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Very small creatures: amphibians

Very Small Creatures
Amphibian World
 
All photographs were taken in natural habitats all over world: no cages or zoos, no studios or terrariums, no captive participants.
Frog on a tree trunk in Amazon jungle.
Species: South American Common Toad (Rhinella margaritifera)
Place: Yasuni National Park, Ecuador


Eft walking in dry leaves and grass.
Species: Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Place: Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee, USA
Salamander on a dew-covered leaf at night.
Species: Mombacho salamander (Bolitoglossa mombachoensis)
Place: Mombacho volcano, Nicaragua


Frog sitting on a bamboo stem in Amazon rainforest.
Species: Casque-headed Treefrog (Trachycephalus sp.)
Place: Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
Tiny baby frog on a dry leaf in Ecuadorian Amazon.
Species: South American Common Toad (Rhinella margaritifera)
Place: Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
Tiny eft sitting in dry leaves.
Species: Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Place: Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee, USA
Tree frog camouflaged on tree bark.
Species: Common tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax)
Place: Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
Flying frog holding to a branch.Species: Flying frog (Rhyacophorus)Place: Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
Red-eyed tree frog camouflaged on a leaf.
Species: Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas)
Place: Mombacho Volcano, Nicaragua
Horned frog on the forest floor.Species: Southeast Asian Horned Frog (Megophrys lateralis)Place: Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam
Moss frog on a leaf.
Species: Moss frog (Kurixalus verrucosus)
Place: Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam
Tiny tree frog on a bamboo stem.
Species: Common tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax)
Place: Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

Salamander, thinner than my finger, on dry leaves.
Species: Yonahlossee Salamander (Plethodon yonahlossee)
Place: Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, USA
Very small creatures: amphibians
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