A9_Province" title="Coclé Province">Coclé</a> and <a href="/wiki/Panam%C3%A1_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Panamá Province">Panamá</a> Provinces, but is now <a href="/wiki/Critically_endangered" class="mw-redirect" title="Critically endangered">critically endangered</a> and possibly <a href="/wiki/Extinct_in_the_wild" title="Extinct in the wild">extinct in the wild</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-05-15"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-05-15" title="Template:POTD/2015-05-15">Template:POTD/2015-05-15</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brown_Tree_Frog_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Southern brown tree frog"><img alt="Southern brown tree frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Brown_Tree_Frog_2.jpg/360px-Brown_Tree_Frog_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="360" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Brown_Tree_Frog_2.jpg/540px-Brown_Tree_Frog_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Brown_Tree_Frog_2.jpg/720px-Brown_Tree_Frog_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1950" data-file-height="1300" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Southern_brown_tree_frog" title="Southern brown tree frog">Southern brown tree frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison" title="User:JJ Harrison">JJ Harrison</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Southern_brown_tree_frog" title="Southern brown tree frog">southern brown tree frog</a></b> (<i>Litoria ewingii</i>) is a species of tree frog native to Australia found in a wide range of habitats. Reaching 45 millimetres (1.8 in), this species is generally brown, but green and green-striped <a href="/wiki/Polymorphism_(biology)" title="Polymorphism (biology)">morphs</a> are also recorded.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-07-09"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-07-09" title="Template:POTD/2015-07-09">Template:POTD/2015-07-09</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rana_esculenta_on_Nymphaea_edit.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Edible frog"><img alt="Edible frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Rana_esculenta_on_Nymphaea_edit.JPG/370px-Rana_esculenta_on_Nymphaea_edit.JPG" decoding="async" width="370" height="278" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Rana_esculenta_on_Nymphaea_edit.JPG/555px-Rana_esculenta_on_Nymphaea_edit.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Rana_esculenta_on_Nymphaea_edit.JPG/740px-Rana_esculenta_on_Nymphaea_edit.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Edible_frog" title="Edible frog">Edible frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Grand-Duc" title="User:Grand-Duc">Grand-Duc</a>; edit: <a href="/wiki/User:Niabot" title="User:Niabot">Niabot</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Edible_frog" title="Edible frog">edible frog</a></b> (<i>Pelophylax</i> kl. <i>esculentus</i>) is a fertile hybrid of the <a href="/wiki/Pool_frog" title="Pool frog">pool</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marsh_frog" title="Marsh frog">marsh frogs</a> which is commonly found in Europe. The species is commonly used in food, including the French delicacy <a href="/wiki/Frog_legs" title="Frog legs">frog legs</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-07-25"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-07-25" title="Template:POTD/2015-07-25">Template:POTD/2015-07-25</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Epipedobates-tricolor-dreistreifen-baumsteiger.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Phantasmal poison frog"><img alt="Phantasmal poison frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Epipedobates-tricolor-dreistreifen-baumsteiger.jpg/360px-Epipedobates-tricolor-dreistreifen-baumsteiger.jpg" decoding="async" width="360" height="257" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Epipedobates-tricolor-dreistreifen-baumsteiger.jpg/540px-Epipedobates-tricolor-dreistreifen-baumsteiger.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Epipedobates-tricolor-dreistreifen-baumsteiger.jpg/720px-Epipedobates-tricolor-dreistreifen-baumsteiger.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2142" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Phantasmal_poison_frog" title="Phantasmal poison frog">Phantasmal poison frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Holleday" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Holleday">H. Krisp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Phantasmal_poison_frog" title="Phantasmal poison frog">phantasmal poison frog</a></b> (<i>Epipedobates tricolor</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Poison_dart_frog" title="Poison dart frog">poison dart frog</a> <a href="/wiki/Endemic" class="mw-redirect" title="Endemic">endemic</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>. First described by <a href="/wiki/George_Albert_Boulenger" title="George Albert Boulenger">George Albert Boulenger</a> in 1899, this endangered species is found only in rainforests on the slopes of the <a href="/wiki/Andes" title="Andes">Andes</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-09-07"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-09-07" title="Template:POTD/2015-09-07">Template:POTD/2015-09-07</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BennyTrapp_Pelophylax_shquipericus_Montenegro.