genus of amphibians

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Lepidobatrachus is a genus of ceratophryidid frogs. They are commonly known as Paraguay horned frogs or Budgett's frogs (in honor of John Samuel Budgett, who described the genus), although the latter technically … Wikipedia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Factsheet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
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Wikipedia
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Lepidobatrachus - Wikipedia
February 8, 2006 - Lepidobatrachus is a genus of ceratophryidid frogs. They are commonly known as Paraguay horned frogs or Budgett's frogs (in honor of John Samuel Budgett, who described the genus), although the latter technically describes a specific species, Lepidobatrachus laevis.
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Wikipedia
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Lepidobatrachus laevis - Wikipedia
November 15, 2025 - Lepidobatrachus laevis, widely known as Budgett's frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratophryidae, discovered by John Samuel Budgett. It is often kept as a pet. It has acquired a number of popular nicknames, including hippo frog, Freddy Krueger frog, and escuerzo de agua.
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National Geographic
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This Cape Rain Frog May Sound Funny, but It's Terrified | National ...
Simon Van Nierop, who captured the video, was taking a walk with his children and dogs in the Tokai Forest in Table Mountain National Park when they heard high-pitched screaming. They traced it to a yellow and black, puffed up cape rain frog, a ...
Published   May 4, 2021
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Pets on Mom.com
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Which Frogs Scream? | Pets on Mom.com
November 19, 2020 - Frogs are amphibious, meaning they live on land and in water, where they begin their lives as tadpoles. Frogs species vary among ecosystems, but all frogs use their vocal abilities to declare their territory and to attract mates. Frogs peep, hammer, croak, tap, saw, thonk, trill, thump, rasp, click, yodel; some even sound like they are screaming.
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Discover Wildlife
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Why do frogs scream? | Discover Wildlife
July 2, 2025 - Common brown frog (Rana temporaria) with its mouth open. Jens Gade/Getty · Most scientists agree that the scream probably evolved as a mechanism to startle attackers, but it could also serve to attract secondary predators.
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The Mirror
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Meet the tiny 'weird' frog with a very loud SCREAM which sounds like a deflating balloon - The Mirror
September 2, 2016 - The hilarious footage shows the non-venomous Cape Rain Frog who alerted Simon van Nierop to his presence when he let out a scream at the family dogs.
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Music of Nature
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Calls of Frogs and Toads of the Northeast | Music of Nature
April 13, 2016 - https://musicofnature.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bufo_fowleri.mp3The advertisement call is a nasal, buzzy trill lasting from one to five seconds: waaaaaaaaaaa! Sounds somewhat like a baby crying and has been described as a wailing scream. Fowler’s Toads hybridize with American Toads, and the calls of hybrids are usually intermediate in both harshness and duration between the calls of the parent species.
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Published   January 18, 2014
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A-Z Animals
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This Tiny Frog's Scream is Downright Terrifying - A-Z Animals
April 16, 2025 - As these amphibians have evolved, they’ve learned to use sound as a defense mechanism. A rain frog’s scream isn’t necessarily a sign that they’re afraid, but more so a means of escape.
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Wikipedia
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Litoria quiritatus - Wikipedia
July 17, 2024 - Rowley et al (2021) distinguished three distinct clades in what was formerly considered a single species (Litoria dentata), based on genetic divergence, slight morphological differences, and notable differences in vocalizations; the latter were ...
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NHPBS
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Arthroleptidae - screeching frogs | Wildlife Journal Junior - Wildlife Journal Junior
There are about 70 species in this family of frogs found in rainforests in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are about 1.5 inches in length and lay their eggs on land in the leaf litter. In one species in this family, the hairy frog, the male develops tiny projections on his legs that look like hairs ...
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Australian Museum
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Bleating or screaming? Two new, very loud, frog species described in eastern Australia - The Australian Museum Blog
November 22, 2021 - The newly described Slender Bleating Tree Frog (Litoria balatus) is present in Queensland, including Brisbane, while the Screaming Tree Frog (Litoria quiritatus) occurs from around Taree in NSW to just over the border in Victoria, including Sydney.
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Discover Wildlife
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There's a bizarre frog in the Amazon rainforest that screams at predators to scare them away. Listen, if you dare… - Discover Wildlife
May 8, 2024 - What's particularly surprisingly is that the animal involved isn’t a highly annoyed mini-mammal or an irritated insect, but a frog. The species in question is the clay robber frog (Haddadus binotatus).
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Popular Science
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Humans can't hear these frogs screaming | Popular Science
April 8, 2024 - In January 2023, pontes saw a rock and an animal that was likely a Hensel’s big-headed frog (Ischnocnema henselii) in the Upper Ribeira State Tourism Park in Iporanga, São Paulo.
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Cambridge Day
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Green frogs, once known as 'screaming frogs,' rise from tadpoles, the tiny vegetarian piranhas - Cambridge Day
August 31, 2024 - Although these frogs live mostly on land, if you approach one it will jump into the water, often letting out a loud cry – these amphibians were once called “screaming frogs.” In May, adults emerge from their winter hibernation and travel to breeding sites.
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Reddit
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r/Yellowjackets on Reddit: Screaming Frogs
March 18, 2025 -

So these frog researchers... could they have been studying screaming frogs? This would explain the screaming the team heard and that Ben was hearing from the cave.

youtube funny screaming frogs

Boreal Chorus Frog - Males make a "reeeek" call from grasses, vegetation, or ground around the water body from April through to September.

I'm just starting to research this theory so if there are other resources please suggest.

I personally find screaming frogs terrifying. I grew up in a house that was built literally where a frog pond had been and during mating season the frogs would swarm and scream and trill all fucking night. They'd be all over the windows and sliding glass doors. Frogs definitely hitting the horror bone for me

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Australian Museum
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Surprise discovery of two new, “very loud” frog species - The Australian Museum
22 November 2021, Sydney: Scientists ... two new, very loud frog species from eastern Australia: the Screaming Tree Frog, Litoria quiritatus and the Slender Bleating Tree Frog Litoria balatus....
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Frogid
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Litoria quiritatus | Australian Museum FrogID Project
AboutFrogID WeekFrogID MapScienceSchoolsAustralia's FrogsLoginDownload App ... A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 4.6 cm in body length. It has a light brown or cream-coloured back, with a wide, brown longitudinal stripe along the middle. The belly is cream-coloured, and the male ...
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Newsweek
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Bizarre Video of Screaming Frog Terrifies the Internet - Newsweek
April 27, 2022 - In the wild, budgett frogs can be found in pools during the wet seasons and burrowed into mud during the dry seasons. The frogs, however, do have a reputation for being aggressive at times, especially when they feel provoked.