FAUNA Paraguay Gallery of Amphibian Photographs and Videos
We currently have images of the following 37 species. An asterisk (*) before the species name means that a video is also available. We currently have videos of 3 species. Depending on the size of the video file and the speed of you internet connection the video may take a while to download. Once the image appears click on it to start the video, click on it again to pause it. Users of Mozilla Firefox may have some problems, the option works best with Internet Explorer.
The symbol (§) before a species name means that a recording of the vocalisation of the species is included in the image gallery. We currently have sound recordings of 10 species, one of which is still without an image gallery.
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To hear the call of the species click on the links!

Order Gymnophiona (3) Caecilians (Rafinesque 1814)

Caecilidae (2/2) Burrowing Caecilians (Gray 1825)
Luetkenotyphlops brasiliensis
Siphonops paulensis

Order Anura (79) Frogs and Toads (Dumeríl 1804)

Hylidae (14/28) Tree-frogs
§ LESSER TREE-FROG Dendropsophus minutus
* § DWARF TREE-FROG Dendropsophus nanus
SANBORNīS TREE-FROG Dendropsophus sanborni
§ SPOTTED TREE-FROG Hypsiboas albopunctata
RINKY DINK TREE-FROG Hypsiboas caingua
* § PURPLE-BARRED TREE-FROG Hypsiboas raniceps
Hypsioboas aff. semiguttatus
WARTY SNOUTED TREE-FROG Scinax acuminatus
YELLOW-LEGGED SNOUTED TREE-FROG Scinax fuscovarius
LESSER SNOUTED TREE-FROG  Scinax nasicus
MARBLED TREE-FROG Trachycephalus venulosus
ORANGE-LEGGED LEAF FROG Phyllodmedusa azurea
SAUVAGEīS LEAF FROG Phyllodmedusa sauvagii
Phyllodmedusa tetraploidea

Leptodactylidae (8/14) American Pond Frogs
CHACO FROG Leptodactylus chaquensis
§ FUSCOUS FROG Leptodactylus fuscus
DUMERILīS STRIPED FROG Leptodactylus gracilis
PEPPER FROG Leptodactylus labyrinthicus
RED-SPOTTED BURROW FROG Leptodactylus laticeps
MOUSTACHED FROG Leptodactylus mystacinus
OCELLATED FROG Leptodactylus ocellatus
SPECKLED-BELLIED FROG Leptodactylus podicipinus

Ceratophryidae (2/5) Horned Toads
LESSER CHINI FROG Chacophrys pierotti
BUDGETTīS FROG Lepidobatrachus asper

Cycloramphidae (2/4) Escuerzos
§ LESSER ESCUERZO Odontophrynus americanus
ORANGE-BELLIED ESCUERZO Proceratophrys avelinoi

Leiuperidae (3/11) Dwarf Frogs
§ PALE-LEGGED DWARF FROG Physalaemus albonotatus
WEEPING DWARF FROG Physalaemus biligonigerus
CUVIERīS DWARF FROG Physaleamus cuvieri

Bufonidae (4/12) Toads
SPOTTED RED-BELLY TOAD Melanophryniscus fulvoguttatus
CHACO GRANULATED TOAD Rhinella granulosa major
ORNATE FOREST TOAD Rhinella ornata
* § ROCOCO TOAD Rhinella schneideri


Microhylidae (2/3) Microhylid Frogs
MUELLERīS NARROW-MOUTHED FROG Dermatonotus muelleri
YELLOW-BELLIED NARROW-MOUTHED FROG Elachistocleis bicolor
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Particular thanks to Pier Cacciali for assistance in identifying some of the amphibians featured in the image gallery.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent, Frank Fragano,
Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, José Luis Cartes, Rebecca Zarza,
and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.