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Selected amphibian type

European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina), a member of the family Bombinatoridae

Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.

In popular culture (folk taxonomy), toads are associated with drier, rougher skin and more terrestrial habitats. However, this distinction does not align precisely with scientific taxonomy. (Full article...)

Selected frog article

Java spadefoot toad (Leptobrachium hasseltii)

Megophryidae, commonly known as goose frogs, is a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalayan foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to the Philippines. Fossil remains are also known from North America. As of 2014^[update] it encompasses 246 species of frogs divided between five genera. For lack of a better vernacular name, they are commonly called megophryids. (Full article...)

Selected salamander article

The salamander is an amphibian of the order Urodela which, as with many real creatures, often has been ascribed fantastic and sometimes occult qualities by pre-modern authors (as in the allegorical descriptions of animals in medieval bestiaries) not possessed by the real organism. The legendary salamander is often depicted as a typical salamander in shape with a lizard-like form, but is usually ascribed an affinity with fire, sometimes specifically elemental fire. (Full article...)

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Picture slideshow

Image 1Balearic green toad
Image 2Lithobates clamitans
Image 3Marsh frog
Image 4White-lipped tree frog
Image 5Surprise, its an amphibian. This is a genus of South American Caecilians, blind and snake-like, which hunt through leaf litter. Photo from Wildsumaco Reserve, Ecuador.
Image 6Male Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris aka Triturus vulgaris) during breeding season in the Netherlands.
Image 7Atelopus certus
Image 8Fire salamander
Image 9Fire-bellied toad
Image 10Spanish painted frog
Image 11Golden toad
Image 12Dendropsophus microcephalus
Image 13Panamanian golden frog
Image 14Iberian midwife toad
Image 15Frogs
Image 16Blue poison dart frog
Image 17Ecnomiohyla rabborum
Image 18Italian tree frog
Image 19Agile frog
Image 20Common frog
Image 21Edible Frog
Image 22Magnificent tree frog
Image 23Emerald-eyed tree frog
Image 24Common toads during amplexus
Image 25Blue Mountains tree frog
Image 26American toad
Image 27Limnodynastes dumerilii
Image 28Agalychnis callidryas
Image 29Southern Brown tree frog
Image 30New England tree frog
Image 31Leaf green tree frog
Image 32Phantasmal poison frog
Image 33Albanian water frog
Image 34Epirus water frog
Image 35Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Image 36Eastern newt
Image 37Poison dart frog
Image 38Limosa harlequin frog
Image 39Fire salamander
Image 40Litoria chloris
Image 41Fire salamander

Selected toad article

Large-crested toad is a common name for several amphibians and may refer to:

Incilius cristatus, native to Puebla and Veracruz in Mexico
Incilius macrocristatus, native to Guatemala and Chiapas in Mexico (Full article...)

Selected caecilian article

Indotyphlus is a small genus of caecilians in the family Grandisoniidae. As caecilians in general, they superficially resemble earthworms. The genus is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. They are sometimes known as Battersby's caecilians. (Full article...)