Identification:
Small treefrog, rather flattened so it can
squeeze into small tree crevices; dark brown head and back;thighs strongly barred with green and black; rough, warted skin; long snout; hands not webbed;to 5 cm (2 in). (Ranita de Boulenger).
Habitat:
Low and some middle elevation forests, Pacific and Caribbean slopes; found on small trees, bromeliad epiphytes, understory shrubs, or near ponds.
Found in the following Parks:
Braulio Carrillo National Park.
Carara National Park.
Cahuita National Park.
Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge.
Corcovado National Park.
La Selva Biological Reserve.
Manuel Antonio National Park.
Palo Verde National Park.
Santa Rosa Nacional Park.
Tortuguero National Park.
Robert & Catherine Wilson Botanical Garden.
If you want to read about Eco-Tourism, Ecology, Behavior, Breeding and more of Costa Ricas' Fauna, we recommend to buy the Travelers' Wildlife Guide of Costa Rica by Les Beletzky (or Belesky) with beautiful illustrations by Davis Dennis. This priceless guide is our constant companion, when we travel around Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.
To buy the complete book visit Interlink Books
The team of FlamingoLink, S.A. wishes you the best of times in our little paradise called Costa Rica.
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