#Nectophryne afra

[markscherz]

What is the best toad you have ever seen? (doesnt have to be one you saw irl, just the best toad in your opinion).

Look, there are 647 toad species in 53 genera, and I have seen many of them, some of which are truly glorious. So it is hard for me to say that any one is the best I have ever seen. But to just choose one group for the sake of argument:

I am a huge fan of animals evolving mittens instead of fingers, like what we see in bolitoglossid salamanders and the web-footed sand gecko, Pachydactylus rangei. In toads, the arboreal African genus Nectophryne have done this gloriously. And they're also exceptionally cute for true bufonids.

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#toad #toads #animals #frog #frogs #friend-shaped #the internet is really really great (for frogs) #I've got a fast connection so I don't have to wait (for frogs) #there's always some new site (for frogs) #I browse all day and night (for frogs) #it's like I'm browsing at the speed of light (for frogs!) #Nectophryne #Bufonidae #Nectophryne afra #Nectophryne batesii #these things are totally crazy #they're some of the smallest toads in the world #and have a really strong miniaturisation syndrome #and I am a sucker for miniaturised frogs #as you know #these toads have the hands that apple originally designed its hockey puck mouse for

[toadschooled]

The African tree toad [Nectophryne afra] is a lovely little amphibian native to West and Central Africa. While they closely resemble tree frogs, these toads are indeed members of the family Bufonidae, and are thus “true toads”. They rest in the cool leaf litter of the forest during the day, and climb into the tree canopy at night to hunt. Images by Bernard Dupont.

#african tree toad #toad #frog #herps #amphibians