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Posts Tagged "frog"

Red-webbed Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rufitelus)

Posted on Mar 23, 2016

Red-webbed Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rufitelus)

Take a look at this unreal shot of an unbelievable pair of eyes on this Red-webbed Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rufitelus) by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser. This is one of those photos that transports you all the way to Costa Rica from the comfort of your screen.

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Dwarf Glass Frog (Teratohyla spinosa)

Posted on Mar 21, 2016

Dwarf Glass Frog (Teratohyla spinosa)

Do you know what color a frog’s bones are? Well, in this case, you can tell us! Check out this Dwarf Glass Frog (Teratohyla spinosa) and you can see the green bones along with the rest of its internal anatomy. Photographed by RTPI President Twan Leenders in Costa Rica.

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Limosa Harlequin Frog (Atelopus limosa)

Posted on Mar 3, 2016

Limosa Harlequin Frog (Atelopus limosa)

This is what it is all about – being able to see healthy Limosa Harlequin Frogs (Atelopus limosus) in their natural environment and trying to unlock the secrets of this population through our research in Cocobolo Nature Reserve, Panama. Hopefully we can we help to expand the size of this population through careful habitat management and apply the lessons learned elsewhere to allow other populations of this, and some of the many other endangered amphibians in the world to return where they belong: in a healthy environment. Twan Leenders RTPI President

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Megophrys nasuta

Posted on Mar 2, 2016

Megophrys nasuta

The Japanese edition of Wired Magazine just asked for permission to rerun one of my images for an upcoming issue. I’d all but forgotten I had shot this Megophrys nasuta a few years back, but when I just reviewed those pictures this one made me smile. Figured I’d share this grumpy frog in hopes that it does the same to some of you… Twan Leenders RTPI President

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Cochranella granulosa

Posted on Feb 25, 2016

Cochranella granulosa

RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser always wanted to photograph a glass frog like this, and on the recent trip to Panama he decided to give it a shot with this beautiful Cochranella granulosa. Can you see why they’re called glass frogs?

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