List of amphibians appearing in Dorling Kindersley Vision media

This is a page showing all amphibians that appear as moving images (either studio or stock footage) in any of the following five Dorling Kindersley Vision programmes (See How They Grow, Eyewitness, Amazing Animals, Creatures Fantastic or Baby Animals). Some episodes of Creatures Fantastic and See How They Grow remain lost or incomplete.

From a total of 67 species of amphibian so far identified from Dorling Kindersley Vision programming, only one of them (the red-eyed tree frog) appears in 10 or more episodes. The species that appear in 5 or more episodes are:

1. Red-eyed tree frog (10 episodes)
2. White’s tree frog (9 episodes)
3. European common frog (9 episodes)
4. Strawberry poison-dart frog (8 episodes)
5. Fire salamander (6 episodes)
6. Dyeing poison-dart frog (5 episodes)
7. Cranwell’s horned frog (5 episodes)
8. African bullfrog (5 episodes)

## Anura (frogs and toads)

### Bombinatoridae (fire-bellied toads)

1. Oriental fire-bellied toad, *Bombina orientalis* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals, Slimy Animals)

### Alytidae (midwife toads)

2. Common midwife toad, *Alytes obstetricans* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Pond and River)

### Pipidae (tongueless frogs)

3. Surinam toad, *Pipa pipa* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Pond and River)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Mothers)

4. Sabana Surinam toad, *Pipa parva* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Rhinophrynidae (burrowing toads)

5. Mexican burrowing toad, *Rhinophrynus dorsalis* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Builders)

### Pelobatidae (European spadefoot toads)

6. Common spadefoot toad, *Pelobates fuscus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Megophryidae (goose frogs)

7. Malayan horned frog, *Pelobatrachus nasutus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Eleutherodactylidae (rain frogs)

8. Puerto Rican coqui, *Eleutherodactylus coqui* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Hylidae (tree frogs)

9. Hourglass tree frog, *Dendropsophus ebraccatus* (2 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Nighttime Animals, Slimy Animals)

10. American green tree frog, *Dryophytes cinereus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

11. Grey tree frog, *Dryophytes versicolor* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Survival)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises)

12. European tree frog, *Hyla arborea* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

13. Yucatan casque-headed tree frog, *Triprion petasatus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

14. Green-and-golden bell frog, *Ranoidea aurea* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Butterfly and Moth)

15. Water-holding frog, *Ranoidea platycephala* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Desert)

16. White’s tree frog, *Litoria caerulea* (9 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Jungle Animals)
* Eyewitness (Jungle, Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals, Animal Records, Animal Colors, Rainforest Animals, Animal Neighbors, Animal Eggs)

17. Red-eyed tree frog, *Agalychnis callidryas* (10 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Tree, Sight)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises, Nighttime Animals, Animal Senses, Animal Colors, Rainforest Animals, Animal Acrobats, Extinct Animals)

18. Morelet’s tree frog, *Agalychnis moreletii* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Prehistoric Life)

19. Gliding tree frog, *Agalychnis spurrelli* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Flight)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Flight)

20. Waxy monkey leaf frog, *Phyllomedusa sauvagii* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Sight)

21. Tiger-legged leaf frog, *Pithecopus hypochondrialis* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Plant)

### Bufonidae (true toads)

22. Smooth-sided toad, *Rhaebo guttatus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

23. Cane toad, *Rhinella marina* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises, Animal Appetites)

24. Colorado River toad, *Incilius alvarius* (1 episode)

* Creatures Fantastic (Creatures of the Night)

25. Golden toad, *Incilius periglenes* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Monster)

26. African common toad, *Sclerophrys regularis* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Desert)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Builders, Poisonous Animals)

27. African red toad, *Schismaderma carens* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

28. European green toad, *Bufotes viridis* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals)

29. European common toad, *Bufo bufo* (4 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Pond and River)
* Amazing Animals (Slimy Animals)
* Creatures Fantastic (Creatures of the Night)

### Dendrobatidae (poison-dart frogs)

30. Dyeing poison-dart frog, *Dendrobates tinctorius* (5 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Jungle, Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals, Animal Colors, Slimy Animals)

31. Green-and-black poison-dart frog, *Dendrobates auratus* (4 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Jungle)
* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals, Scary Animals, Slimy Animals)