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Albanian water frog"><img alt="Albanian water frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BennyTrapp_Pelophylax_shquipericus_Montenegro.jpg/360px-BennyTrapp_Pelophylax_shquipericus_Montenegro.jpg" decoding="async" width="360" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BennyTrapp_Pelophylax_shquipericus_Montenegro.jpg/540px-BennyTrapp_Pelophylax_shquipericus_Montenegro.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BennyTrapp_Pelophylax_shquipericus_Montenegro.jpg/720px-BennyTrapp_Pelophylax_shquipericus_Montenegro.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Albanian_water_frog" title="Albanian water frog">Albanian water frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Benny_Trapp" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Benny Trapp">Benny Trapp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Albanian_water_frog" title="Albanian water frog">Albanian water frog</a></b> (<i>Pelophylax shqipericus</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of <a href="/wiki/True_frog" title="True frog">true frog</a> in the family <a href="/wiki/Ranidae" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranidae">Ranidae</a>. It is native to <a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a> and <a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a>, where it lives in aquatic environments. The frogs are medium-sized. Males sometimes bear a distinctive bright green stripe down the length of the backbone, but otherwise are green to light brown in overall colouring with large black or dark brown spots. Females are olive green or light brown in colour and also bear brown or black large spots. The species is endangered and known populations are currently in decline.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-09-13"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-09-13" title="Template:POTD/2015-09-13">Template:POTD/2015-09-13</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BennyTrapp_C%C3%A4diz-Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_bzw_Iberischer_Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_Discoglossus_(galganoi)_jeannaea.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Spanish painted frog"><img alt="Spanish painted frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/BennyTrapp_C%C3%A4diz-Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_bzw_Iberischer_Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_Discoglossus_%28galganoi%29_jeannaea.jpg/350px-BennyTrapp_C%C3%A4diz-Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_bzw_Iberischer_Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_Discoglossus_%28galganoi%29_jeannaea.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/BennyTrapp_C%C3%A4diz-Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_bzw_Iberischer_Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_Discoglossus_%28galganoi%29_jeannaea.jpg/525px-BennyTrapp_C%C3%A4diz-Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_bzw_Iberischer_Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_Discoglossus_%28galganoi%29_jeannaea.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/BennyTrapp_C%C3%A4diz-Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_bzw_Iberischer_Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_Discoglossus_%28galganoi%29_jeannaea.jpg/700px-BennyTrapp_C%C3%A4diz-Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_bzw_Iberischer_Scheibenz%C3%BCngler_Discoglossus_%28galganoi%29_jeannaea.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Spanish_painted_frog" title="Spanish painted frog">Spanish painted frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/user:Benny_Trapp" class="extiw" title="commons:user:Benny Trapp">Benny Trapp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Spanish_painted_frog" title="Spanish painted frog">Spanish painted frog</a></b> (<i>Discoglossus jeanneae</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frog</a> in the family <a href="/wiki/Alytidae" title="Alytidae">Alytidae</a>. <a href="/wiki/Endemic" class="mw-redirect" title="Endemic">Endemic</a> to <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, it mostly lives in open areas, pine groves and shrublands. It feeds mostly on insects and worms.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-09-25"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-09-25" title="Template:POTD/2015-09-25">Template:POTD/2015-09-25</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Benny_Trapp_Alytes_cisternasii.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Iberian midwife toad"><img alt="Iberian midwife toad" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Benny_Trapp_Alytes_cisternasii.jpg/360px-Benny_Trapp_Alytes_cisternasii.jpg" decoding="async" width="360" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Benny_Trapp_Alytes_cisternasii.jpg/540px-Benny_Trapp_Alytes_cisternasii.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Benny_Trapp_Alytes_cisternasii.jpg/720px-Benny_Trapp_Alytes_cisternasii.