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Family Hylidae

Amphibiaweb lists 953 species in this large family of frogs distributed amongst 50 genera. Typically thought of as tree frogs, members of the family include such oddities as the Cyclorana "water holding" frogs of the Australian desert and the large terrestrial Litoria from the same continent. With so many species in the family it is not surprising that they evince a wide range of reproductive strategies. The poster child for the rain forest, the red-eyed frog Agalychnis callidryas, lays eggs on leaves over-hanging bodies of water. When the tadpoles are sufficiently advanced they drop into the water below. However, they are also able to hatch early and "jump ship" if they detect the egg mass is being attacked by wasps or egg-eating snakes - a pretty cool trick.

 

Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog
Agalychnis calidryas Red-eyed tree frog male, calling, Carate Costa Rica

FROG 5275 Agalychnis calidryas Red-eyed tree frog male, calling, Carate, Costa Rica
red-eyed tree frog

FROG 5596 Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica
red-eyed tree frog

FROG 5587 Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica
Calling red-eyed tree frog Belize

FROG 0034 Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog. Male calling, Caves Branch, Belize
Red-eyed tree frog

Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed treefrog, captive.
Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog egg mass, La Selva, Costa Rica.

Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog egg mass, La Selva, Costa Rica.

Cyclorana australis Australian burrowing frog
Cyclorana australis

Cyclorana australis Australian burrowing frog, Darwin

Dendropsophus ebraccatus Hourglass frog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus Calling male hour glass tree frog Carate Costa Rica

FROG 5295 Dendropsophus ebraccatus Calling male hour glass tree frog, Carate, Costa Rica
Calling male hour glass tree frog

FROG 5291 Dendropsophus ebraccatus Calling hour glass tree frog, Carate, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica

Dendropsophis microcepahlus small-headed frog, Carate, Costa Rica

FROG 5069 Dendropsophis ebraccatus hourglass tree frog calling male , Carate, Costa Rica
Dendropsophus ebraccatus amplectic pair, Carate, Costa Rica

Dendropsophus ebraccatus amplectic pair, Carate, Costa Rica
Dendropsophus ebraccatus Hourglass frog captive

Dendropsophus ebraccatus Hourglass frog captive

Dendropsophus microcephalus small-headed frog
Dendropsophus microcephalus small-headed frog, Carate, Costa Rica

FROG 5281 Dendropsophus microcephalus small-headed frog, Carate, Costa Rica
Dendropsophus microcephalus small-headed frog calling male, Carate, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica

FROG 5618 Dendropsophus microcephalus small-headed frog calling male, Carate, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica
Calling male small-headed tree frog

FROG 5621 Dendrosophus microcephalus small-headed tree frog, calling male Carate, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica

Duellmanohyla rufioculis Rufous-eyed brook frog
Duellmanohyla rufioculis.

Duellmanohyla rufioculis Rufous-eyed brook frog, captive, Costa Rica

Hyla cinerea American green tree frog
Hyla cinerea

Hyla cinerea American green tree frog, Crystal River, Florida
Hyla cinerea

FROG 0321 Hyla cinerea American green tree frog, captive
Hyla cinerea American green tree fro

FROG 0318 Hyla cinerea American green tree frog, captive

Hypsiboas boans Gladiator or Rusty tree frog
Hypsiboas boans Gladiator or Rusty tree frog, Atta, Guyana

FROG 0224 Hypsiboas boans Gladiator or Rusty tree frog, male on nest. Atta, Guyana
Hypsiboas boans Gladiator frog nest and eggs, Atta, Guyana

FROG 9989 Hypsiboas boans Gladiator frog nest and eggs, Atta, Guyana.
Hypsiboas boans near male with nest, Atta, Guyana

FROG 0236 Hypsiboas boans female? near male with nest, Atta, Guyana
Hypsiboas male rebuilding next site, Atta, Guyana

FROG 0225 Hypsiboas boans male rebuilding nest site.

Hypsiboas crepitans Emerald-eyed tree frog
Hypsiboas crepitans

FROG 9151 Hypsiboas crepitans, Emerald-eyed tree frog, Rock View, Guyana

Litoria aurea Green and gold bell frog
Litoria aurea, green frog, green and gold bell frog, captive, New Zealand

FROG 4468 Litoria aurea, green and gold bell frog, captive, New Zealand
Litoria aurea, green frog, green and gold bell frog, captive, New Zealand

FROG 4454 Litoria aurea, green and gold bell frog, captive, New Zealand
Litoria aurea, xanthistic green and gold bell frog, captive, New Zealand

FROG 4518 Litoria aurea, xanthistic green and gold bell frog, captive, New Zealand. This yellow color is highly unusual and due to the lack of another pigment, presumably blue?

