Category: Amphibians
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What Animals Can Sing Besides Birds?
What Animals Can Sing Besides Birds? Although some birds don’t sing, such as vultures, storks, cedar waxwing, and the females of many species, birds are the best singers in the animal kingdom. Other than birds, many animals can sing. Mammals that can sing include whales, mice, Mexican free-tailed bats, and antelope squirrels. Cold-blooded animals that…
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Green Cascade Frog – Hong Kong Wildlife | 大綠蛙 – 香港野生動物
The Green cascade frog, also known as Chloronate huia frog or Copper-cheeked frog, is a species of true frog (family Ranidae). As a matter of fact, many frog-like amphibians in Hong Kong are not true frogs. Being quite large in size, bright green all over the back, and can make bigger jumps than most other…
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Interracial Love Also Occurs In Nature
Interracial love also occurs in nature, though rare — Hong Kong newts (Paramesotriton hongkongensis) and Banded bullfrogs (Kaloula pulchra) co-exist in their natural habitats. They coulda been fighting for food. But they chose to form an alliance to defend each other as one. Even species ain’t no matter. Why races?
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Short-legged Horned Toad – Hong Kong Wildlife | 短腳角蟾 – 香港野生動物
If you will ask “What is a horned toad?” Most people will have zero ideas. Those who are into herpetology or herpetoculture will easily name the horned lizards (Phrynosoma sp) which are commonly known as horned toads, even though they are some North American lizards, not toads. Some may think of the much more well-known…
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Painted Chorus Frog – Hong Kong Wildlife | 粗皮姬蛙 – 香港野生動物
The Painted chorus frog (Microhyla butleri) has many other common names such as Butler’s narrow-mouthed toad, Butler’s pigmy frog, Butler’s rice frog, Butler’s ricefrog, noisy frog, or Tubercled pygmy frog. Microhyla butleri (Boulenger, 1900)Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: MicrohylidaeGenus: MicrohylaSpecies: butleri See more of my encounters with Hong Kong Wildlife. 粗皮姬蛙, 巴氏小雨蛙
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Banded Bullfrog – Hong Kong Wildlife | 花狹口蛙 – 香港野生動物
Banded bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra) is also called Asiatic painted frog, Malaysian narrow-mouthed toad, Asian banded bullfrog, Rice frog, Bubble frog, and Chubby frog. Kaloula pulchra (Gray, 1831)Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: MicrohylidaeGenus: KaloulaSpecies: pulchra See more of my encounters with Hong Kong Wildlife. 花狹口蛙, 亞洲錦蛙
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Hong Kong Whipping Frog – Hong Kong Wildlife | 斑腿泛樹蛙 – 香港野生動物
Hong Kong whipping frog (Polypedates megacephalus), also called Spot-legged tree frog, is a species in the shrub frog family (Rhacophoridae). In Hong Kong, it is more commonly known as “Brown tree frog”. But this name is otherwise applied to a few other species of frogs such as Litoria ewingii and Litoria littlejohni of Australia in…
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Asian Black-spined Toad – Hong Kong Wildlife | 黑眶蟾蜍 – 香港野生動物
Asian black-spined toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) is also called Asian common toad, black-spectacled toad, or just Asian toad. It is probably the most common amphibian in Hong Kong. It is also widely distributed throughout Asia from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, southern China, Taiwan, and Macau to Malaysia, Singapore, and…
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Hong Kong Newt – Hong Kong Wildlife | 香港蠑螈 – 香港野生動物
We have many native frogs, but only 1 tailed amphibian (salamander or newt). The Hong Kong Newt, or Hong Kong Warty Newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis) – I have usually found them in clean mountain streams in Lantau, Hong Kong Island, and the eastern and northern parts of New Territories. It was once believed to be an…
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Spotted Narrow-mouthed Frog – Hong Kong Wildlife | 花细狹口蛙 – 香港野生動物
Cute little mouth in the 852. I rarely post local species doesn’t mean I don’t do field trips (or herping) in here. It’s just there’re too many animals around the globe that are piquing my “never-canceled” curiosity. Now, staying at home, it’s never been a better time to re-explore Home Kong. This Hong Kong resident…
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Frogs in Madagascar I Encountered
Frogs are the only amphibians in Madagascar. There are no toads, salamanders, newts, or caecilians. Malagasy painted mantella (Mantella madagascariensis)
