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Smoky Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus pentadactylus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

nocturnal, maximum snout-vent length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in)

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I spotted a few smoky jungle frogs each night I hiked in Rio Claro reserve. They let me get surprisingly close without moving.

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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
I didn't know that the let our a scream. Might have to test that...not! I just saw your spotting of it, pretty wild.
nosarasue
Apparently they let out quite a scream when picked up. "Ours" let us approach within half a meter or so. I am not planning to try to pick one up! (Did you see my pic of a snake eating one of these?)

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PublishedOctober 5, 2013

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