🔊SOUND ON 🔊 “The screaming tree frog (Litoria quiritatus) was just scientifically recognized, and I think the name is apt!” shared Nat Geo Explorer and conservation biologist Jodi Rowley. “I was very lucky to be part of the team that formally named this species and the slender bleating tree frog (Litoria balatus). The fact that we’ve discovered two new species to science, each of which occurs in such large cities, is remarkable, and demonstrates just how much we still have to learn about our f

Today's creature: The Desert Rain Frog 🐸 The desert rain frog, web-footed rain frog, or Boulenger's short-headed frog, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is the narrow strip of sandy shores between the sea and the sand dunes. Some consider this paradoxical amphibian's bulging eyes, short legs, and stout body adorable. Even so, the Desert Rain Frog's body type doesn't lend itself to hopping. Instead, these web-footed cr