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Agalychnis callidryas

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

• Carnivore• 1.5 -2.75 inches in length, relative to tea

cup• Life span of 5 years• Tropical

Red-Eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas

Agalychnis callidryas

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

• Native to: Southern Mexico, Central American, and Northern South America• Hides in rain forest canopy • Sleeps by day under leaf bottom• feeds on crickets, files,

and moths

Red-Eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas

Agalychnis callidryas

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

• Uses vivid eyes to startle predators• Known as startle coloration• Nonvenomous • Not endangered but habitats are shrinking

Red-Eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas

Agalychnis callidryas

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

Red-Eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas

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Dendrobatidae

Poison Dart Frog

• Carnivore• 1 inch in length, relative to paper clip• Life span of 3 to 15 years• Native to Costa Rica to Brazil• Natural predator is Leimaclophis epinephelus, a

snake, who has developed a resistance to its poison

Poison Dart Frog Dendrobatidae

Dendrobatidae

Poison Dart Frog

• Brilliantly colored• Can be yellow, gold, copper, red, green,

blue, or black• Purpose is to ward off predators • Males backpack and care for young• Not endangered but threatened

Poison Dart Frog Dendrobatidae

Dendrobatidae

Poison Dart Frog

• Most toxic animal on Earth• Can kill up to 10 grown men• Embera, indigenous people, used poison on blowgun

darts• Dart frogs in captivity never develop poison• Their poison is believed to be developed from native

insects • Poison is currently being developed for painkiller Poison Dart Frog Dendrobatidae

Dendrobatidae

Poison Dart Frog

Poison Dart Frog Dendrobatidae

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Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Wallace's Flying Frog

• Carnivore• 4 inches in length, relative to tea cup• Life span of 5 years• Native to: Malaysia and Borneo • Named after Alfred Russel Wallace

Wallace's Flying Frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Wallace's Flying Frog

• Also known as Parachute frog• Live exclusively in trees• Leap and glide with webbed feet• Can glide up to 50ft• Survive mainly on insects • Have a stable population, special status in some local

areas Wallace's Flying Frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Wallace's Flying Frog

Wallace's Flying Frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Wallace's Flying Frog

Wallace's Flying Frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

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Special Thanks to :National Geographic Society. (n.d.). Poison Dart Frog Dendrobatidae. National Geographic Society. Retrieved December 7, 2014, from http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/poison-frog/

National Geographic Society. (n.d.). Red-Eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas. National Geographic Society. Retrieved December 7, 2014, from http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/red-eyed-tree-frog/

National Geographic Society. (n.d.). Wallace's Flying Frog Rhacophorus nigropalmatus. National Geographic Society. Retrieved December 7, 2014, from http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/wallaces-flying-frog/

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