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Gato Moteado

(9,970 posts) Fri Sep 15, 2023, 08:23 AM Sep 2023

AMAZING MASKED TREE FROG....close-up like you've never seen before....green phase which is rare...

...on my property.....the common morph here seems to be the brown morph. i was so happy to see not one, but two, of these green morph Smilisca phaeota hiding in the automatic watering tank in my large dog run.

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AMAZING MASKED TREE FROG....close-up like you've never seen before....green phase which is rare... (Original Post) Gato Moteado Sep 2023 OP

I love your amphibian (and reptile) world. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #1

hey.....don't forget the monkeys and birds!!!! Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #4

Oh, heavens, I'd never do that! hlthe2b Sep 2023 #7

Amazing! 2naSalit Sep 2023 #2

these are fairly large tree frogs Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #3

Okay. 2naSalit Sep 2023 #5

Your pictures show a great appreciation for nature RainCaster Sep 2023 #6

these are beautiful! mike_c Sep 2023 #8

hlthe2b

(107,530 posts)

1. I love your amphibian (and reptile) world.

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Fri Sep 15, 2023, 08:26 AM

Sep 2023

Good on you for appreciating what surrounds you.

Gato Moteado

(9,970 posts)

4. hey.....don't forget the monkeys and birds!!!!

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 15, 2023, 08:35 AM

Sep 2023

thanks for always viewing. reach out if you make it down here.

hlthe2b

(107,530 posts)

7. Oh, heavens, I'd never do that!

Reply to Gato Moteado (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 15, 2023, 09:10 AM

Sep 2023

Gorgeous!

2naSalit

(94,641 posts)

2. Amazing!

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Fri Sep 15, 2023, 08:28 AM

Sep 2023

How big is it? I'm guessing it's tiny.

Gato Moteado

(9,970 posts)

3. these are fairly large tree frogs

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 15, 2023, 08:32 AM

Sep 2023

not the largest, but significantly larger than what you think of as tree frog sized

2naSalit

(94,641 posts)

5. Okay.

Reply to Gato Moteado (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 15, 2023, 08:56 AM

Sep 2023

Thanks. I did notice the scar on the branch which made me wonder about the size. Thanks for the descriptions they are very informative.

Beautiful photos.