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The population of Morelet's tree frogs are also being affected due to a disease called Chytridiomycosis, which is an infectious disease that kills amphibians. Chytridiomycosis and habitat destruction are projected to cause the population to decline over 80% in the next 10 years. In some regions, the frogs have gone extinct completely.
Crepuscular, a classification of animals that are active primarily during twilight, making them similar to nocturnal animals.; Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night.
Nyctimystes papua, Papua big-eyed tree frog; Nyctimystes perimetri, archipelago big-eyed tree frog; Nyctimystes persimilis, Milne big-eyed tree frog; Nyctimystes semipalmatus, Kokoda big-eyed tree frog; Nyctimystes trachydermis, Morobe big-eyed tree frog; Nyctimystes traunae; Nyctimystes tyleri; Nyctimystes zweifeli, Zweifel's big-eyed tree frog
Out of more than 700 species of tree frogs, 12 of them can be found in Belize. Unlike rain frogs, they have more bright colors such as orange, blue, red and yellow to warn predators that they are poisonous. Tree frogs, like their name, are most commonly found in trees. Despite their skinny legs, they are very good jumpers and climbers. [4]
Gracixalus gracilipes, commonly known as the Chapa bubble-nest frog, black eye-lidded small tree frog, yellow and black-spotted tree frog or slender-legged bush frog, is a species of shrub frog from northern Vietnam, southern China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong), and northwestern Thailand (and, presumably, also in adjacent Myanmar).
Agalychnis taylori, commonly known as the red-eyed tree frog or Taylor's leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It was originally described as a subspecies of Agalychnis callidryas in 1957. In 1967 it was synonymized with Agalychnis callidryas by Savage and Heyer.
Leptobrachium nigrops, also known as the black-eyed litter frog, is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Indonesia , Malaysia , and Singapore . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , subtropical or tropical swamps , and rivers .
The black-dotted tree frog (Litoria nigropunctata) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is found in New Guinea (both in the Indonesian part ( West Papua ) and in Papua New Guinea) and some adjacent islands, including Yapen , its type locality , and Gebe in the Maluku Islands . [ 2 ]