The Frog Blog

In 2024, scientists discovered seven new species of frogs in Madagascar. Because the whistling sounds these species made resembled the sounds of communicators from the Star Trek universe, it was decided to name the species after the seven legendary captains: Boophis kirki, Boophis picardi, Boophis siskoi, Boophis janewayae, Boophis archeri, Boophis pikei, and Boophis burnhamae. [Source]

So, meet the Boophis kirki I needle-felted for this year's Winter Fandom Kombat! ✨

Link to the original post on AO3

How has no one tagged the frog guy? @markscherz

AHHHHHH THIS IS THE BEST THING!!!! Thank you @eldar-of-zemlya!

YOU GUYS

BOOPHIS KIRKI WILL NOW LIVE IN MY OFFICE FOREVERRR!!

Thank you SOOO much, @eldar-of-zemlya!!

I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG HE'S FINALLY HEEEEREEE

Yes!!!!!!!!!

My boy!!!!!! Wart Jr!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Premium grumpy old man frog!!!!! 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 He is so crotchety, but it makes it even better when he shows his soft side ❤❤❤❤❤

Misc.

Michalina Janoszanka (Polish, 1889-1952) - Spring (1920-29)

Gaige's Rain Frog (Pristimantis gaigei), family Strabomantidae, found in Costa Rica, Panama, and NW Colombia

photograph by Raby Núñez

i'll sing 4 u

Frogs are cool. If I ever say frogs aren't cool fuckin KILL me because thats an imposter and not really me i would NEVER say that.

Gaiasia, a massive recently described stem-tetrapod from the Early Permian.

...how massive are we talking?

Very massive! Especially by Permian standards. Though it’s hard to say just exactly how large it would have been in life based on the material we have.

By looking at what is preserved and making inferences about proportions based on close relatives, we can get a decent idea of how large this thing could’ve gotten. But again, we don’t really have an exact estimate. We just know it’s massive.

Just a frog! I sketched this as a design for a felt patch but I’ll maybe make it into a sticker or something at some point too.

The shape of perfection

Round Frog has arrived today in her very best Tall! There is always a Snack for a Tall Frog!

Toads aren't the only stackable amphibians out there, evidently

new and magnificent beasts will arise from the muck. trust me on this one