Family Ceratobatrachidae |
According to Amphibiaweb there are 94 ceratobatrachid species in four genera. They range from tree frogs to ground frogs. Many species lay direct development eggs which hatch into tiny frogs without going through a tadpole stage. The two Fijian frogs represent the easternmost extension of this family into the South Pacific.
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Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon Islands eyelash frog or leaf frog |
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FROG 8524 Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon Islands leaf frog aka eyelash frog. Captive, Fort Worth Zoo. |
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Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon Islands leaf frog lateral. Marovo, Solomon Islands. |
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Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon's eyelash or leaf frog, Solomon Islands |
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Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon's eyelash or leaf frog dorsal view, Solomon Islands. |
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Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon's eyelash or leaf frog juvenile dorsal view, Solomon Islands. |
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FROG 9762 Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon's eyelash or leaf frog developing egg minus outside jelly layer, captive, Fort Worth Zoo. |
Cornufer guppyi |
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Cornufer guppyi, Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands. |
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Cornufer (previously Discodeles) guppyi head shot , Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands. |
Cornufer species 1. |
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Cornufer species 1 from the Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands. |
Cornufer species 2 |
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Cornufer species 2 from the Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands. |
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Cornuferspecies 2, photo 2 from the Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands. |
Cornufer vitianus Fijian ground frog |
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Cornufer vitianus, captive Fijian ground frog from Viwa Island. |
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Cornufer vitianus, captive Fijian ground frog from Viwa Island. |
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FROG 8846 Cornufer vitianus, Fiji ground frog, captive specimen from Viwa Island. |
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Cornufer vitianus, captive specimen from Viwa Island. |
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FROG 8909 Cornufer vitianus, captive specimen from Viwa Island. |
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FROG 0663 Very large ground frog Cornufer vitianuson moss on stream bank, Lavena, Taveuni. |
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FROG 0651 Cornufer vitianus on rock in stream near Lavena, Taveuni, Fiji. |
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FROG 0644 Cornufer vitianus (formerly Platymantis vitiana) on rock in stream near Lavena, Taveuni, Fiji. |
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Cornufer vitianus on beach at Viwa, head on. |
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Cornufer vitianus eye detail. |
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Fiji ground frog, Cornufer vitianus (formerly Platymantis vitiana) on beach at Viwa Island. This frog jumped into the sea and hid under a rock. |
Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog |
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Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on Pandanus leaf, Wailoku, Fiji. Note microphylls on leaf. |
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Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on moss, Wailoku, Fiji |
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Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on Pandanus leaf, head on ,Wailoku, Fiji |
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Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on red leaf, Wailoku, Fiji. |
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Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on red leaf, vertical, Wailoku, Fiji |
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Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog, Wailoku, Fiji |
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Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog , Wailoku, Fiji |
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Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on leaf in "hunting" posture, Wailoku, Fiji |
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Yellow morph Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on leaf, Wailoku, Fiji |
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Yellow morph Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on leaf, head on Wailoku, Fiji. |
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FROG EPV0233 Yellow morph Cornufer (formerly Platymantis) vitiensis Fijian tree frog on leaf, head on Wailoku, Fiji. |
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Cleaned Cornufer vitiensis, Fijian tree frog eggs on pandanus leaf. |
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Close-up of cleaned Cornufer vitiensis, Fijian tree frog, eggs. |
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Developing Fijian tree frog Cornufer vitiensis egg. |
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Developing Cornufer vitiensis, Fijian tree frog eggs about one week old. |
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Cornufer vitiensis, Fijian tree frog eggs about to hatch. |
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Cornufer vitiensis, newly hatched froglet and empty egg. |
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Cornufer vitiensis, newly hatched Fijian tree frog on Fijian 5 cent coin. |
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FROG 1305 Cornufer vitiensis, Fiji tree frog, Wailoku. |
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FROG 1307 Cornufer vitiensis, Fiji tree frog, Wailoku. |
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FROG 1297 Cornufer vitiensis, Fiji tree frog, Wailoku. |
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