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Crowned frog

Anotheca spinosa

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Description:

Large (58 to 80 mm), with numerous sharp, pointed projections on the head and dorsal surface (hence the name).

Habitat:

It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Frog Pond exhibit, Monteverde.

Reference Links:

Spiny-headed tree frog, http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Anotheca&where-species=spin…

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