32. Yellow-banded poison-dart frog, *Dendrobates leucomelas* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Survival)

33. Strawberry poison-dart frog, *Oophaga pumilio* (8 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Life)
* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals, Scary Animals, Animal Colors, Slimy Animals, Rainforest Animals, Around the World)

34. Lehmann’s poison-dart frog, *Oophaga lehmanni* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Colors, Slimy Animals)

35. Red-backed poison-dart frog, *Ranitomeya reticulata* (4 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Scary Animals, Animal Colors, Slimy Animals)

36. Golfodulcean poison-dart frog, *Phyllobates vittatus* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Tiny Animals)

37. Golden poison-dart frog, *Phyllobates terribilis* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Monster)
* Amazing Animals (Slimy Animals)

### Leptodactylidae (Southern frogs)

38. Cuyaba dwarf frog, *Physalaemus nattereri* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Ceratophryidae (horned frogs)

39. Cranwell’s horned frog, *Ceratophrys cranwelli* (5 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Jungle Animals)
* Eyewitness (Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises, Animal Hunters, Animal Talk)

40. Ornate horned frog, *Ceratophrys ornata* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Rhinodermatidae (mouth-brooding frogs)

41. Darwin’s frog, *Rhinoderma darwinii* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs)

42. Banded rubber frog, *Phrynomantis bifasciatus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

43. Tomato frog, *Dyscophus antongilii* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Prehistoric Life)

### Hyperoliidae (reed frogs)

44. Sprinkled long reed frog, *Hyperolius adspersus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Arthroleptidae (African frogs)

45. Hairy frog, *Trichobatrachus robustus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Pond and River)

### Pyxicephalidae (African bullfrogs)

46. African bullfrog, *Pyxicephalus adspersus* (6 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Nighttime Animals, Animal Survivors, Desert Animals, Animal Acrobats, Animal Eggs)

### Ceratobatrachidae (Indo-Pacific horned frogs)

47. Solomon Island leaf frog, *Cornufer guentheri* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Disguises)

### Ranidae (true frogs)

48. Marsh frog, *Pelophylax ridibundus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

49. Pool frog, *Pelophylax lessonae* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Pond and River)

50. European common frog, *Rana temporaria* (9 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Farm Animals, Pond Animals)
* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Pond and River, Sight)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Babies, An Animal Year, Animal Helpers, Backyard Animals)

51. Wood frog, *Lithobates sylvaticus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

52. American bullfrog, *Lithobates catesbeianus* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Life)

### Rhacophoridae (shrub frogs)

53. Grey foam-nest frog, *Chiromantis xerampelina* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

54. Common tree frog, *Polypedates leucomystax* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

## Urodela (salamanders and newts)

### Cryptobranchidae (giant salamanders)

55. Chinese giant salamander, *Andrias davidianus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Prehistoric Life)

### Hynobiidae (Asiatic salamanders)

56. Siberian salamander, *Salamandrella keyserlingi* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders)

57. Tiger salamander, *Ambystoma tigrinum* (3 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian, Prehistoric Life)
* Amazing Animals (Slimy Animals)

58. Northwestern salamander, *Ambystoma gracile* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Volcano)

59. Axolotl, *Ambystoma mexicanum* (2 episodes)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Animal Colors)

60. Pacific giant salamander, *Dicamptodon sp.* (3 episodes)

* Amazing Animals (Animal Senses, Prehistoric Animals, Slimy Animals)

### Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)

61. Northern dusky salamander, *Desmognathus fuscus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

### Salamandridae (true salamanders)

62. Fire salamander, *Salamandra salamandra* (6 episodes)

* See How They Grow (Pond Animals)
* Eyewitness (Amphibian)
* Amazing Animals (Poisonous Animals, Prehistoric Animals, Giant Animals)
* Creatures Fantastic (Dragons)

63. Sharp-ribbed salamander, *Pleurodeles waltl* (1 episode)

* Amazing Animals (Armoured Animals)

64. Emperor newt, *Tylototriton shanjing* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

65. Rough-skinned newt, *Taricha granulosa* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

66. Alpine newt, *Ichthyosaura alpestris* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)

## Gymnophiona (caecilians)

### Siphonopidae (common caecilians)

67. Ringed caecilian, *Siphonops annulatus* (1 episode)

* Eyewitness (Amphibian)