Malawi – Endangered Frogs – Amazon Horned Frog – 10 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – The Amazon Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cornuta) is a large amphibian that is generally found in freshwater marshes and pools throughout the Amazon Basin, from Colombia to Brazil. These rotund amphibians can grow to 8 inches in length and achieve their enormous girth by being generally indiscriminate about what they eat. Typical ambush predators, they squeeze their bodies into the forest substrate or leaf litter so only their heads protrude. When anything smaller than their own bodies happens by, they spring from the mud and swallow their prey whole, locking it in their jaws with their sharp teeth. They are aggressively territorial and voracious to a fault.

Malawi – Endangered Frogs – Purple Frog – 10 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – The Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Compared to other frogs, the Purple Frog has a small head and an unusual pointed snout. Adults are typically dark purple in color. Its cry sounds more like one from a chicken.

One of a series of six legal tender frog coins issued under authority of the Government of Malawi.

Malawi – Endangered Frogs – Tree Frog – 10 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – A tree frog is any frog that spends a major portion of its lifespan in trees, known as an arboreal state. As the name implies, these frogs are typically found in very tall trees or other high-growing vegetation. They do not normally descend to the ground, except to mate and spawn, though some build foam nests on leaves and rarely leave the trees at all as adults. Many tree frogs can change their color for better camouflage. Tree frogs are usually tiny, as their weight has to be carried by the branches and twigs of their habitat. While some reach 4 inches or more, they are typically smaller and more slender than terrestrial frogs. Typical for “tree frogs” are the well-developed discs at the finger and toe tips; the fingers and toes themselves as well as the limbs tend to be rather long, resulting in a superior grasping ability.