Absolutely Freaky and Weird Frogs: Will You Keep Them as Pets?
Published by Here are the freakiest and weirdest leaping creatures on the planet.
Some species of frogs are edible and some are not. As a matter of fact, there are so many species of poisonous frogs. Some frogs are colorful and look pretty and some are ugly. Other frogs are scary and others look freak. With the unusual physical appearance of frogs on the list below you would rather keep them as pets rather than eat them. Here are the freakiest and weirdest leaping creatures on the planet.
Hairy Frog (Trichobatrachus robustus)
You’ll definitely amuse your friends and visitors if they’ll found out that you own one of the weirdest species of frog – the Hairy frog. This unusual species is found in Central Africa. Its name refers to the somewhat hair-like structures on the body and thighs of the breeding male. The species is about 11 cm long from snout to length. The large head is broader than long, with a short rounded snout. Males are much larger than females. Hairy Frogs are roasted and eaten in Cameroon.
Indian Balloon Frog (Uperodon globulosus)
This is probably one of the most peculiar creatures to have as a pet. This unique narrow-mouthed frog species can be found in India. The Indian Balloon Frog is one of the most weird-looking of all frogs in the world as manifested by its physical appearance.
Northern Spadefoot Toad (Notaden melanoscaphus)
This peculiar frog endemic to Australia is a very round species. Northern Spadefoot Toad’s natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Chubby Frog (Kaloula pulchra)
Chubby Frogs which are native to Southeast Asia are commonly sold in pet stores. It should be noted that it is sensitive to chlorine in water. They are maintained in aquariums with substrate choices consisting of peat/soil mixes or potting soil with sphagnum moss. They need high humidity and prefer temperatures of 80 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Other common names of this frog include Asian Painted Frog, Banded Bull Frog, Rice Frog, or Bubble Frog. It’s a narrow-mouthed frog that has a round body. This may live for as long as 11 years. A voracious eater, it will eat flies, crickets, moths, grasshoppers, earthworms and more. It has the ability to expand itself when threatened, and to secrete toxic glue-like substances from their bodies as a defense mechanism.
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34 Responses to “Absolutely Freaky and Weird Frogs: Will You Keep Them as Pets?”
On April 2, 2009 at 10:41 am
Gross frogs! Makes me wanna go EWWW..lol
Good work, Nobert.
On April 2, 2009 at 10:56 am
Cool pics! Nice write up.
Thanks,
Clay
On April 2, 2009 at 11:08 am
Wow! I never knew there were so many different types of frogs, some of them are very weird .. I could never face eating one! Very enjoyable article.
On April 2, 2009 at 11:25 am
Amazing article! Great work! That was interesting and well presented article..so colorful..cute frog too..eeeeee..Keep it up. Well done and thanx for sharing..nice pics as well
On April 2, 2009 at 11:42 am
Wonderful writing and what a fascinating article! These frogs aren’t the cutest things around … it’d startle me out of my wits to wake up and see of these guys sitting on my chest. Nicely done!
On April 2, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Another brilliant article. These are really weird looking. I used to have a pet toad when I was young and my brothers and I used to collect tadpoles and breed them into frogs much to my mother’s disgust. Good work.
Christine
On April 2, 2009 at 2:38 pm
I usually don’t mind frogs, but these look nasty and horrid. Where did you find them?
Thanks for your comment on my piece. I’ve been away from Triond for a while.
On April 2, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Frogs came from a fairy tale.
On April 2, 2009 at 5:41 pm
OH GOD!
The weirdest creatures on the world :p
On April 2, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Great pictures. Pets? no thanks.
On April 2, 2009 at 7:50 pm
pets? why not.. will come in handy when I want to scare someone, especially that hairy one.. really informative and well researched article..
On April 2, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Your photos are fantastic. For me they are disgusting, however they are really fantastic.
On April 2, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Really weird creatures. Nice work as usual.
On April 2, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Nobert,
You did a great job on this article!!! I didn’t know there were so many different varieties of frogs. The photographs were excellent. Out of all of them, the hairy frog has got to be the most amazing. Again fantastic job, Nobert. Keep up the great work buddy.
Randy
On April 2, 2009 at 11:31 pm
weird frogs but great article.
On April 3, 2009 at 12:22 am
nice article….just imagine they just pop out of your PC…
On April 3, 2009 at 2:08 am
Great piece, Norbert!
On April 3, 2009 at 4:32 am
interesting article.
On April 3, 2009 at 6:05 am
Great! Thanks for sharing.
On April 3, 2009 at 6:16 am
Great article and well researched.
On April 3, 2009 at 7:57 am
Cool creatures, even though they look weird. Nice write-up too.
On April 3, 2009 at 11:29 am
no, i dont think that id keep them as pets…great article!!
On April 3, 2009 at 11:58 am
Great articles – freaky little froggies !!
On April 3, 2009 at 1:11 pm
great article,but keeping them as pet?no won’t be possible for me:-)
On April 3, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Very well done. Some of them gave me the heebie jeebies!
On April 3, 2009 at 8:31 pm
ewwwww, these guys are gross. That first guy needs to shave his legs. lol
On April 3, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Wow, that’s sure one of the weirdest collection of frogs. Interesting pictures and article. Thanks!
On April 3, 2009 at 10:10 pm
These are some ugly frogs, I don’t believe I will eat any of them. No kidding, lots of folks here used to eat frog legs but I never did.
On April 4, 2009 at 11:00 am
Ikky frogs!
On April 4, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Good article, ugly frogs. Sorry, I am so behind reading my friends. My life is getting in my way. lol, Pam
On April 4, 2009 at 7:53 pm
I wonder if a princess will kiss them, will they turn into a handsome prince?
On April 6, 2009 at 8:30 am
yucks… i dont feel like reading the whole article… lol!
On April 8, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Very cool. You always have such interesting articles.
On September 17, 2009 at 6:03 am
Well done! I really loved this one!…Beautiful pics and well presented too..Thanks a lot for sharing.
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