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[Gaborn]

(Image: Indraneil Das)

This is one of the first-ever photos of the Bornean rainbow toad, which hasn't been seen since 1924.

Ansonia latidisca was rediscovered in Malaysia by Indraneil Das of the University of Malaysia, Sarawak. Last year Das found the Old World's smallest frog, about the size of a pea, in the same area.

The toad is listed as Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, because of its small habitat, which is being destroyed by logging. Das is not disclosing the precise location of the toads, to prevent them being captured for the pet trade.

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[Quixzlizx]

Looks like a good candidate to be licked.

 

[Revenant]

It's like someone threw up a bunch of skittles..

absolutely awesome.

 

[Entropia]

While frog's are generally kinda creepy looking - that looks pretty amazing.

 

[Parallax Scroll]

oh yeah that's where i left it

 

[spiderman123]

Went to Guyana once. Saw me a toad, decided to lick the sucker. Man good thing the guide told me not to touch it b/c apparently it oozed poison.

 

[Tenks]

Went to Guyana once. Saw me a toad, decided to lick the sucker. Man good thing the guide told me not to touch it b/c apparently it oozed poison.

So moral of the story is you pussed out?


That toad looks amazing

 

[TheSeks]

The toad is listed as Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, because of its small habitat, which is being destroyed by logging. Das is not disclosing the precise location of the toads,

So, then, they're gonna be destroyed eventually. Awesome. :|

Saw me a toad, decided to lick the sucker.

Spiderman123
Oozinator of Toads

What on Earth would make you want to lick a frog/toad? That's like eating out a hooker. >:|

 

[ghostmind]

I misread the title as "Rainbow road" and got pretty excited.

Cool toad though.

 

[Kinyou]

I misread the title as "Rainbow road" and got pretty excited.

same, then I wondered why it would be "rediscovered"

 

[Zzoram]

Why wouldn't they want to take a few of these into captivity and breed them for the pet trade? At least they won't go extinct in that situation.

 

[Large Professor]

I misread the title and thought this would be about mario kart.

 

[Ryaaan14]

 

[Venfayth]

Damn.. was about to hire someone to go fetch me one as a pet, too.

 

[strafer]

Coolest frog ever.

 

[ZeroCypher]

Looks like a good candidate to be licked.

It's like someone threw up a bunch of skittles..

absolutely awesome.

Taste the rainbow!

 

[Stabby McSter]

I read the thread as rainbow road.

 

[Lijik]

What on Earth would make you want to lick a frog/toad? That's like eating out a hooker. >:|

For real, if you use toad then I'm tellin you you can kiss your life goodbye.

Yeah when you use toad it'll mess you up. It'll make your mama cry, thats no lie.
You'll choke on your tongue and die

 

[dinazimmerman]

I read the thread as rainbow road.

lolol

 

[Tambini]

Toads are gross

 

[Jinaar]

It's actually beautiful.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

What a depressing news story.

 

[BigAT]

I misread the title as "Rainbow road" and got pretty excited.

Cool toad though.

Same here

I was hoping to travel there and kart like a maniac.

 

[Venfayth]

What a depressing news story.

There needs to be a consolidated thread for these types of things, I just don't want to be bothered to read this kind of thing in the morning.

 

[spiderman123]

What on Earth would make you want to lick a frog/toad? That's like eating out a hooker. >:|

My good man or woman, till you taste the sweet nectar that is known as Bufonidae. Your perspective of the world will increase 10 fold.

edit: but I never did

 

[sixteen-bit]

pea-sized frog sounds pretty crazy

 

[AlexMogil]

Rainbow frog all the way!

What does this mean?

 

[Hanmik]

My good man or woman, till you taste the sweet nectar that is known as Bufonidae. Your perspective of the world will increase 10 fold.

 

[samus i am]

Thanks Gaborn for ruining my day.

Edit: Beaten

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Behind its innocent looks, I'm sure it hides a real mean poison machine.

Edit: VVV WTF? Fucking horny chimp. Lol.

 

[dojokun]

"If you didn't want to be treated like a whore you wouldn't wear so much make-up."

 

[Kurtofan]

How do you lose something that colourful?

 

[gwarm01]

It's sad that we're losing so many extraordinary species like this. Even sadder that many of them are wiped out before we even discover them.

 

[TheBez]

Those things are really cool looking. But I just have to wonder how much one goes for on the illegal black market pet trading rings.

 

[Speevy]

These noble creatures are hunted for their sprinkles.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I dare someone to lick it

 

[alr1ght]

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"If you didn't want to be treated like a whore you wouldn't wear so much make-up."

what in the fuck!

 

[Speevy]

I dare someone to lick it

 

[Huevos de Oro]

I dare someone to lick it

That's my pickup phrase at bars.

 

[Clydefrog]

Now the paparazzi won't leave him alone

 

[Alligatorjandro]

That's my pickup phrase at bars.

Just dont say that at a biker bar

 

[imoTEP12]

Now imagine that toad on acid.

 

[Red]

Now imagine that toad on acid.

Why would a toad take acid?

 

[Count Dookkake]

Can some photoshop a conjoined rainbow toad with the appropriate text?

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Why would a toad take acid?

 

[oldskool]

Shame... the pet trade/zoos could actually save this creature from extinction. Hopefully they'll protect the location when the loggers come.

 

[dojokun]

what in the fuck!

It's a joke about the colorful frog looking like it is wearing make-up. And lots of make-up is sometimes associated with whores.

 

[richiek]

 

[Gaborn]

Inevitable. I still lol'ed though.

 

[Jal]

Cool, but not as cool as the Red Eyed Tree Frog.