Category Archives: Frogs
Izabal Robber Frog, Craugastor chac
Izabal Robber Frogs are denizens of the leaf litter on the forest floor of tropical forests in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and probably a small area in southern México. Looking at […]
Brown’s Leopard Frog, Lithobates brownorum
Leopard frogs are often abundant in the areas they occur. Brown’s Leopard Frog (named in honor of the late Dr. Brice Brown by the late Ottys Sanders) ranges from southern […]
Campbell’s Forest Toad, Incilius campbelli
There are many toad species throughout the tropics, one being Campbell’s toad, Incilius campbelli. It assumes the “typical” toad niche and is often encountered. It is distinguished from other sympatric […]
Smooth-sided toad, Rhaebo guttatus
The red is part of the dorsal pattern, and the yellow fluid is a toxic excretion from the two enlarged parotoid glands behind the eyes.
Middle American Burrowing Toad, Rhinophrynus dorsalis
Photo by Keese Quist, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2006. Photo by Keese Quist, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2006. Photo by Keese Quist, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2006, prepared to call. Photo by Keese […]
Vaillant’s Frog, Lithobates vaillanti
Photo by Bob Thomas, Augustine, Rio Frio, Cayo District, Belize, May 2005.Photo by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Stann Creek District, Belize, May 2010. Rana vaillanti is the most […]
Central American Rainfrog, Craugastor rugulosus
Photo by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, May 2012. This species lives in humid tropical forests. They are always found sitting alone and do not seem to be bothered […]
Tink frogs of two Neotropical rainforests
Photo by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, May 2005. Eleutherodactylus leprus is the “tink” frog of Belize rainforests. Their call is a repetitious “tink, tink, tink.” They normall call […]
Warty Forest Frog, Craugastor psephosypharus
Photos by Shannon Fortenberry, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, May 2010. This species seems to be fond of caves. We first found it in the cave near San Miguel Village, Toledo […]