I think Julia's hit the nail on the head (or the frog on the nose). Googling the scientific name comes up with several photos that show a frog very similar to this. It is also known as a "purple frog." One site describes it: "The blackish-purple living fossil looks like a bloated doughnut with stubby legs and a pointy snout." Never seen a pointy-snouted frog before (which is pretty much what the generic name means). I wonder how you say "doughnut" in Greek. Damn, that's ugly.
My roomate's pet frog looked like that just before it died. Bloating can be a real b*tch for an amphibian that takes water-retention to a whole new level.
I'm happy that's the healthy look for this primative frogeh.
oh, and this is TOTALLY crying for a "Separated at Birth" celeb-shot. Any ideas? I'm thinking of a certain cigar-smoking conservative radio mouth-piece?
Chrissie sent me this photo, and I need some herpatology help. What is this glistening, bloated frog? There are roughly 4,740 species of frog in the world, so I'd have a hard time narrowing it down.
UPDATE: Looks like Julia, Silena, and bats have all identified this frog as Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis, or the purple frog from India. Thanks all!
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posted by Raging Wombat at 12:36 PM on Apr 12, 2007
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Close this window Jump to comment formLooks like Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis to me, a species discovered recently in India.
April 12, 2007
That is the coolest looking frog I've ever seen!!!
April 12, 2007
I sneezed one time and one of those totally came out my nose!
April 12, 2007
Looks like one of those old 40s Chryslers, or maybe something British.
April 12, 2007
Frugly.
April 13, 2007
Solo! Hay lapa no ya, Solo! [/Jabba the Hutt] :D
April 13, 2007
Its face looks like a melted Cabbage Patch doll!
--TwoDragons
April 13, 2007
I think Julia's hit the nail on the head (or the frog on the nose). Googling the scientific name comes up with several photos that show a frog very similar to this. It is also known as a "purple frog." One site describes it: "The blackish-purple living fossil looks like a bloated doughnut with stubby legs and a pointy snout."
Never seen a pointy-snouted frog before (which is pretty much what the generic name means). I wonder how you say "doughnut" in Greek.
Damn, that's ugly.
April 13, 2007
My roomate's pet frog looked like that just before it died. Bloating can be a real b*tch for an amphibian that takes water-retention to a whole new level.
I'm happy that's the healthy look for this primative frogeh.
April 13, 2007
oh, and this is TOTALLY crying for a "Separated at Birth" celeb-shot. Any ideas? I'm thinking of a certain cigar-smoking conservative radio mouth-piece?
April 13, 2007
Love the jabba comment!
April 16, 2007
That is the oddest face I've ever seen on a frog.
I've never seen anything like this!
July 15, 2007