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Iberian_midwife_toad" title="Iberian midwife toad">Iberian midwife toad</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Benny_Trapp" title="User talk:Benny Trapp">Benny Trapp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Iberian_midwife_toad" title="Iberian midwife toad">Iberian midwife toad</a></b> (<i>Alytes cisternasii</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frog</a> in the family <a href="/wiki/Alytidae" title="Alytidae">Alytidae</a> found in <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> and western <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>. Its natural <a href="/wiki/Habitat" title="Habitat">habitats</a> are temperate <a href="/wiki/Forest" title="Forest">forests</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shrubland" title="Shrubland">shrubland</a>, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, intermittent <a href="/wiki/River" title="River">rivers</a> and freshwater <a href="/wiki/Marsh" title="Marsh">marshes</a>, pastureland, and aquaculture <a href="/wiki/Pond" title="Pond">ponds</a>. The species is affected by <a href="/wiki/Habitat_loss" class="mw-redirect" title="Habitat loss">habitat loss</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/IUCN" class="mw-redirect" title="IUCN">IUCN</a> lists it as being "<a href="/wiki/Near_Threatened" class="mw-redirect" title="Near Threatened">Near Threatened</a>".</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2016-04-17"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2016-04-17" title="Template:POTD/2016-04-17">Template:POTD/2016-04-17</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bufotes_balearicus_female_quadrat.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Balearic green toad"><img alt="Balearic green toad" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bufotes_balearicus_female_quadrat.jpg/350px-Bufotes_balearicus_female_quadrat.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bufotes_balearicus_female_quadrat.jpg/525px-Bufotes_balearicus_female_quadrat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bufotes_balearicus_female_quadrat.jpg/700px-Bufotes_balearicus_female_quadrat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1816" data-file-height="1816" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Balearic_green_toad" title="Balearic green toad">Balearic green toad</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Richard_Bartz" title="User:Richard Bartz">Richard Bartz</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A female <b><a href="/wiki/Balearic_green_toad" title="Balearic green toad">Balearic green toad</a></b> (<i>Bufo balearicus</i>), a lowland species of <a href="/wiki/Toad" title="Toad">toad</a> native to <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2016-07-13"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2016-07-13" title="Template:POTD/2016-07-13">Template:POTD/2016-07-13</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Benny_Trapp_Epirusfrosch_Pelophylax_epeiroticus.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Epirus water frog"><img alt="Epirus water frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Benny_Trapp_Epirusfrosch_Pelophylax_epeiroticus.jpg/380px-Benny_Trapp_Epirusfrosch_Pelophylax_epeiroticus.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Benny_Trapp_Epirusfrosch_Pelophylax_epeiroticus.jpg/570px-Benny_Trapp_Epirusfrosch_Pelophylax_epeiroticus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Benny_Trapp_Epirusfrosch_Pelophylax_epeiroticus.jpg/760px-Benny_Trapp_Epirusfrosch_Pelophylax_epeiroticus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Epirus_water_frog" title="Epirus water frog">Epirus water frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Benny_Trapp" title="User talk:Benny Trapp">Benny Trapp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Epirus_water_frog" title="Epirus water frog">Epirus water frog</a></b> (<i>Pelophylax epeiroticus</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frog</a> in the family <a href="/wiki/Ranidae" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranidae">Ranidae</a>. It is found in western Greece, including <a href="/wiki/Corfu" title="Corfu">Corfu</a>, and the southern areas of Albania. The species is collected from the wild for human consumption.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2018-01-05"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2018-01-05" title="Template:POTD/2018-01-05">Template:POTD/2018-01-05</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Atelopus_limosus_female_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Atelopus limosus"><img alt="Atelopus limosus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Atelopus_limosus_female_02.jpg/380px-Atelopus_limosus_female_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Atelopus_limosus_female_02.jpg/570px-Atelopus_limosus_female_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Atelopus_limosus_female_02.jpg/760px-Atelopus_limosus_female_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2111" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Atelopus_limosus" title="Atelopus limosus">Atelopus limosus</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: Brian Gratwicke</span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A female <b><a href="/wiki/Atelopus_limosus" title="Atelopus limosus">limosa harlequin frog</a></b> (<i>Atelopus limosus</i>) in Panama. This endangered species of <a href="/wiki/Toad" title="Toad">toad</a> in the family <a href="/wiki/True_toad" title="True toad">Bufonidae</a> inhabits stream banks in tropical moist lowland forests and rivers of the <a href="/wiki/Chagres_River" title="Chagres River">Chagres</a> watershed. It is found in two colour forms, one in lowlands and one in uplands.