toadschooled:These are the kind of snouts legends are made of- the profound protrusions of the duck-
toadschooled:These are the kind of snouts legends are made of- the profound protrusions of the duck-bill hylid frog [also known as the Mexican shovel-headed tree frog; Diaglena spatulata; synonymous withTriprion spatulatus]. So what are their “bills” used for? The verdict’s still out, but it these frogs have been sighted on multiple occasions backing into holes in trees to hide, and using their heads to “plug” the entrance and conceal themselves- proving useful in this application at least. These frogs can be found from the Pacific coast of Mexico to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. They’re listed as “least concern” on the IUCN Red List. Images by Jorge Armín Escalante Pasos and Cheryl Harleston of iNaturalist.org. -- source link
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