Probably you’ve never seen such
breathtaking creatures on earth. Yeah, this is really transparent frogs! Known
to eat their own young! EEEK! The glass frogs
belong to amphibian family Centrolenidae (order Anura). Among the several strange
and captivating amphibians on our planet, very special are the Glass Frogs. While
the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green,
the abdominal skin of some members of this family is translucent. The internal
viscera, including the heart, liver, and gastrointestinal tract, are visible
through the skin The beautiful Glass frogs are a diverse family, ranging from
Mexico to Panama, through the Andes from Venezuela and the island of Tobago to
Bolivia, with some species in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, the Guiana,
and southeastern Brazil, and northern Argentina. As the global climate is
changing, some of the rain- and cloud forests where Glass Frogs live are
becoming too dry, making life difficult for the frogs. By watching the glass
frogs, scientists can learn what impact global warming has on these forests and
the astonishing species that inhabit them.
The Gross frogs are mostly live
in in trees along the river in forests and rainforests allows them to lay their
eggs on leaves hanging over the river. Hence,
at the time of eggs hatch, the tadpoles drop straight into the water. This wonderful
frog family has a transparent skin, letting you to view inside its small body, looks
as if they melt into the leaves and become one with them. Transparent animals
like these frogs are spectacular to see, however glassfrogs are mostly active
at night, which makes them very difficult to spot for predators. Conservationists
are especially interested in transparent frogs because they may be good
bioindicators. A bioindicator is a species that provides clues about the health
of the environment where it lives.
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