While researching our post The 10 Weirdest and Most Unusual Frogs on Earth , we found so many beautiful frogs we decided to give them their own post. Below are 10 of the handsomest princes of the amphibian world.
Source: 4 Ever Green
1. Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychis callidryas)
This frog can be called the most beautiful frog on the planet. It has been pinned on dozens of wildlife calendars and cards. But its beauty has a purpose — to keep it alive. When resting, the frog’s eyes close. But if disturbed, the sudden appearance of its bright red eyes can startle a predator for a second or two — long enough for the frog to jump away. With its large big toe and long thin limbs, it can climb trees with ease.
2. Golden toad (Bufo periglenes)
Golden toads became extinct 30 years after their discovery in 1976. They are found only in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, where hundreds will breed in shallow woodland pools. The golden toad has become a symbol of the plight of frogs and toads around the world — we don’t want other amphibians to suffer the same fate as this beautiful creature.
3. White tree frog (Litoria caerula)
These handsome frogs always seem to have a permanent smile on their face. White tree frogs are often kept as pets, but they are happiest when left alone in their native home: the woods and bushes near the water in northeastern Australia and New Guinea.
4. Strawberry poison dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio)
This frog has a bright red head and a body mottled with black spots. Due to its blue legs, it is also known as the Blue Jeans Frog. Like many brightly colored animals, the frog’s bright colors serve as a warning — Don’t eat me or you’ll regret it! It feeds on the forest floor feeding on small ants and termites, from which it produces the chemicals needed to synthesize toxins. It lives in the tropical rainforests of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
5. Ranitomeya amazonica
A recent report by the World Wildlife Fund highlights the astonishing discoveries of the past decade in the Amazonian biome. According to the report, between 1999 and 2009, more than 1,200 new species of plants and vertebrates were discovered in the Amazon – one new species every three days – confirming the Amazon as one of the most diverse. on the earth. Ranitomeya amazonica, another stunning dart frog, is one of the most distinctive of these newly discovered species. Its primary habitat is moist lowland forest near the Iquitos region in Peru.
6. Malagasy Rainbow Frog (Scaphiophryne gottlebei)
One of the most beautiful of Madagascar’s frogs, the Malagasy Rainbow Frog is adapted to a burrowing lifestyle. It can live underground for up to 10 months. But it also has claws on its front legs to help it cling to vertical canyon walls to escape floods or predators. Unfortunately, thousands of these frogs are captured each year for the pet trade.
7. Venezuelan glass frog (Cochranella helenae)
This adorable frog, native to the forests and rivers of Venezuela’s most tropical or subtropical lowlands, has transparent skin, which helps hide them between the leaves.
8. Tiger frog (Hyloscritus tigrinis)
Tiger Frog was discovered in 2007 in southwestern Colombia. Little is known about the frog except that it is not thought to be poisonous. Instead of bright colors, the frog appears to be mimicking other venomous animals to deter predators. This beautiful frog is threatened by the destruction of the forests in which it lives.
9. Harlequin Frog (Atelopus varius)
Harlequin frogs are usually black or brown with spots or streaks that can be a combination of yellow, orange, red, blue, or green. They live in the humid tropical forests of Central and Southwestern South America. About two-thirds of these more than 110 species of brightly colored frogs have disappeared since the 1980s. Their decline has been attributed to the destruction of primary forests, the pet trade and fungal infections. (chytrid fungus).
10. Wood frog (Rana sylvatica)
Wood Frog’s beauty is more subtle than that of its tropical cousins, but its coloration seems to mimic the colors of the rocks, bark, and fallen leaves in the forests it inhabits. This frog is America’s most northernmost species, stretching from the northeastern United States to the Arctic Circle in Alaska and Canada. The Wood Frog has begun to hibernate. They first find a place under decaying leaves or a crack in a log or rock to settle down to hibernate. They will slowly begin to freeze as soon as the temperature reaches the freezing point. After that, the frog’s blood will stop flowing, their lungs, heart and muscles will stop working, and ice will fill the body cavity: they will go from frog skin to frog skin, until they begin to thaw. in the warm spring temperatures.
