The red-eyed tree frog, is a slender, colorful, medium-sized frog. Females measure up to 77 mm, and males to 59 mm.
This frog has leaf-green to dark green dorsal surfaces; dark blue, purple, or brownish flanks, with cream-colored or yellow vertical or diagonal bars; blue or orange upper arms; thighs that are blue or orange on the anterior, posterior, and ventral surfaces with orange hands and feet. It also has the large distinctive red eyes in which is gets its name.
This red-eyed tree frog is nocturnally active. This frog is arboreal and shelters on the underside of a broad leaf during the day and during the dry season, with limbs folded underneath its body to retain moisture.
IUCN Red List status: Least Concern.
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of habitat modification and large population.
Diet
Group Name
Distribution & Habitat
Insectivore:
Red-eyed Tree Frogs eat a wide variety of invertebrates
An Army, A Colony or A Knot
Distribution:
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua & Panama
Habitat: Wetlands & Forest
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