Not many people can claim that a rain frog was named after them – even fewer can assert that they were once almost arrested for searching for one – in a desert of all places. Let me introduce you to the world of frog expert Vincent Carruthers. He is a well-known contributor to amphibian research and co-authored several books: when you hear a long, drawn-out rising whistle in the Namib Desert and it seems to be coming from nowhere, you may want to look again and search for a small creature (about two inches in size) with bulging eyes.
Some locals refer to the desert rain frog as a (milk frog) because they exude a milky poison when threatened. The elusive frequently makes it to the list of the world’s cutest animals. Not only because of its stuffed
