Meet the Gabon forest tree frog (Leptopelis aubryi)! This amphibian is a member of the genus Leptopelis, sometimes referred to as the “big-eyed frogs”—can you see why?👀
It’s small in size, growing to about 1.7 inches (4.4 centimeters) long. The frog lives in parts of Africa including Gabon, Nigeria, and Cameroon, in a variety of forest habitats.
Crawling your way is one of the most primitive crocodylomorphs: Protosuchus richardsoni, also known as the “first crocodile.”🐊
It lived during the Late Triassic about 210 million years ago. Protosuchus was a small animal with long limbs, suggesting that its locomotion was more like a cat’s than like that of a modern crocodilian! Spot this model, along with a Protosuchus fossil, in the Hall of Vertebrate Origins.
