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Carrizo's Tree Frog (Boana riojana), family Hylidae, Bolivia

photograph by Eduardo Navia

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Cope’s Eastern Paraguay Tree Frog

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Juvenile translucent Glass Frog, Peruvian Amazon by Paul

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Boana atlantica by Renato Augusto Martins

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>> SWIPE FOR A BIG SURPRISE!>> The polkadot treefrog (Boana punctata) was the first documented Amphibian (Nature, 2017) to be fluorescent under UV light. The first image is under normal flashlight, the second one is shot under a 365 nm UV blacklight. As you can see the leaf is invisible, while the frog shine like a star in the night! Fluorescence in terrestrial animals is not common and even rarer among Vertebrates. Its function is still debated but it could be helpful for communication among “lovers” and for territorial reasons. #amphibian #frog #boana #pickoftheday #fluorescence #uvlight #biodiversity #strangebuttrue #biliverdin #blacklight @ilcp_photographers @conservacionamazonica @amazonconservation @natgeo (presso Villa Carmen Biological Station) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2YruMBImZ7/?igshid=r2rwb85ovj3e

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This polka dot treefrog (Boana punctata) has truly mastered the art of pointillism. Image ©2009 Diogo B. Provete

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Imbabura Tree Frog (Boana picturata), family Hylidae, Ecuador

photograph by Cristian Torica

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Imbabura Tree Frog (Boana picturata), family Hylidae, Peru

photograph by Ignacio Yufera