Visit the Calgary Zoo's Amphibians

Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea)

From: USA
Something Cool: Like many treefrogs, green tree frogs prefer climbing to jumping, and are mostly nocturnal.
Where to see it: Count yourself lucky if you can find one of these small, well-camoflagued frogs hiding in the TransAlta rainforest vegetation

Madagascar Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii)

From: Madagascar
Something Cool: When threatened, these frogs can secrete a sticky mucous that acts like rubber cement, gluing together the eyelids or lips of their would-be predators!
Where to see it: TransAlta Rainforest Building, on the way to the gorillas.

Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)

From: across North America, including Alberta
Something Cool: The spot pattern on a leopard frog's back is like a human fingerprint - every individual has a unique one!
Where to see it: Cequel Energy Lodge, Canadian wilds.

Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis calidryas)

From: Central America
Something Cool: Males compete for female mates in long wrestling matches, where the loser often falls right out of the tree!
Where to see it: Creatures of the Night.

Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)

From: a tiny area of rainforest in Vietnam
Something Cool: These masters of disguise have mottled, bumpy skin that looks just like the moss on the tree bark they live on.
Where to see it: Creatures of the Night.

White's tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)

From: Australia
Something Cool: Secretions from this frog's skin can destroy harmful bacteria and viruses, including HIV!
Where to see it: Creatures of the Night.

Cane Toad (a.k.a Giant Marine toad, Bufo marinus)

From: South America, but has become a pest in Australia, where it was introduced
Something Cool: The cane toad's toxic skin has poisoned many Australian predators, including Tasmanian devils and some of the deadliest snakes in the world!
Where to see it: Australia exhibit.

Oriental Fire-bellied Toad (Bombina orientalis)

From: east Asia
Something Cool: These toads (which are really frogs) have bright green and black backs, bright orange bellies, and bright blue pooh!
Where to see it: Hiding in the vegetation of the Conservatory's orchid garden.

Ornate Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata)

From: southern South America
Something Cool: These enormous-mouthed frogs specialize in eating prey that weighs more than they do, including other amphibians, lizards, birds and small mammals!

African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)

From: sub-Saharan Africa
Something Cool: clawed frogs have no tongues, so have to push food into their mouths with their front legs.

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)

From: North America, including Alberta
Something Cool: If a pond gets too crowded, some tiger salamander young can morph into a cannibal form with larger heads and jaws, to eat away the competition!