Amphibians beginning with D

Dahl’s Aquatic Frog - The Dahl's Aquatic Frog is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to Australia.

Dainty Green Tree Frog, Graceful Tree Frog, Slender Green Tree Frog - The Dainty Green Tree Frog is a slender, medium sized frog, reaching a length of 45 mm. It is a rich green on its dorsal surface, with a yellow ventral surface. It has a coarse, granular skin with bright orange eyes, some speciemens have a light blue ring following the circumference of the eye. The posterior of the thigh is purple-brown or maroon and the Tympanum is visible. In most specimens a thin yellow or white line runs from its nostril to its eye, and this distinguishes it from the closely related Red-eyed Tree Frog and Orange-thighed Frog , which both lack this line. If this feature is lacking the granularity of the dorsal surface and size will separate it from both Litoria chloris and Litoria xanothmera.

Daly Waters Frog - The Daly Waters Frog is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Danube crested newt - The Danube Crested Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Republic of, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Ukraine, and possibly Slovenia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, and open excavations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Dart poison frog - Male frogs go through an elaborate ritual to attract mates. The male first fight among themselves to establish territories, which are then fixed for the remainder of the mating season. The male then attracts a female with vocalizations consisting of trilling sounds. Part of mating behavior involves the frogs rubbing against each other. Mating systems: polygynous . Once the courtship ritual is completed, the female lays up to six eggs in a small pool of water. The eggs are encased in a gelatinous substance for protection. The mating season of D. auratus occurs throughout the entire rainy season of the rain forest, from mid-July through mid-September. Key reproductive features: iteroparous  ; seasonal breeding  ; gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious ; sexual  ; fertilization ; oviparous . During the two week development period, the male returns to the eggs periodically to check on them. Once the tadpoles hatch, they climb onto the males back and he carries them to a place suitable for further devel

Daruma Pond Frog (rana Porosa Brevipoda), Tokyo Daruma Pond Frog (rana Porosa Porosa) - The Daruma Pond Frog, Pelophylax porosus, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It has two subspecies, P. porosus porosus and P. porosus brevipodus. It is endemic to Japan. The average size of males is 3.5 to 6.2 cm, while females are from 3.7 to 7.3 cm.

Darwin's Frog - The frog is brown or green with a size of 2.5–3.5 cm. Its front feet are not webbed, but some of the toes on the back feet usually are. It eats insects and other arthropods. Darwin's frog not only has to hunt, but also must hide from predators wanting to eat it. Its most reliable technique to avoid its hunter is camouflage. It lies on the ground looking like a dead leaf until the predator passes by.

Dayang newt - The Dayang Newt is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

De Villier’s Moss Frog - The De Villier's Moss Frog is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

De Witte's Clawed Frog - The De Witte's Clawed Frog is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches.

De witte’s snout-burrower - The De Witte's Snout-burrower is a species of frog in the Hemisotidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and arable land.

Delalande's Sand Frog - Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Dendy’s Toadlet, Southern Toadlet - The Dendy's Toadlet or Southern Toadlet is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Derby Toadlet - The Derby Toadlet is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Desert Froglet - The Desert Froglet is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds.

Desert rain frog - The Desert Rain Frog is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Desert Spadefoot Toad - The Desert Spadefoot Toad is a species of frog in the Limnodynastidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, hot deserts, and temperate desert.

Desert Tree Frog, Naked Tree Frog, Red Tree Frog - The Desert Tree Frog is rotund, with a small, flat head. It has short arms, and strong, short legs. Adults: 28-43 mm. Its ventral surface is white, and the dorsal surface ranges from light grey to dark red, and has small black flecks. Adult specimens from Cooktown, Queensland, often show a pronounced metallic sheen on the dorsal surface ranging in colour from bronze to gold. A dark band runs from the snout, through the eye and along the flanks of the frog. The throat of males in breeding season is a dark grey colour. The groin is lemon-yellow, and the tympanum is visible. Baby frogs have an almost transparent abdomen allowing a clear view of their abdominal organs.

Desert Trilling Frog, Trilling Frog - The Trilling frog is found throughout the central Australian deserts in a band encompassing South Australia and Western Australia. It is remarkable in its toleration for arid environments.

Dhofar Toad - The Dhofar Toad is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, and irrigated land.

Dotted Reed Frog - Hyperolius guttulatus is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and possibly Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Douglas’ Toad - The frog's back is brown with an orange stripe in the middle of the lower back.. It has an orange triangle on the snout. The belly is smooth and mottled black and white. Length is typically 30 mm.

Drakensberg Stream Frog - The Drakensberg Stream Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.

Drewes’ moss frog - The Drewes' Moss Frog is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Dring’s horned frog - The Dring's Horned Frog is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is found in Brunei and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.

Dunn's salamander - Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater springs, and rocky areas. It has no larval stage. Its diet consists mainly of small invertebrates.

Dusky Toadlet - The Dusky Toadlet reaches 30mm in length. It can be dark brown or grey brown with lighter brown variegations or uniform dark brown on the dorsal surface, which is slightly rough and warty. There is normally a pale triangle shape on the head, starting from the eyes. There is a pale yellow patch in the armpit. It has moderate sized parotoid glands. The ventral surface is white with a fair amount of dark blue/black speckling. There is an orange patch in the thighs. The flanks of this species is normally bluish in colour, giving it a dusky appearance. This species is very similar to the Smooth Toadlet, and differences between the two are discussed on that page.

Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander - Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.

Dwarf salamander - The Dwarf Salamander is a species of salamander native to the southern United States, from North Carolina to Oklahoma, south to Texas along the Gulf of Mexico states to northern Florida. Some sources refer to it as the Four-fingered Manculus, Dwarf Four-toed Salamander, or the Florida Dwarf Salamander.

Dwarf Squeaker - Bob Greene founded dwarf squeaker frogs.

Dyeing poison frog - It exists in discrete patches throughout this region, being restricted to "highland" ) areas. While this species can be found at sea level, these individuals have been collected at the base of nearby hills or mountains. The isolation of populations has presumably occurred as a result of the erosion of these highland areas and the seasonal inundation of the inter-patch areas.