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The Australian Green Tree Frog , simply Green Tree Frog in Australia, White's Tree Frog , or Dumpy Tree Frog ( Litoria caerulea ) is a species of tree frog native to Australia and New Guinea , with introduced populations in New Zealand and the United States . The species belongs

The Green and Golden Bell Frog ( Litoria aurea ), also named the Green Bell Frog , Green and Golden Swamp Frog and Green Frog , is a ground-dwelling tree frog native to eastern Australia . Despite its classification and climbing abilities, it does not live in trees and spends almost

Australia separated from Antarctica and was relatively isolated until the collision of the Indo Australian Plate with Asia in the Miocene era 5.3 MYA. The establishment and evolution of the

Most species of poison dart frogs are small, sometimes less than 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) in adult length, although a few are up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length. They weigh about 2 grams, depending on the size of the frog. Most poison dart frogs are brightly colored, displaying aposematic

The Green Iguana or Common Iguana ( Iguana iguana ) is a large, arboreal herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana native to Central and South America . The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay to as far north as Mexico and

The distribution of frogs ranges from tropic to subarctic regions, but most species are found in tropical rainforests . Consisting of more than 5,000 species described, they are among the most diverse groups of vertebrates . However, populations of certain frog species are declining significantly

The Australian continent once formed part of the Supercontinent Pangaea , which split into Gondwana and Laurasia approximately 180 million years ago. The earliest true frog fossil, Vieraella herbsti , is dated between 188 and 213 million years old. [ 3 ] This predates the splitting of

The White-lipped Tree Frog ( Litoria infrafrenata ), also known as the Giant Tree Frog , is the world's largest tree frog . This species is native to the rainforests of Northern Queensland , New Guinea , the Bismarck Islands and the Admiralty Islands . Contents 1 Physical Description

The Cane Toad ( Bufo marinus ), also known as the Giant Neotropical Toad or Marine Toad , is a large, terrestrial true toad native to Central and South America , but has since been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean . It is a member of the subgenus Rhinella

Both species of gastric-brooding frogs were very different in appearance and behaviour to other Australian frog species . Their large protruding eyes and short, blunt snout along with complete webbing and slimy bodies differentiated them from all other Australian frogs. The largely aquatic