Torrent Frog

Torrent Frog

Torrent frogs are a number of unrelated frogs that prefer to inhabit small rapid-flowing mountain or hill streams with a lot of torrents. They are generally smallish neobatrachians with a greyish-brown and usually darkly mottled back, giving them excellent camouflage among wet rocks overgrown with algae; their well-developed feet make them agile climbers of slippery rocks.

Torrent frogs belong to the following taxa:

• The "torrent frogs" of Asia are certain species in the genera Amolops, Huia, Micrixalus, Nanorana and Odorrana of the true frog family (Ranidae)
• The "torrent frogs" of Africa are the genus Arthroleptides, sometimes included in the Ranidae and otherwise placed in a distinct family Petropedetidae
• The "torrent frogs" of Australia are the genus Taudactylus of the Australian ground frog family (Myobatrachidae).
• The Torrent Treefrog (Litoria nannotis) of Australia is in the tree frog family (Hylidae)

• Javan Torrent Frog
  Huia masonii
  Ranidae
  Indonesia

• Black Torrent Frog
  Micrixalus saxicola
  Ranidae
  India

• Eungella Torrent Frog
  Taudactylus eungellensis
  Myobatrachidae
  Australia

• Torrent Treefrog
  Litoria nannotis
  Hylidae
  Australia