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Orange-legged leaf frog

Phyllomedusa oreades

Photo by DanielVelho
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Field Notes

Description:

Also known as a Monkey frog, Phyllomedusa oreades is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. A very beautiful frog from the Cerrado, Brazil. I love that one.

Habitat:

Cerrado

Notes:

Silvano, D. 2004. Phyllomedusa oreades. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.

Reference Links:

Phyllomedusa oreades Brandão, 2002, Phyllomedusa oreades (Orange-legged leaf frog) (Monkey frog)

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Comments (84)
Madison7
This is such a beautiful frog! I don`t know much about frogs, but I do know that sometimes bright colors are used to warn other organisms. Brightly colored creatures are often times poisonous, so I was curious if this one was poisonous or not.
katelew02
Incredible:):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
staccyh
Wow, this is absolutely beautiful!! Nice photo, thanks for sharing it with us all.
SukanyaDatta
So beautiful...what colours. Congrats on a great snap.
HazelMarley
Wow, those colors are amazing. Great spotting!
MUSE
wonderful colors ...beautiful
DanielVelho
Thank you all for the comments. It's very good to have a feedback.
Bhagya Herath
so so beautiful,,,, did u painted it with those beautiful colours? cant really believe that one frog can be this colourful..great spotting
ceejayalyssa
i've never seen a frog as pretty as this. congrats!
Mona Pirih
Wow.. That's spectacular !!! Amazing.. Very beautiful frog..
injica
Incredible creature :) Great spotting!!
rhonda10
Beautiful and bright colours!
MaryEvans2
Beautiful sighting - love the colors!
vipin.baliga
My God..!!! Crazy frog..!!! I have never seen a frog with so many colors before..!!!
peter
Hi Daniel, we're putting together an iBook of some of the best spottings of the day. We'd love to include this incredible frog. If you'd like to participate please email me a higher resolution copy of this wonderful photo. Thanks very much :)
jcbetz
Wow, I want to be that colorful.
Ryan21
Lovely patterns it has on it's legs and body! amazing
David.Ismael
It's incredible how nature creates art, AWESOME!

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PublishedAugust 11, 2011

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