Close up of ancient frogs only in Vietnam

The oversized big head of this Vietnamese endemic frog is a remnant from the dinosaur period.

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As a country of equatorial tropics, Vietnam is endowed with a diverse and rich fauna with thousands of different species, many of which are endemic to Vietnam.

This biological diversity is also expressed through many exotic animals that, if admired for the first time, many of us will be surprised. One of them is the girth frog , an ancient amphibian that has survived from the Cretaceous, recorded mainly in the Central Highlands and some locations in South Vietnam.

Here are some pictures of this frog:

Picture 1 of Close up of ancient frogs only in Vietnam
This frog stands out with its fat body and has a protruding bony backbone. This is the remnant of amphibian species that existed since the time of the dinosaurs. (Photo: Phung My Trung)

Picture 2 of Close up of ancient frogs only in Vietnam
This feature makes the frog's neck have a rather 'monstrous' appearance compared to its peers. (Photo: Anh Tuan)

Picture 3 of Close up of ancient frogs only in Vietnam
They live in bogs or along streams in lowland mountain forest at an altitude of 150-700m above sea level, where scattered mother rocks are found. (Photo: Rowley)

Picture 4 of Close up of ancient frogs only in Vietnam
The main distribution area of the frog frog is the Central Highlands and some locations in South Vietnam. In addition, some individuals of this species were discovered in Cambodia in 1941. (Photo: Bluesolid)

Picture 5 of Close up of ancient frogs only in Vietnam
In general, this ancient frog is quite rare and its population status in nature has not been fully studied. (Photo: Phung My Trung)

Picture 6 of Close up of ancient frogs only in Vietnam
Because of this, in the list of red books of IUCN (2007), this frog species is ranked at the DD level (lack of data). (Photo: Anh Tuan)

Update 15 December 2018

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