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.
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Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog |
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FROG 5275 Agalychnis calidryas Red-eyed tree frog male, calling, Carate, Costa Rica |
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FROG 5596 Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica |
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FROG 5587 Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica |
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FROG 0034 Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog. Male calling, Caves Branch, Belize |
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Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed treefrog, captive. |
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Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed tree frog egg mass, La Selva, Costa Rica. |
Cyclorana australis Australian burrowing frog |
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Cyclorana australis Australian burrowing frog, Darwin |
Dendropsophus ebraccatus Hourglass frog |
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FROG 5295 Dendropsophus ebraccatus Calling male hour glass tree frog, Carate, Costa Rica |
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FROG 5291 Dendropsophus ebraccatus Calling hour glass tree frog, Carate, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica |
FROG 5069 Dendropsophis ebraccatus hourglass tree frog calling male , Carate, Costa Rica |
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Dendropsophus ebraccatus amplectic pair, Carate, Costa Rica |
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Dendropsophus ebraccatus Hourglass frog captive |
Dendropsophus microcephalus small-headed frog |
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FROG 5281 Dendropsophus microcephalus small-headed frog, Carate, Costa Rica |
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FROG 5618 Dendropsophus microcephalus small-headed frog calling male, Carate, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica |
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FROG 5621 Dendrosophus microcephalus small-headed tree frog, calling male Carate, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica |
Duellmanohyla rufioculis Rufous-eyed brook frog |
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Duellmanohyla rufioculis Rufous-eyed brook frog, captive, Costa Rica |
Hyla cinerea American green tree frog |
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Hyla cinerea American green tree frog, Crystal River, Florida |
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FROG 0321 Hyla cinerea American green tree frog, captive |
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FROG 0318 Hyla cinerea American green tree frog, captive |
Hypsiboas boans Gladiator or Rusty tree frog |
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FROG 0224 Hypsiboas boans Gladiator or Rusty tree frog, male on nest. Atta, Guyana |
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FROG 9989 Hypsiboas boans Gladiator frog nest and eggs, Atta, Guyana. |
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FROG 0236 Hypsiboas boans female? near male with nest, Atta, Guyana |
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FROG 0225 Hypsiboas boans male rebuilding nest site. |
Hypsiboas crepitans Emerald-eyed tree frog |
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FROG 9151 Hypsiboas crepitans, Emerald-eyed tree frog, Rock View, Guyana |
Litoria aurea Green and gold bell frog |
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FROG 4468 Litoria aurea, green and gold bell frog, captive, New Zealand |
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FROG 4454 Litoria aurea, green and gold bell frog, captive, New Zealand |
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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 |
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FROG 0236 Litoria caerulea White's tree frog (captive) |
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Litoria caerulea, White's tree frog (captive) |
Litoria dahlii Dahl's aquatic frog |
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Litoria dahlii, Dahl's aquatic frog, Darwin, Australia |
Litoria ewingii Southern brown tree frog or whistling frog |
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Litoria ewingii, Southern brown tree frog or whistling frog, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. |
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Litoria ewingii, Southern brown tree frog or whistling frog on grass, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. |
Litoria inermis Bumpy rocket frog |
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Litoria inermis Bumpy rocket frog, Darwin Australia |
Litoria raniformis Growling grass frog |
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FROG 4483 Litoria raniformis, Growling grass frog captive, New Zealand |
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FROG 4496 Litoria raniformis Growling grass frog (captive) |
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FROG 4490 Litoria raniformis, Growling grass frog head detail, captive, New Zealand |
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FROG 4502 Litoria raniformis, growling grass frog dorsal view, captive, New Zealand |
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Litoria raniformis Growling grass frog, captive, New Zealand |
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Litoria raniformis, Growling grass frog head detail, captive, New Zealand |
Litoria rothii Roth's tree frog |
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Litoria rothii? Roth's tree frog, Darwin, Australia |
Osteocephalus leprieurii Cayenne slender-legged tree frog |
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FROG 0248 Osteocephalus leprieurii Cayenne slender-legged tree frog |
Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban tree frog |
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FROG 0213 Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban tree frog (captive) |
Phyllomedusa sauvagii Waxy tree frog |
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Phyllomedusa sauvayii Waxy tree frog (captive) |
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Phyllomedusa sauvagii Wax frog captive |
Phyllomedusa vaillantii Sharp-backed monkey tree frog |
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FROG 9670 Phyllomedusa vaillantii Sharp-backed monkey tree frog captive |
Scinax boulengeri Boulenger's snouted tree frog |
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Scinax boulengeri Boulenger's snouted tree frog, captive, Costa Rica |
Smilisca baudinii Mexican tree frog |
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Smilisca baudinii, Mexican tree frog, Caves Branch, Belize |
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Smilisca baudinii, Mexican tree frog, head on, Caves Branch, Belize |
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Smilisca baudinii, Mexican tree frog, close-up, Caves Branch, Belize |
Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog |
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FROG 5304 Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog |
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FROG 5310 Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica |
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FROG 5308 Smilisca phaeota Masked tree frog head on, Osa Peninsular, Costa Rica |
Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog |
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FROG 0261 Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog (captive) |
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FROG 0251 Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog (captive) |
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FROG 0244 Trachycephalus resinifictrix Amazon milk frog (captive) |
Trachycephalus venulosus Veined tree frog |
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Trachycephalus venulosus Veined tree frog, captive, Costa Rica |
Tripion petasatus Casque headed tree frog |
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Tripion petasatus Casque headed tree frog (captive) |
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Tripion petasatus Casque headed tree frog close-up (captive) |
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