Sorry the updates to the site have been slow. AmphiBios – that is me – has just returned from 2 weeks in Ecuadorian Amazon. I’ll start a series of posts from my stay at Sani as I process some images and get some text. Some cool stuff to come. In the meantime I hope every […]
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would like to wish its millions of United Statesian followers a happy thanksgiving. For all my loyal followers over hill and dale you can get stuffed too*. I give you the requisite Turkey Image. * In case this gets lost in translation that is a tongue-in-cheek reference to our holiday and permission for you all […]
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A male Teratohyla spinosa climbs through the trees at Rara Avis Reserve, Costa Rica. Emerald green jewels barely an inch long with belly skin so transparent you can see the organs and beating heart within – these are the wonderful little frogs in the family Centrolenidae. In 2009 Guayasamín et al. revised the family in […]
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What is the difference between a frog and a toad? I get asked that once in a while. As is usually the case with me I have to give a long-winded answer. Simply, and from a North American standpoint, the distinction is relatively easy. Toads are terrestrial. The have short limbs and a stout body. […]
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