Strange, strange creatures

[Random Axe]

Mother nature is so darn cool. A conservationalist buddy of mine sent these to me to illustrate endangered and rare species.



Amazon Horned Frog



SOuth AMerican softback turtle



Giant freakin Chinese salamander! Wow



Ok, here's the wierdest of the bunch... a splitfaced mole from Ecuador. This is borderline nauseating

[Mikey]

I seen a mole like that at my old house in Jersey about 30 years ago.

My dog dug it up and tried to eat it

I got it out of his mouth and it freaked me out when I seen it's face.

So, I guess they come as far north as at least New Jersey

[johnmiic]

If I saw that salamander comin' my way the forst thing I'd think of would be Toombs! from the X-Files. Then I'd keer-ap my pants and run away.

[stevenlore]

Wow, that frog looks like Rygel from Farscape

[Mr.Krusher]

WOW!

Great pictures. As to the second picture, the one below the frog, I was only trying to get a tan and certainly didnt realize that I was being filmed!

That mole-thing, yikes, is that related to the Predator??

Oh, and you are right on Stevenlore - that frog also looks like the character 'Euripides' from Galidor as well as Boss Nass!

[Mikey]

The turtle looks like it got run over by a truck

[Brazoo]

Awesome pictures - I love it!

[Meule]

The turtle looks like it got run over by a truck

Was thinking the same thing

[Zemo]

We have those soft back turtles here in Florida, had on in my yard a week ago.

[PNGwynne]

Whew, the salamander gives me the creeps!!

[SeattleEd]

Actually, that mole is a star-nosed mole and they are indigenous to east Canada and north-east USA. According to Wikipedia, they have been spotted as far south as Georgia along the Atlantic.
That's his nose, not face, that has the pink fleshy appendages.