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Mountain Hour glass Tree frog

Taruga eques

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Sew
woooow cha..this is tooooooo awesome girl..happy for u..nicely captured..
Adarsha B S
Congratulations Cha :) :Endemic to Lanka only :) So It's Lanka special :) :) That spiny edged leaves look familiar..Isn't it? Do you know ID of that plant?
LisaPowers
Congrats! This spotting is being featured as a PN Fun Fact: Project Noah Fun Fact: Treefrogs are but one of the many types of frogs in the world. They have specialized toe pads that allow them to cling to vegetation, rocks, trees and other surfaces. Currently there are approximately 6430 species of frogs known to science. They compose over 439 genera and belong to 55 different families. The mountain hour glass treefrog is endemic to Sri Lanka and can be found no where else in the world.

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PublishedJune 1, 2014

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