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2019-12-18"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2019-12-18" title="Template:POTD/2019-12-18">Template:POTD/2019-12-18</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Raorchestes_parvulus_(male).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Raorchestes parvulus"><img alt="Raorchestes parvulus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Raorchestes_parvulus_%28male%29.jpg/399px-Raorchestes_parvulus_%28male%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="399" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Raorchestes_parvulus_%28male%29.jpg/599px-Raorchestes_parvulus_%28male%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Raorchestes_parvulus_%28male%29.jpg/798px-Raorchestes_parvulus_%28male%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7333" data-file-height="4889" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Raorchestes_parvulus" title="Raorchestes parvulus">Raorchestes parvulus</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Rushenb" title="User:Rushenb">Rushenb</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Raorchestes_parvulus" title="Raorchestes parvulus">Raorchestes parvulus</a></b></i> is a small bush frog native to tropical southeastern Asia. Although the reproductive strategy of this species has not been studied, members of the family typically make a foam nest while mating in vegetation overhanging a stream. They create the foam by beating their legs, and the eggs are deposited into the nest and covered with seminal fluid before the foam hardens into a protective casing. When the eggs hatch, the young push their way out of the nest and fall into the water below. This picture shows a male <i>R. parvulus</i> frog, photographed in <a href="/wiki/Phu_Kradueng_National_Park" title="Phu Kradueng National Park">Phu Kradueng National Park</a>, Thailand, calling by inflating its <a href="/wiki/Vocal_sac" title="Vocal sac">vocal sac</a>.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2020-01-01"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-01-01" title="Template:POTD/2020-01-01">Template:POTD/2020-01-01</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Variegated_golden_frog_(Mantella_baroni)_Ranomafana.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mantella baroni"><img alt="Mantella baroni" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Variegated_golden_frog_%28Mantella_baroni%29_Ranomafana.jpg/399px-Variegated_golden_frog_%28Mantella_baroni%29_Ranomafana.jpg" decoding="async" width="399" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Variegated_golden_frog_%28Mantella_baroni%29_Ranomafana.jpg/599px-Variegated_golden_frog_%28Mantella_baroni%29_Ranomafana.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Variegated_golden_frog_%28Mantella_baroni%29_Ranomafana.jpg/798px-Variegated_golden_frog_%28Mantella_baroni%29_Ranomafana.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4302" data-file-height="2869" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Mantella_baroni" title="Mantella baroni">Mantella baroni</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles J. Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Mantella_baroni" title="Mantella baroni">Mantella baroni</a></b></i>, commonly known as Baron's mantella, variegated golden frog or Madagascar poison frog, is a species of frog in the family <a href="/wiki/Mantellidae" title="Mantellidae">Mantellidae</a>. It is native to Madagascar and is seen here in <a href="/wiki/Ranomafana_National_Park" title="Ranomafana National Park">Ranomafana National Park</a> in the southeastern part of the country. The species was <a href="/wiki/Species_description" title="Species description">described</a> in 1888 by <a href="/wiki/George_Albert_Boulenger" title="George Albert Boulenger">George Albert Boulenger</a>, who named it after its collector, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Baron_(botanist)" title="Richard Baron (botanist)">Richard Baron</a>. It has been classified as a <a href="/wiki/Least-concern_species" title="Least-concern species">least-concern species</a> by the <a href="/wiki/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature" title="International Union for Conservation of Nature">International Union for Conservation of Nature</a> due to its relatively wide distribution, but is threatened by habitat loss. The frog's diet includes <a href="/wiki/Mite" title="Mite">mites</a>, which cause it to accumulate a high <a href="/wiki/Alkaloid" title="Alkaloid">alkaloid</a> concentration in its skin, making it toxic. The bright colours may serve as a warning sign to potential predators of the frog's toxicity.