#Rhinophrynus

[herpsandbirds]

Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), male - fully inflated and calling them fine ass females, family Rhinophrynidae, South TX, USA

This species is the only extant member of this family.

photograph by Carl J. Franklin

[frogtime]

Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus Dorsalis)

With no neck, a triangular head, muscular short legs, and no webbing on its front feet, these guys are specially suited for their digging and burrowing lifestyle. Unlike most frogs, instead of flipping out their tongue to catch their prey, the Mexican Burrowing Toad stiffens its tongue and protrudes it, allowing it to eat ants and other insects in their burrows!

These little freaks are found in the lowlands of Central America, Mexico, and in the far south of Texas. AND fortunately they're categorised as least concern!!

[ultratangerine]

Possibly my favorite video** of my favorite amphibian. This is Rhinophrynus dorsalis (Mexican burrowing toad), considered imposible to keep & breed in captivity until recently. **Auto-generated subtitles only, unfortunately.** I love that they live underground, I love their weird snout-noses which they stick out of the ground to sing, their jelly-like bodies & star maps painted on their skin. Weird, majestic creatures who aren't even toads, really, because they diverged from other amphibians milions and milions of years ago, much earlier than our species appeared. As one account puts it: a fruit bat, polar bear, killer whale, kangaroo and human are all more similar to one another than this species is to any other amphibian.

[2t2r]

Uo l'étrange crapaud fouisseur

Nouvel article publié sur https://www.2tout2rien.fr/uo-le-crapaud-fouisseur-du-mexique/

Uo l'étrange crapaud fouisseur

[krillbot]

I saw this baby and promptly lost all ability to make human speech

Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) by David Hilmy

[frogs-from-bogs]

Rhinophrynus dorsalis by Blake

[toadschooled]

They may look like a creature adapted to live on a planet with extremely high gravity, but the Mexican burrowing toad [Rhinophrynus dorsalis] is very much an inhabitant of our Earth. These toads seek out flooded fields and ponds in order to breed. Males produce an extremely loud, guttural moan as a way to attract females. This specimen was found in southern Texas by photographer Clint Guadiana.

[typhlonectes]

Mexican Burrowing Toad Calling

A calling Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), seen during a CAYAYA BIRDING tour in Guatemala.

via: https://www.cayaya-birding.com

[topcostarica]

(VIDEO) El sorprendente “concierto” de los sapos borrachos en Guanacaste

By Pablo Rojas (CRHoy.com). Un extraño, pero fascinante video, captado por los investigadores Alexander Wilson y Robert Puschendorf (ambos de la Universidad de Plymouth, Inglaterra) muestra los cantos y los sonidos realizados por varios sapos borrachos (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) ubicados en el Área de Conservación de Guanacaste (ACG). En concreto, las imágenes se captaron en el Parque Nacional Santa Rosa […] …read more      

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[herpsandbirds]

Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), family Rhinophrynidae, South Texas, USA

Photograph by Clint Guadiana

Check out this video of a calling MB Frog!

[herpsandbirds]

Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), family Rhinophrynidae, Belize

This species is the only extant member of this family.

photograph by https://www.ryanphotographic.com/

[herpsandbirds]

Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), male - fully inflated and calling them fine ass females, family Rhinophrynidae, South TX, USA

This species is the only extant member of this family.

photograph by Andrey SM

[herpsandbirds]

Frogs that are called "toads", but are not "true toads" (family Bufonidae), but are in a different non-true toad group...

a post for @mortimermcmirestinks

Bornean Horned Toad (Pelobatrachus nasutus), family Megophryidae, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo

photograph by Marco Chan

Iberian Midwife Toad, Alytes cisternasii, male with eggs, family Alytidae, Spain

photograph by Javier Ábalos

Crucifix Toad aka Holy Cross Frog (Notaden bennettii), male, family Limnodynastidae, New South Wales, Australia

photograph by JJ Harrison 

Oriental Fire-bellied Toad (Bombina orientalis), family Bombinatoridae, found in far eastern Asia

Poisonous.

photograph by Laurent Lebois 

Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), male - fully inflated and calling them fine ass females, family Rhinophrynidae, South TX, USA

This species is the only extant member of this family.

photograph by Carl J. Franklin

Emei Mustache Toad aka Taosze Spiny Toad, (Leptobrachium boringii), family Megophryidae, endemic to SE China

ENDANGERED.

The larger males grow keratinized spines on the upper lip, which they use to defend territories, during the breeding season. The spines fall off after the breeding season.

photograph: Jingsong Shi

[herpsandbirds]

What is your favorite frog?

MY FAVORITE FROG???

I think you mean FROGSSSSS...

Here I got you something...

TURTLE FROG

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PURPLE FROG

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RAIN FROGS

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AFRICAN BULLFROGS

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RUBBER FROGS

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Mexican Burrowing Toads

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MALAGASAY BURROWING FROGS

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Tree Toads

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Termite Frogs

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Phyllomedusine Treefrogs

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[herpsandbirds]

I love frogs. Specially the derpy ones. Do you have any favourite?

Yes, I do have some favorite frogs...

Pebble Toad (Oreophrynella nigra), family Bufonidae, endemic to 2 tepuis in the Guiana Highlands of Bolívar, Venezuela

Known widely for its habit of tucking its legs and rolling away from predators.

These tiny toads grow to a max. snout-vent length of up to 30 mm (1.18 in).

photograph by guilherme jofili

Splendid Leaf Frog (Cruziohyla calcarifer), family Hylidae, Costa Rica

photograph by Milan Zygmunt

Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops), family Brevicipitidae, McDougal’s Bay, Namaqualand, South Africa

photograph by Johan Marais - World of Reptiles

Wallace’s Flying Frogs (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus), family Rhacophoridae, found in SE Asia

The species is capable of using its extensive toe webbing to glide or parachute from trees in its dense forest habitat.

photographs by Yuji Abematsu

Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), male - fully inflated and calling them fine ass females, family Rhinophrynidae, South TX, USA

This species is the only extant member of this family.

photograph by Carl J. Franklin

[toadschooled]

The Mexican burrowing toad [Rhinophrynus dorsalis] is already quite goofy, but goofiness alone won’t keep them safe from predators. These toads inflate themselves with air when threatened, as the individual above is doing. This trick is intended to make them look much larger than they actually are, hopefully frightening the predator away. Image by Anna Pang.