New Zealand Frogs & Reptiles

DSC_5684 Green and golden bell frog (Ranoidea aurea) these yellow individuals (male with large gravid female), exhibit the colour abnormality xanthochromism, sometimes known as xanthism. Golden bell frogs are distinguished by the presence of enlarged distal pads on the toes, which are absent in the Southern bell frog (Ranoidea raniformis). Te Kuiti *

DSC5684Green andgolden bell frogRanoideaaureayellowpairmalegravidfemalecolour abnormalityxanthochromismxanthismGolden bell frogsTe Kuiti