Torrent frog

Torrent frogs are a number of unrelated frogs that prefer to inhabit small rapid-flowing mountain or hill streams with a lot of torrents. They are generally smallish neobatrachians with a greyish-brown and usually darkly mottled back, giving them excellent camouflage among wet rocks overgrown with algae; their well-developed feet make them agile climbers of slippery rocks.

Torrent frogs belong to the following taxa:

* The "torrent frogs" of Asia are certain species in the genera "Amolops", "Huia", "Micrixalus", "Nanorana" and "Odorrana" of the true frog family (Ranidae)
* The "torrent frogs" of Africa are the genus "Arthroleptides", sometimes included in the Ranidae and otherwise placed in a distinct family Petropedetidae
* The "torrent frogs" of Australia are the genus "Taudactylus" of the Australian ground frog family (Myobatrachidae).
* The Torrent Treefrog ("Litoria nannotis") of Australia is in the tree frog family (Hylidae)

ee also

* Grass frog
* Rocket frog
* Tree frog