Costa Rican flying tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli).
Costa Rican flying tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli).
Also spelled:
treefrog
Also called:
tree toad
Related Topics:
frog
glass frog
Hyperoliidae
Rhacophoridae
tree frog

tree frog, any of more than 800 species of typically arboreal frog occurring on all continents except Antarctica and belonging to one of several families of the order Anura. Of these, the hylid, or “true,” tree frogs from the family Hylidae are the most numerous. Hylids are usually slender, less than 10 cm (4 inches) in length, and long-legged, and they possess enlarged adhesive disks on the tips of the fingers and toes that aid in climbing. They often possess jewel-like eyes that glint with flecks of gold or copper. Their lustrous skin varies widely in colour and commonly has ...(100 of 397 words)