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Giant Monkey Frog
(Phyllomedusa bicolor) These large South American Tree Frogs are great posers, they normally spend their day perched on a limb. Well known for their poisonous secretions, called “sapo” by local natives, who use the poison to elevate their senses for hunting and spiritual purposes.
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Bumble Bee Walking Toad
(Melanophryniscus stelzneri) One of the smallest toads I’ve seen, also one of the more strikingly marked. The matte black with the brilliant yellow over it is just beautiful, I think, and they are easy subjects, posing well! These amphibians hail from savannah type habitat in South America.
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Suriname Horned Frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta) This frog presents a lot of different possibilities when it comes to macro shots, and it’s a great and easy subject to work with! This frog lives on the forest floor in the Amazon, and is a classic “sit and wait” predator, eating anything he can get in his mouth!
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Hourglass Frog
(Hyla Ebraccata) The Hourglass tree frog is fairly common in rainforests throughout Central America. As with most tree frogs, they are nocturnal, and their large eyes help them to see during their night time foraging. They have a lovely pattern on the back as well as a beautiful face!
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Solomon Isle Leaf Frog
(Ceratobatrachus guentheri) These frogs are another “sit and wait” predator, lurking amongst leaves on the forest floor waiting for an insect, lizard or another frog to come by and drop in for dinner…..Great subjects, look at those “horns” on the head! These frogs are quite variable, and we often have several of different appearances, including most notably a bright yellow form.
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Glass Tree Frog
(Hyla punctata) Not quite as transparent as their Central American cousins, these glass frogs are still pretty amazing looking. At night they turn this reddish color, but often during the day they show a pastel green with yellow spots. You’d never know they were the same frog, even the eye turns a different color, becoming more white.
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