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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 20h

look at the Halloween colors on the Spotted Stream Frog (Pulchrana picturata)

📸 CheongWeei Gan 🐸
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Spotted Stream Frog (Pulchrana picturata) -

Common Name: Spotted Stream FrogScientific Name: Pulchrana* picturataFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: Brunei, Indonesia, and MalaysiaSize: 1.5 inches (40 mm) for males, 2.75 inches (70 mm)…

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 1d

The West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) is a Critically Endangered species due to habitat destruction and over harvesting for their hide and meat.

#Croctober 🐊
📸 Tom JAMONNEAU
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 2d

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Bate's Night Frog (Astylosternus batesi) from western Africa. The frog isn't named for Norman Bates but George Griswold Latimer Bates, a naturalist who helped described over 60 species.

📸 Maël Dewynter
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 5d

The Rough Skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) is the most poisonous newt in America. Perfect for your witch's brew

📸 wikiuser DSHil
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Rough Skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) -

Common Name: Rough Skinned NewtScientific Name: Taricha granulosaFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: Canada and the United StatesUS Location: Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, WashingtonMax…

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 5d

The Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a critically endangered crocodilian found in rivers in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. The males grow growth on their nose called a ghara once they reach sexual maturity.

#CROCtober 🐊
📸 Charles J Sharp
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 7d

Its spooky how close the Rose's Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei) is to extinction. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered. They are only found in a small area of S Africa.

🐸 Oliver Angus
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 9d

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Orinoco Lime Tree Frog aka the Ghost Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus) from northern South America. While it may look like a Glass Frog with its translucent skin, its a member of the tree frog family - Hylidae.

📸 Marco Aurelio de Sena
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 8d

The American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is one of the great success stories in conservation. Once hunted to the edge of extinction, the Gator has come back thanks to the Endangered Species List.

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 8d

The American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is one of the great success stories in conservation. Once hunted to the edge of extinction, the Gator has come back thanks to the Endangered Species List.

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 8d

The Suriname Toad (Pipa pipa) is a horror inducing frog. During mating, the eggs are laid into the backs of the female frog. There, they develop and then hatch out of the back.

📸 Chaline Olivier
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 9d

Toad Tuesday 🐸

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 9d

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Orinoco Lime Tree Frog aka the Ghost Frog (Sphaenorhynchus lacteus) from northern South America. While it may look like a Glass Frog with its translucent skin, its a member of the tree frog family - Hylidae.

📸 Marco Aurelio de Sena
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 10d

The Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is the largest species of caiman, reaching up to 14 feet long. They live in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, and Peru.

#Croctober 🐊
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 11d

The Bell's False Brook Salamander (Isthmura bellii) has some Halloween colors going on. These large salamanders (reaching 14 inches long) are listed as Vulnerable to Extinction by the IUCN Red List.

📸 Sean Michael Rovito
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 12d

Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni) lives in northern Australia as the name suggests.. fresh water environments. They are also found in brackish waters. They generally avoid the coast where Saltwater Crocs are.

#Croctober 🐊
📸 vicki powys
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 13d

The Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) is native to SE Asia. They have highly webbed feet that allow them to glide from tree to tree.

📸 John Sullivan
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 14d

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog (Smilisca phaeota) from Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The female frogs are capable of laying up to 2000 eggs.

📸 carnifex
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 14d

Known as the ruler among living crocodiles, the Saltwater Crocodile can grow as long as 23 feet. True to its name, this species inhabits marine environments.
#Croctober 🐊
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 15d

Many crocodilian species are at risk due to habitat loss & poaching. This #Croctober, raise awareness and support conservation to keep them thriving. 🐊

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Croctober 2025 -

All month long, we’re shining a spotlight on the crocodilians — crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials. These living fossils have roamed our planet since before the dinosaurs disappeared, and…

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 15d

Its fall! Enjoy a Red Pumpkin Toadlet (Brachycephalus pitanga) from Brazil. These guys have highly fluorescent bones that make them spoooooky.

📸 Carlos Henrique Luz Nunes de Almeida
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 16d

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the New Granada Cross-banded Tree Frog (Smilisca phaeota) from Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The female frogs are capable of laying up to 2000 eggs.

📸 carnifex
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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 18d

The Reticulated Siren (Siren reticulata) is one of the newest species in the USA, being only described in 2018.

📸 Pierson Hill
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Reticulated Siren (Siren reticulata) -

Common Name: Reticulated Siren, Leopard SirenScientific Name: Siren reticulataFamily: Sirenidae - Siren familyLocation: United States - Florida and AlabamaSize: 10.4 - 24 inches (26.5 - 60.96 cm) The…

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 20d

Howdy do fellow frogs 🐸

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 21d

When the frog guy posts a lizard

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Adam is Gone Froggin @gonefroggin.bsky.social · 22d

The Frog 🐸 of the Week is the Mindo Harlequin Toad (Atelopus mindoensis) from Ecuador. They disappeared from 1989 to 2019 before a handful of toads were rediscovered. Its believed there's less than 50 of them left.

📸 Jay Baumann
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