Amphibians beginning with M
Mabee's salamander - The species is found in Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Total adult population size is unknown but likely is at least 10,000.
Madagascan mantella - The Madagascan Mantella is a species of frog in the Mantellidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Magnificent broodfrog - The Magnificent Broodfrog is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, temperate grassland, rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Magnificent Tree Frog - The Magnificent Tree Frog is a relatively large tree frog, with the males reaching a length of 10.4 centimetres and the females 10.6 centimetres . They have an olive to bright green dorsal surface with a white ventral surface. The undersides of the feet and legs are bright yellow. Most specimens will have white or sulphur-coloured dots on their back, of varying densities. The older Magnificent Tree Frogs can be distinguished from White's Tree Frogs with the presence of very large parotoid glands, which cover the entire top of the head and droop over the tympanum. The tympanum is large, almost the size of the eye, and partially obscured by the parotoid gland.
Magnificent Web-Footed Salamander - The Magnificent Web-footed Salamander is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Malabar Gliding Frog - This frog has a body length of about 10 cm , making it one of the largest moss frogs. Males are smaller than females. Its back skin is finely granulated and the color is vivid green without markings, distinguishing it from the otherwise quite similar R. pseudomalabaricus which has a black-marbled back and was long included in the present species
Malabar tree toad - The Malabar Tree Toad is a species of toad found in forests along the Western Ghats of India south of Goa. It is small and is found in wet tree hollows or leaf bases containing water.
Malabar Tropical Frog, Black Torrent Frog, Jerdon's Olive-brown Frog, Small Torrent Frog - Tongue with a free, pointed papilla in the anterior part of the median line. Snout subacuminate, as long as the diameter of the orbit; canthus rostralis angular; loreal region flat, vertical; nostril equally distant from the eye and the tip of the snout; iuterorbilal apace aa broad as the upper eyelid; tympanum small, hidden. Toes very broadly webbed, the web reaching the disks, which are very large; subarticular tubercles small; a small inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being stretched forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout or somewhat beyond. Skin smooth above and beneath: a fold from the eye to the shoulder. Olive-brown above, with more or less distinct darker reticulations; limbs with dark cross bands; throat and breast often marbled with brown. Hale with internal vocal sacs, the openings of which are very small.
Malayan Flying Frog - The Malayan Flying Frog is a species of frog in the moss frog family . It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Maldonada redbelly toad - The Maldonada Redbelly Toad is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Mallorcan Midwife Toad - Like all Midwife Toads, the male of the species always carries the developing eggs during the months of May and June. Generally the head and legs are large in comparison to the rest of the body. Unusually, the female of the species competes for the male, even grappling against other individuals in order to secure a Mate. Both male and female frogs use a series a noises in order to attract a mate during Courtship. Comparatively the female is larger than the male .
Mangshan horned toad - The Mangshan Horned Toad is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Many-lined Salamander - Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Marbled Frog - Adult Marbled Frogs reach about 4.5 centimetres in length, sometimes larger. Toes are long and unwebbed. Grey to light brown on back with numerous prominent darker blotches. The belly is white. Males have a yellowish throat and numerous small sharp black spines on their backs. When disturbed their skin excretes large amounts of mucous.
Marbled Newt - Marbled newts have dark brown or black bodies with irregular patterns of green. They have black bellies with off-white specks. Adult females have an orange stripe running down the back from the head to the tip of the tail. Juveniles also have this stripe, but it fades on males at about 9 months. Breeding males have a large wavy crest that runs from its neck down to the tip of its tail, but is a little bit shorter were the tail meets the body. The crest is striped yellowish-white with black. Adult Marbled Newts are from 5 inches to 6.5 inches long.
Marbled Poison Frog - The Marbled Poison Frog is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Marbled Reed Frog, Painted Reed Frog - The Marbled Reed Frog or Painted Reed Frog is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, possibly Botswana, possibly Lesotho, and possibly Tanzania. It occurs in a wide range of natural habitats, including forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes. It coexists well with humans, and is also found in, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas. Its range appears to be expanding to the winter rainfall area of the Western Cape.
Marbled Rubber Frog - The Marbled Rubber Frog is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is found in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, hot deserts, and temperate desert. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Marbled salamander - The Marbled Salamander is a stocky, boldly banded salamander. The bands of females tend to be gray, while those of males are more white. Adults can grow to about 11 cm, , a bit small compared to other members of its genus. Like most of the Mole salamanders, it is secretive, spending most of its life under logs or in burrows. It is most frequently encountered when moving towards breeding ponds in the fall.
Marbled Sand Frog - The Marbled Sand Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Namibia, possibly Swaziland, and possibly Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, pastureland, water storage areas, and ponds.
Marbled Snout-burrower - The Marbled Snout-burrower is a species of frog in the Hemisotidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, possibly Mali, possibly Niger, possibly Rwanda, possibly Sierra Leone, and possibly Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, plantations , seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.
