During a recent trip to Suriname, I was able to spend a few days at the Nassau Mountains in the northeastern part of the country.…
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The adult common frogs and toads (Rana temporaria and Bufo bufo respecitively) are already back in their land habitat for a while, but they have…
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From Bell, T. and Darwin, C.R. (1843) Reptiles Part 5 No. 2 of The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Smith Elder and Co, London:
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During a sunny day at the end of March, one can usually observe thousands of tadpoles in the shallow waters inhabited by amphibians, but this…
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Yesterday I went underwater for the first time. The weather had been good for some days and on several locations the amphibians had started their…
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Among the frogs of Chile, the genus Eupsophus (ground frogs) is one of the most species rich groups. All species have a typical anuran body…
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