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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.

 

Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon Islands eyelash frog or leaf frog

Solomon Islands leaf frog

FROG 8524 Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon Islands leaf frog aka eyelash frog. Captive, Fort Worth Zoo.

Solomon Island's leaf frog

Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon Islands leaf frog lateral. Marovo, Solomon Islands.

Ceratobatrachus guentheri

Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon's eyelash or leaf frog, Solomon Islands

Ceratobatrachus guentheri dorsal

Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon's eyelash or leaf frog dorsal view, Solomon Islands.

Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon Islands leaf frog

Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon's eyelash or leaf frog juvenile dorsal view, Solomon Islands.

Developing ceratobatrachus guentheri egg

FROG 9762 Ceratobatrachus guentheri Solomon's eyelash or leaf frog developing egg minus outside jelly layer, captive, Fort Worth Zoo.

Cornufer guppyi

Platymantis solomonis

Cornufer guppyi, Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands.

Platymantis solomonis head shot

Cornufer (previously Discodeles) guppyi head shot , Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands.

Cornufer species 1.

Platymantis species from the Marovo lagoon area Solomon Islands

Cornufer species 1 from the Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands.

Cornufer species 2

Platymantis species Marovo Lagoon area Solomon Islands

Cornufer species 2 from the Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands.

Solomon's platymantis

Cornuferspecies 2, photo 2 from the Marovo lagoon area, Solomon Islands.

Cornufer vitianus Fijian ground frog

Fijian ground frog

Cornufer vitianus, captive Fijian ground frog from Viwa Island.

Fijian ground frog

Cornufer vitianus, captive Fijian ground frog from Viwa Island.

Fijian ground frog

FROG 8846 Cornufer vitianus, Fiji ground frog, captive specimen from Viwa Island.

Fiji ground frog

Cornufer vitianus, captive specimen from Viwa Island.

Fiji ground frog

FROG 8909 Cornufer vitianus, captive specimen from Viwa Island.

Fiji ground frog

FROG 0663 Very large ground frog Cornufer vitianuson moss on stream bank, Lavena, Taveuni.

Fiji ground frog

FROG 0651 Cornufer vitianus on rock in stream near Lavena, Taveuni, Fiji.

Fiji ground frog

FROG 0644 Cornufer vitianus (formerly Platymantis vitiana) on rock in stream near Lavena, Taveuni, Fiji.

Fijian gorund frog

Cornufer vitianus on beach at Viwa, head on.

Fijian ground frog

Cornufer vitianus eye detail.

fijian gorund frog

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

Fijian tree frog

Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on Pandanus leaf, Wailoku, Fiji. Note microphylls on leaf.

fijian tree frog

Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on moss, Wailoku, Fiji

Fijian tree frog head on

Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on Pandanus leaf, head on ,Wailoku, Fiji

Fijian tree frog

Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on red leaf, Wailoku, Fiji.

Fijian tree frog

Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on red leaf, vertical, Wailoku, Fiji

Fijian tree frog

Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog, Wailoku, Fiji

Fijian tree frog

Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog , Wailoku, Fiji

Fijian tree frog

Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on leaf in "hunting" posture, Wailoku, Fiji

Yellow Fijian tree frog

Yellow morph Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on leaf, Wailoku, Fiji

Yellow morph Fijian tree frog head on

Yellow morph Cornufer vitiensis Fijian tree frog on leaf, head on Wailoku, Fiji.

Vertical yellow fijian tree frog

FROG EPV0233 Yellow morph Cornufer (formerly Platymantis) vitiensis Fijian tree frog on leaf, head on Wailoku, Fiji.

cleaned Fijian tree frog eggs on pandanus

Cleaned Cornufer vitiensis, Fijian tree frog eggs on pandanus leaf.

close-up of cleaned Fijian tree frog eggs

Close-up of cleaned Cornufer vitiensis, Fijian tree frog, eggs.

Developing Fijian tree frog egg

Developing Fijian tree frog Cornufer vitiensis egg.

ONe week old Fijian tree frog eggs

Developing Cornufer vitiensis, Fijian tree frog eggs about one week old.

Fijian tree frog youngsters about to hatch from eggs

Cornufer vitiensis, Fijian tree frog eggs about to hatch.

Newly hatched Fijian tree frog and empty egg

Cornufer vitiensis, newly hatched froglet and empty egg.

Newly hatched Fijian tree frog on coin

Cornufer vitiensis, newly hatched Fijian tree frog on Fijian 5 cent coin.

Cornufer vitiensis, Fiji tree frog, Wailoku

FROG 1305 Cornufer vitiensis, Fiji tree frog, Wailoku.

Cornifer vitiensis, Fiji tree frog, Wailoku

FROG 1307 Cornufer vitiensis, Fiji tree frog, Wailoku.

Cornifer vitiensis, Fiji tree frog, Wailoku

FROG 1297 Cornufer vitiensis, Fiji tree frog, Wailoku.

 

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