Marbled Toadlet - Gray describe the frog as "…black and green marbled, leaving a triangular greenish spot on its forehead, beneath lead colour". This species is likely to have other features similar to other Uperoleia species such as: red-orange patches in the groin and behind the knees, tubercles and large parotoid glands as well as a granular belly. The frog is likely be to about 30mm in length.
Marojejy mantella - The Marojejy Mantella is a species of frog in the Mantellidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Marsabit Clawed Frog - The Marsabit Clawed Frog is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, pastureland, and ponds.
Martinique Volcano Frog - Colostethus chalcopis, or Martinique Volcano Frog, is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Martinique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Martin’s toadlet - The Martin's Toadlet is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.
Mary's frog - The Mary's Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Masiliwa snout-burrower - Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Masked Frog, Masked Rock Frog - The Masked Frog or Masked Rock Frog is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.
Maud island frog - Although Leiopelma pakeka differs in some aspects of morphology from Leiopelma hamiltoni, with which it was previously grouped, recent genetic studies suggest that the differences are largely superficial. This calls into question its designation as a separate species.
Mawa Clawed Frog - The Mawa Clawed Frog is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.
Mcdonald’s frog - The Mcdonald's Frog is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Medog horned toad - The Medog Horned Toad is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is found in China and possibly India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.
Mexican burrowing toad - The Mexican Burrowing Toad grows to 8 centimetres in length, and usually has red spots on its bloated body with a red stripe along the center of its back. It has short legs, and a small, pointed head. Its feet have horny, shovel-like appendages which, along with the short, powerful legs, aid it in digging. Its eyes are relatively small, and the tympanum is not visible. Unique among the frogs, the Mexican Burrowing Toad's tongue is projected directly out the front of the mouth, instead of being flipped out, as in all other frogs.
Mexican smilisca - The Mexican Tree Frog, Baudin's Tree Frog or Van Vliet’s Frog is a nocturnal species of tree frog found primarily in Mexico, from as far north as the Sonoran Desert and as far south as Costa Rica. They are usually found within lightly forested areas near permanent sources of water.
Mexican spadefoot - The Great Basin Spadefoot ranges from 3.8 to 6.3 cm long. It is usually gray, olive, or brown colored. Gray streaks outline an hourglass shaped marking on the back. The skin is smooth compared with the bumpy skin of the true toads in the genus Bufo. There is a spade present on the inside of each hind foot; it has sharp edges and is wedge-shaped. A glandular boss is present between the eyes. Eyes are catlike; pupils are vertical in bright light and round at night. Dark brown spots are present on each upper eyelid.
Mexican white-lipped frog - The Mexican White-lipped Frog is a species of Leptodactylid frog which ranges from southern Texas, in the United States, south through Mexico and Central America to Colombia and Venezuela.
Michoacan stream salamander - A. ordinarium are only found at Puerto Hondo, in a small stream four miles west of El Mirador, and at Puerto Garnica, in another small stream nearby with dark, cold waters and a temperature of 12.4 C. These streams are high in the mountains, and lay at elevations of 9000 and 9400 feet respectively. Larvae and Neotenes have been found swimming against the current of the streams, at depths of 5–12 inches. Terrestrial adults remain near stream banks, and are often found side-by-side with gilled adults, but can also be found under debris in pine and fir forests up to 30 meters away from streams.
Micro frog - The Micro Frog is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Microbatrachella. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Miles' Robber Frog - Craugastor milesi is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is endemic to Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mimic Poison Frog - Ranitomeya imitator is a type of poison dart frog found in the north-central region of eastern Peru. D. imitator belongs to the D. quinquevittatus group, consisting of frogs such as D. quinquevittatus, D. lamasi, and D. fantasticus. The quinquevittatus group is also known as the thumbnail group, due to their small size.
Mimic Toadlet - The Mimic Toadlet is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Mindanao island caecilian - Ichthyophis mindanaoensis, also known as the Mindanao Island Caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the Ichthyophiidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, plantations , rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Mindoro tree frog - The Mindoro Tree Frog is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Mink Frog - The Mink Frog is a small frog, growing up to 2 to 3 inches in length. The dorsum is generally green in color, with darker green and brown blotching and the belly is a cream, yellow or white in color. They are sexually dimorphic in that males typically have a bright yellow colored throat, while females have a white colored throat, and the tympanum of the male is larger than the eye, while the female's is smaller than or the same size as the eye.
Mixtured Pygmy Frog - The Mixtured Pygmy Frog is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and irrigated land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
Moaning Frog - The Moaning Frog is rotund, with a large head and large, bulbous eyes. The dorsal surface is brown, with marbling of white, grey or yellow, and the ventral surface is white. The arms and legs are relatively small for burrowing frogs. Unlike most frogs of the genus Heleioporus, the male Moaning Frog lacks nuptial spines on the inner surface of first finger.
