Creature 195: Dyscophus

A really red frog.

Description:
Dyscophus is a genus of 3 species of frogs which are commonly called tomato frogs.

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that their common name comes.from their color. As a defensive mechanism it expands when it feels threatened giving its body a rounded shape.  This only makes it look more like a tomato.

Distribution:
All 3 species are endemic to Madagascar.

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Dyscophus

Image Links:

https://web.stanford.edu/~siegelr/animalz/frogs.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscophus_antongilii#/media/File:Dyscophus_antongilii02.jpg