Gallery: Enchanting Photos of Rare and Wonderful Frogs and Salamanders
Robin Moore01Muller's Mushroomtongue Salamander
Muller's Mushroomtongue Salamander, Bolitoglossa mulleri, a rare and beautiful salamander from the remote cloud forests of northwest Guatemala.
Robin Moore02Baron's Mantella
Baron's Mantella, Mantella baroni, from Madagascar
Robin Moore03Green Bright-eyed Frog
Green Bright-eyed Frog, Boophis viridis, from Andasibe in Madagascar
Robin Moore04The salamander that never grows up
The Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, from Mexico is the Peter Pan of the animal world, spending its entire life - and even breeding - in the juvenile form
Robin Moore05Crowned Treefrog
Crowned Treefrog, Anotheca spinosa, from Panama
Robin Moore06Emperor Newt
Emperor newt, Tylototriton shanjing, from China
Robin Moore07Golden mantella
Golden mantella, Mantella aurantiaca, from Madagascar
Robin Moore08Blue Poison Dart Frog
Blue Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates tinctorius, from Suriname
Robin Moore09Hylomantis lemur
Lemur Leaf Frog, Hylomantis lemur, from Panama.
Robin Moore10Long-limbed salamander
A Long-limbed salamander, Nyctanolis pernix, an unusual species that disappeared for three decades before being rediscovered in Guatemala.
Robin Moore11Eleutherodactylus thorectes
The Macaya Breast-spot Frog, Eleutherodactylus thorectes, is one of the smallest frogs in the world. This critically endangered species was last seen in 1991 on the Massif de la Hotte in southwest Haiti, before being rediscovered close to two decades later during the Search for Lost Frogs.
Robin Moore12Panamanian golden frog, Atelopus zeteki
Panamanian Golden Frog, Atelopus zeteki, a species that has become Extinct in the wild in Panama
Robin Moore13Solomons Eyelash frog
Solomons Eyelash frog, Ceratobatrachus guentheri, from the Solomon Islands
Robin Moore14Spiny Green Frog
Spiny green frog, Eleutherodactylus nortoni, a Critically Endangered species from Morne Pangnol, the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti
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