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Saturday, 18 July 2026

Global Animal Guide

Order Anura

Animals in the order Anura on Global Animal Guide. The guide features 17 species in this order — each profile answers the most-searched questions first.

Bright blue and black poison dart frog sitting on a wet green leaf

Amphibian

Poison Dart Frog

Tiny, brilliantly colored, and among the most toxic animals alive

Surinam toad camouflaged on river bottom with star-shaped body and tiny starry skin pores

Amphibian

Surinam Toad

Flat frog that grows babies in its back

Golden mantella frog on moss with vivid orange skin and black eyes

Critically Endangered

Amphibian

Golden Mantella

Critically Endangered orange gem of Madagascar

Spring peeper clinging to wetland reed with X-shaped cross on back and inflated vocal sac

Amphibian

Spring Peeper

Thumb-sized herald of eastern spring

Pacific tree frog on coastal fern with dark eye stripe and green or brown skin

Amphibian

Pacific Tree Frog

West Coast chorus frog behind the movie ribbit

Large green American bullfrog sitting at the edge of a pond among reeds

Amphibian

American Bullfrog

North America's largest and loudest frog

Brown warty common toad with copper eyes sitting on damp soil among leaves

Amphibian

Common Toad

The warty garden toad of Europe

Round green and brown Pacman frog with a very wide mouth sitting in damp moss

Near Threatened

Amphibian

Pacman Frog

The round, big-mouthed horned frog

Red-eyed tree frog with vivid red eyes and orange feet clinging to a green leaf

Amphibian

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

The bright-eyed icon of the rainforest canopy

Mottled gray tree frog with large toe pads clinging to a tree branch

Amphibian

Gray Tree Frog

The color-changing tree frog of eastern forests

Smooth olive-gray African clawed frog floating in water with limbs splayed out

Amphibian

African Clawed Frog

The fully aquatic lab and pet frog

Small green and black fire-bellied toad showing its bright red and black underside

Amphibian

Oriental Fire-bellied Toad

The green toad with a warning-red belly

Plump bright red-orange tomato frog sitting on damp forest leaf litter

Amphibian

Tomato Frog

The plump, bright-red frog of Madagascar

Large brown warty cane toad sitting on damp soil at night

Amphibian

Cane Toad

A large, toxic toad turned invasive pest

Enormous Goliath frog resting on a wet rock beside a fast-flowing rainforest river

Amphibian

Goliath Frog

The largest frog on Earth

Tiny translucent glass frog on a leaf with internal organs visible through its skin

Amphibian

Glass Frog

The frog with see-through skin

Brown wood frog with a dark eye mask sitting on damp leaf litter in a forest

Amphibian

Wood Frog

The frog that freezes solid to survive winter