Seychelles Palm Frog

The Seychelles Palm Frog is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

family's newest member, Seychelles palm frog, which scientists named in 2002. The frogs have a typical frog appearance with hind legs that are longer than the front legs, long toes on the hind feet and shorter ones on the front feet, and large, bulging eyes on the head. More

The Seychelles palm frog only lives in those areas that have plenty of palms, and Thomasset's frog likes to remain in forests near rocky streams. More

The Seychelles Palm Frog Sooglossus pipilodryas (Vulnerable) is restricted to Silhouette Island in the Seychelles, where it is closely associated with the palm Phoenicophorium borsigianum (Near Threatened). All four members of the frog family Sooglossidae, endemic to the Seychelles, are threatened. More

The Seychelles palm frog (Sooglossus pipilodryas) is so called because it is usually found hiding in the axils of palm trees. It is the most arboreal of the Sooglossidae and this makes detection difficult. More

Seychelles palm frog on palm frond - brown form© Dr. Justin Gerlach Seychelles palm frog - red form© Dr. Justin Gerlach Seychelles palm frog walking along palm frond© Dr. More

Images Seychelles palm frog on palm frond - brown form ARKive is working with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species. More

The Seychelles palm frog was only described as a new species in 2002, and details of its breeding behaviour are currently unknown. The eggs are probably laid on the ground, or in leaf axils of specific palms, and hatch directly into froglets. More

The Seychelles palm frog was only described as a new species in 2002, ... The current population trend of the Seychelles palm frog is specified as unknown by the ... More