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Class:
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Amphibia
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Order:
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Anura
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Family:
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Hylidae
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Genus:
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Agalychnis
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Species:
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callidryas
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Size:
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Males are between 1.6 – 2.5 in. long
Females are between 2.2 – 2.9 in. long |
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Life Span:
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5 years
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Reproduction:
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Clutches of 11 – 78 eggs are depostied onto a leaf over water and tadpoles drop into water below
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Range:
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Found in tropical lowlands from southern Mexico, throughout Central America, and in northern South America
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Habitat:
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Lowland rainforest areas close to rivers and hills. Found in Central and South America
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Diet:
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Insects, worms
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Description:
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Slender, long-legged treefrog with a neon-green dorsum and distinctive bright red iris
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Fun Facts:
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By day, red-eyed tree frogs will conceal their brightly colored flanks with their limbs and close their eyes to sleep. This posture helps camouflage them against leaves and also reduce water loss
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Red-eyed tree frogs are not poisonous
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Photo by Ron Cogswell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/22711505@N05/38420293461). Photo has been cropped.
