The most unusual varieties of frogs (19 photos)

What do we know about frogs? They are green, they jump, they eat flies, jump and live near the water. Oh yes, and of course they also croak. Here, perhaps that's all. And thus there is a gigantic variety in the world those jumping creatures. And a lot of them look like some kind of aliens with distant galaxies. Let's take a look at the most unusual representatives this family.

glass frog





The photo on the left is an adult. On the right - nice kids.

tree tiger frog



Malayan horned frog





tiger frog



The tiger frog is not as cute as it seems. Worth it in the first place note its size - on average, the length of the animal's body reaches as much as 17 centimeters. Accordingly, the appetite of this frog is what you need. bugs and mosquitoes are a light snack for her. But the main dishes are often snakes, birds and smaller frogs.

Surinam giant sea toad



Would you like to have such a nice pet? But in the house there will definitely not be a single mosquito!

African narrow mouth






The African narrowmouth is perhaps the most emotional frog among all existing ones. The expression on his face may be dissatisfied, sad or interested. Perhaps sadness, frozen on the face narrow-minded, but due to the fact that the tailless amphibian does not know how to jump.

turtle frog



mossy frog



Vietnamese moss (mossy) frog - a real master disguise. Even these wonderful animals do not live in reservoirs, but on trees. For reproduction, frogs use hollows filled with rainwater.

goliath frog



Wallace's flying frog or black-footed paddle leg



The black-footed copepod did not receive wings from nature, but not at all got upset. Nothing prevents this frog from flying all over the jungle with with the help of their large paws and impressive membranes between them.

Suriname horned frog



surinamese pipa



The Surinam pipa is a frog that knows what the phrase "everything" means. I carry mine with me." This amphibian carefully carries its caviar right on back. Fits on the body of the animal from 40 to 144 eggs. Surprisingly, but maturation of caviar takes as much as 3 months.

Dread Leaf Climber



At first glance, the terrible leaf climber is the sweetest creature. But why did he get that nickname? The thing is that leaf climber is poisonous, moreover so much so that the poison of one individual is enough to harm 250 people at once. Poison appears in the body of a frog due to the fact that he prefers to eat specifically poisonous beetles. Well, there is no dispute about tastes.

Malagasy rainbow frog



Ruby-eyed tree frog, also called Uluguru forest tree frog



The shovel-nosed tree frog is a tree frog with an incredibly large nose.



The paws of the kvashka are covered with a special viscous mucus, thanks to which the frogs feel confident even on vertical surfaces.

alien purple frog



Rhinoderma Darwin