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The barking frog, Hylactophryne
augusti, is one of a small number of members of the family Leptodactylidae found in
the United States. Members of this family are found from Texas and southern Arizona down
through nearly all of South America. Lepidodactylidae is largely a tropical family and one
of the largest families in the order Anura (frogs and toads), with 49 genera, and around
900 species. The eastern barking frog, Hylactophryne augusti latrans, is a Texas resident, found from Central Texas to Southeast New Mexico. Size of adults ranges from 60-75 millimeters. Body color varies from tan to green. Spots can be gray, pink, tan, or purple. The barking frog gets its name from the call of the males. At a distance, the call sounds very much like a dog barking. Development is direct. The larval (tadpole) stage occurs inside the eggs and tiny frogs hatch out. The barking frog can climb rocks and is very secretive. They can be found in caves and crevices. When threatened, the barking frog will inflate its body to make it more difficult for predators remove it from crevices and to make itself harder to swallow. Our philosophy | Examples of our work | Why the Internet? | Our services | So you want a web site...| Contact Information © 1998-200 All rights reserved |
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