Chinese Paddlefish
Yangtze's vanished paddle-nosed giant
Reproductive Methods
Substrate Spawning
Eggs deposited on surfaces with external fertilization and often parental care
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Substrate Spawning Animals
Goliath Frog
The rainforest river giant
Glass Frog
See-through guardians of rainforest streams
Alligator Gar
Armored air-breather of the bayou
Florida Gar
Florida's broad-snouted living fossil
Spotted Gar
Armor-plated ambusher with spots
Banjo Catfish
The leaf-litter masters of the riverbed
Green Frog
The banjo-voiced frog of pond edges
Leopard Frog
Spots, folds, and a springtime snore
Desert Rain Frog
Squeak of the Namib dunes
Longnose Gar
Needle-nosed, armor-scaled survivor
Gray Tree Frog
Hear the trill-spot the gray treefrog
Green Tree Frog
Green, striped, and built to climb
Wood Frog
The frog that thaws back to life
American Toad
The trilling toad of the backyard
Giant Salamander
Ancient river giant, fighting to survive
Walking Catfish
Breathes air. Walks away.
Crappie Fish
Slabs in the shadows, springtime stars
Zebra Pleco
L046: the Xingu's striped cave guardian
Koi Fish
Living jewels of the pond
Mantella Frog
Madagascar's living warning labels
Oscar Fish
Big cichlid. Bigger personality.
Oyster Toadfish
The dockside "boatwhistler."
Hardhead Catfish
Brackish whiskers, venomous spines.