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black & white frog

Allophryne ruthreni

Photo by EmilieChich
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny black and white frog (2 cm).

Habitat:

Jungle of the Amazon region.

Notes:

I spotted this frog in French Guiana, in the 1990s.
Very conspicuous when resting on a leaf, it immediately falls down to the ground, rolls over on its back showing its dull grey belly when disturbed and stays motionless, thus becoming invisible.

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Comments (3)
Leuba Ridgway
what a spotting ! - you must be so pleased. I would love to see him trying to become "invisible"..

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PublishedMarch 9, 2012

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