Litoria caerulea White's tree frog
Litoria caerulea White's tree frog (captive)

FROG 0236 Litoria caerulea White's tree frog (captive)
Litoria caerulea, White's tree frog

Litoria caerulea, White's tree frog (captive)

Litoria dahlii Dahl's aquatic frog
Litoria dahlii

Litoria dahlii, Dahl's aquatic frog, Darwin, Australia

Litoria ewingii Southern brown tree frog or whistling frog
Litoria ewingii horizontal.

Litoria ewingii, Southern brown tree frog or whistling frog, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
Litoria ewingii on grass

Litoria ewingii, Southern brown tree frog or whistling frog on grass, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

Litoria inermis Bumpy rocket frog
Litoria inermis Bumpy rocket frog, Darwin Australia

Litoria inermis Bumpy rocket frog, Darwin Australia

Litoria raniformis Growling grass frog
Litoria raniformis, growling grass frog captive, New Zealand

FROG 4483 Litoria raniformis, Growling grass frog captive, New Zealand
Litoria raniformis Growling grass frog

FROG 4496 Litoria raniformis Growling grass frog (captive)
Litoria raniformis, Growling grass frog head detail, captive, New Zealand

FROG 4490 Litoria raniformis, Growling grass frog head detail, captive, New Zealand
Litoria raniformis, growling grass frog dorsal view, captive, New Zealand

FROG 4502 Litoria raniformis, growling grass frog dorsal view, captive, New Zealand
Litoria raniformis Growling grass frog, captive, New Zealand

Litoria raniformis Growling grass frog, captive, New Zealand
Litoria raniformis, Growling grass frog head detail, captive, New Zealand

Litoria raniformis, Growling grass frog head detail, captive, New Zealand

Litoria rothii Roth's tree frog
Litoria rothii Roth's tree frog, Darwin, Australia

Litoria rothii? Roth's tree frog, Darwin, Australia

Osteocephalus leprieurii Cayenne slender-legged tree frog
Osteocephalus leprieurii Cayenne slender-legged tree frog, Atta, Guyana

FROG 0248 Osteocephalus leprieurii Cayenne slender-legged tree frog

Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban tree frog
Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban tree frog (captive

FROG 0213 Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban tree frog (captive)

Phyllomedusa sauvagii Waxy tree frog

Phyllomedusa sauvagyii Waxy tree frog

Phyllomedusa sauvayii Waxy tree frog (captive)
Wax frog

Phyllomedusa sauvagii Wax frog captive

Phyllomedusa vaillantii Sharp-backed monkey tree frog

Sharp-backed monkey tree frog

FROG 9670 Phyllomedusa vaillantii Sharp-backed monkey tree frog captive

Scinax boulengeri Boulenger's snouted tree frog
Scinax boulengeri l

Scinax boulengeri Boulenger's snouted tree frog, captive, Costa Rica

Smilisca baudinii Mexican tree frog
Smilisca baudinii, Mexican tree frog

Smilisca baudinii, Mexican tree frog, Caves Branch, Belize
Smilisca baudinii, Mexican tree frog

Smilisca baudinii, Mexican tree frog, head on, Caves Branch, Belize
Smilisca baudinii, Mexican tree frog,

Smilisca baudinii, Mexican tree frog, close-up, Caves Branch, Belize

Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog
Masked tree frog

FROG 5304 Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog
Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica

FROG 5310 Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica
Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog head on, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica

FROG 5308 Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog head on, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica

Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog
Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog

FROG 0261 Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog (captive)
Amazon milk frog

FROG 0251 Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog (captive)
Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog

FROG 0244 Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog (captive)

Trachycephalus venulosus Veined tree frog
Trachycephalus venulosus Veined tree frog, captive, Costa Rica

Trachycephalus venulosus Veined tree frog, captive, Costa Rica

Tripion petasatus Casque headed tree frog
Tripion petasatus Casque headed tree frog

Tripion petasatus Casque headed tree frog (captive)
Tripion petasatus Casque-headed tree frog

Tripion petasatus Casque headed tree frog close-up (captive)

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