#centrolenidae

[herpsandbirds]

San Jose Glass Frog (Cochranella euknemos), family Centrolenidae, Nuqui, Colombia

photograph by Pipe Jurubira

[frogposting]

Atrato Glass Frog / Sun Glassfrog photographed by nuqui_herping

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Hoppy New Year: The glass frogs' combination of an opaque green back and translucent underside act as camouflage, breaking up the outline of the body to make it harder to spot in the leaves. When resting, most of their blood is concealed in the liver to make the frog even harder to see.

[birdblues]

San Jose Cochran Frog

[snototter]

The eggs of a Rio Azule glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum) underneath a leaf in the Rio Bigal Reserve, Ecuador

by Anton

[markscherz]

Which frog is well-dressed but well-armed as well?

Personally I have huge respect for someone who commits to a suit that is all one colour, and centrolenid frogs (glass frogs) commit pretty hard to that style, though with occasional polka-dots for good measure. But don't let their high fashion fool you. They are very well armed—at least for battles with each other. Many glass frogs possess fearsome humeral spines; sharp extensions of the upper arm.

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So they're pretty literally well-armed.

[whiskeymidnightsky]

Glass Frog vs Wasp

[wikipediapictures]

Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum