#horror frog

isn’t it beautiful?

Hairy frogs live in a couple countries in Africa, and in Cameroon are sometimes hunted and eaten.

They’re pretty normal, except they grow long hair along their backs, and in their feet they have bones that they can break and shove through their skin like wolverines’s claws. The skin can also regenerate super fast. It’s uncertain what their claws are used for, but it’s likely for defense and to grip surfaces better.

Also the tadpoles are super beefy and carnivorous, and have several rows of teeth.

#453 Croagunk and #454 Toxicroak

I've been busy as all get out recently, but I'm happy to present Pilowog and Croakshanks.

"Pilowog use their thick insulating hairs to protect themselves against fluctuating temperatures. They also hide as rocks to avoid predators." Pilowog is based on the hairy frog, but without the abilities that gave them their Wolverine moniker. The red fingertips were kept as if to imply bones pressed against the skin, ready to escape. This sprite uses parts from Growlithe and Eevee, but the colors come from Pansage and Fearow.

A.K.A. The horror frog or wolverine frog

Look at this guy, i have a big fascination with this Frog in particular, the two reasons for that are its defense mechanism and the hairs on its body.

Its called the hairy frog, or horror frog.

I dunno much abt them really, I just find them neat.

Knowing tumblr, there are prolly many others who know abt this beautiful Goober right here than i do.

(Images via New Scientist)

Most Bizarre Defense Mechanisms

Hairy Frog

The hairy frog or "horror frog" intentionally breaks its own bones to turn out a wicked set of cat-like claws. Scientists don't know if the claw is able to retract once it pierces through the skin. According to New Scientist: "Trichobatrachus robustus actively breaks its own bones to produce claws that puncture their way out of the frog's toe pads, probably when it is threatened." Also, it is apparently hairy. This doesn't stop Cameroon locals from spearing and roasting hairy frogs as a tasty snack.