Mobile Dwarf Waterdog - Dwarf Waterdogs live in slow-moving muddy or sandy-bottomed streams and associated deep irrigation ditches. It is commonly found on the coastal plains of southeastern Virginia and Georgia .
Mole Toadlet - The Mole Toadlet is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Mongolian Toad, Piebald Toad, Siberian Toad - The Mongolian toad is relatively small, with adults not exceeding 90 cm in length. It ranges through a wide range of habitats is often found in dry regions, preferring sandy soil; it was first described based on specimens from the Alashan desert. The species does not occur above 2700 m, or below 600 m. The northernmost population is found on Olkhon Island in Russia's Lake Baikal.
Montane Brown Frog - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, arable land, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Montane reed frog - Hyperolius castaneus is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Montane Toadlet - The Montane Toadlet is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Monte albo cave salamander - The Monte Albo Cave Salamander or Stefani's Salamander is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Sardinia.
Monterey Ensatina - Ensatina eschscholtzii is a complex of plethodontid salamanders from British Columbia, through Washington, Oregon, across California , all the way down to Baja California in Mexico.
Moor Frog - The family the moor frog belongs to, Ranidae, is a broad group containing 605 species. The family is like a “catch-all” for ranoid frogs that do not belong to any other families. Since this is the case, the characteristics that define them are more general and the frogs are found all throughout the world, on every continent but Antarctica.
Morelet's treefrog - The Morelet's Tree Frog is a fairly uncommon frog which has a green body, black eyes and a red or pink underbelly. They belong to the order Anura, which encompases all frogs, the family Hylidae which encompasses specifically tree frogs, the genus agalychnis, or tree frogs native to Central and South America and species moreletii. They have also been called black-eyed leaf frogs and popeye hyla. They are found in moist subtropical lowland mountainous forests and wetland habitats of Belize, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. They have been collected on the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Veracruz, Chiapas, the Maya mountains of Belize, northwestern Honduras and El Salvador. They can live in pristine or disturbed habitats and will breed in temporary or permanent bodies of water. They have an extended breeding season during the summer months. They deposit clutches of 50 to 75 eggs on vegetation or rocks over water. The eggs of the Morelet's Tree Frog have a green pigment and when they hatch, the
Moss Froglet - The Moss Froglet or Moss Frog is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Tasmania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, temperate shrubland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mottled frog - The Mottled Coquí is a species of Coquí, a small variety of frog endemic to the main island of Puerto Rico and its archipelago. Known as Coquí de Eneida in Puerto Rico, this amphibian is mainly terrestrial. Its average adult size is from one to 1 3/16 inches.
Mottled tree frog - The Mottled Tree Frog is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Mount Gadin Borneo Frog, Mjöberg's Dwarf Litter Frog - Leptobrachella mjobergi is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mount Lyell Salamander - Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater springs, rocky areas, and caves.
Mountain Caco, Small Dainty Frog - The Mountain Caco or Small Dainty Frog is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, pastureland, plantations , ponds, and canals and ditches.
Mountain chorus frog - The Mountain chorus frog is a small frog, but an intermediate size for the Genus of Pseudacris. It consists of different shades of grey or brown, including sorghum brown, deep brownish drab, or mars brown. They are stocky in the body and broader in the head, which is very close to the structure and size of Hyla femoralis or commonly known as a Pine Woods tree frog. The adult frog grows anywhere from 1-1 3/8 inches. The males are usually between 24-32 mm and the females are 27-34 mm. The Mountain Chorus frog has a unique triangle between the eyes and a white line on the upper lip. Something that is unique in the male is that they have a dark throat.
Mountain frog - The Mountain Frog or Red And Yellow Mountain Frog is a species of frog in the Limnodynastidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mountain mistfrog - It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, and as Endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.
Mountain Rain Frog - The Mountain Rain Frog is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mountain yellow-legged frog - R. muscosa is a small frog species. Its lower abdomen and the underside of its hind legs are yellow or orange. It has a yellowish or reddish color on its dorsum, with black or brown spots or blotches. Juveniles have less color under their legs. When handled, it smells like garlic.
Mountain-top nursery-frog - The Mountain-top Nursery-frog is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mozambique Rain Frog - The Mozambique Rain Frog is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Lesotho. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.
Mozambique Ridged Frog - The Mozambique Ridged Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, pastureland, water storage areas, and ponds.
Mt glorious day frog - It is listed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List, but is still listed as Endangered under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.
Mt. data forest frog - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mud Salamander - Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Muller's Platanna - The Muller's Platanna is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, freshwater springs, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, open excavations, and canals and ditches.
Muscular Salamander - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Myers' surinam toad - The Myers' Surinam Toad is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is found in Panama and possibly Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Myers' Thin-toed Frog - It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, and possibly Guyana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent rivers, and rocky areas. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.