Peacock Tree Frog. (Leptopelis vermiculatus) Leptopelis vermiculatus is found in areas of
Peacock Tree Frog. (Leptopelis vermiculatus) Leptopelis vermiculatus is found in areas of forest in Tanzania, at altitudes of 900-1800m. It can also be called the big-eyed tree frog, but this can refer to another species of frog* - so I’d steer clear of using the name, just to be safe… The peacock tree frog has two very distinct (both equally awesome) colour phases; The first is bright green, with scattered black specks on its back. It also has this super funky black, white, and blue marbling on its sides. The second phase is brown with a cool as heck triangle shape on the back. They get their name (yes, the one you shouldn’t really use) from how insanely large their eyes are in comparison to their body - just incase you somehow hadn’t noticed. The peacock tree frog is classified as vulnerable on the 2004 IUCN red list; it’s main threat being the pet industry. *It’s literally a completely different frog guys, it’s not even close. Ugh. People are annoying. Image: Jermoe Gublin Image: Loïc Denès -- source link
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