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-04-30"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-04-30" title="Template:POTD/2021-04-30">Template:POTD/2021-04-30</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Agile_frog_(Rana_dalmatina).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Agile frog"><img alt="Agile frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Agile_frog_%28Rana_dalmatina%29.jpg/350px-Agile_frog_%28Rana_dalmatina%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Agile_frog_%28Rana_dalmatina%29.jpg/525px-Agile_frog_%28Rana_dalmatina%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Agile_frog_%28Rana_dalmatina%29.jpg/700px-Agile_frog_%28Rana_dalmatina%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3792" data-file-height="3152" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Agile_frog" title="Agile frog">Agile frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:PetarM" title="User:PetarM">Petar Milošević</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Agile_frog" title="Agile frog">agile frog</a></b> (<i>Rana dalmatina</i>) is a species of true frog in the family <a href="/wiki/True_frog" title="True frog">Ranidae</a>. Native to central and southern Europe, its brownish dappled colouring helps to conceal it among the <a href="/wiki/Plant_litter" title="Plant litter">leaf litter</a> on the forest floor. This frog, about 5 cm (2.0 in) long, was photographed in the Golovec Forest in Slovenia.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-10-09"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-10-09" title="Template:POTD/2021-10-09">Template:POTD/2021-10-09</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marsh_frog_(Pelophylax_ridibundus).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Marsh frog"><img alt="Marsh frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Marsh_frog_%28Pelophylax_ridibundus%29.jpg/400px-Marsh_frog_%28Pelophylax_ridibundus%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Marsh_frog_%28Pelophylax_ridibundus%29.jpg/600px-Marsh_frog_%28Pelophylax_ridibundus%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Marsh_frog_%28Pelophylax_ridibundus%29.jpg/800px-Marsh_frog_%28Pelophylax_ridibundus%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3736" data-file-height="2491" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Marsh_frog" title="Marsh frog">Marsh frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles James Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Marsh_frog" title="Marsh frog">marsh frog</a></b> (<i>Pelophylax ridibundus</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Amphibian" title="Amphibian">amphibian</a> native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is the largest type of frog in most of its range, growing to a snout-to-vent length of around 100 mm (4 in); tadpoles can reach up to 190 mm (7.5 in) in length, but this usually occurs in places with long winters where the tadpole has time to grow. Marsh frogs hibernate during the winter, either underwater or in burrows, and are able to use the Earth's magnetic field to locate breeding ponds. This marsh frog was photographed in <a href="/wiki/Kampinos_National_Park" title="Kampinos National Park">Kampinos National Park</a>, Poland.</div> <hr /> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-10-23"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-10-23" title="Template:POTD/2021-10-23">Template:POTD/2021-10-23</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhacophorus_nigropalmatus.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wallace's flying frog"><img alt="Wallace's flying frog" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Rhacophorus_nigropalmatus.jpg/400px-Rhacophorus_nigropalmatus.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Rhacophorus_nigropalmatus.jpg/600px-Rhacophorus_nigropalmatus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Rhacophorus_nigropalmatus.jpg/800px-Rhacophorus_nigropalmatus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6519" data-file-height="4351" /></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Wallace%27s_flying_frog" title="Wallace's flying frog">Wallace's flying frog</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Rushenb" title="User:Rushenb">Rushenb</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Wallace%27s_flying_frog" title="Wallace's flying frog">Wallace's flying frog</a></b> (<i>Rhacophorus nigropalmatus</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Rhacophoridae" title="Rhacophoridae">moss frog</a> found in tropical southeastern Asia. It is named after the British naturalist <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Russel_Wallace" title="Alfred Russel Wallace">Alfred R. Wallace</a>, who collected the first known specimen of the species. It lives almost exclusively in trees, and when threatened, or in search of prey, will leap from a branch and splay its four webbed feet; the membranes between its toes and the loose skin flaps on its sides catch the air as it falls, helping it to glide. 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