These harlequin frogs, listed critically endangered by IUCN, were fairly abundant on a path in the A.C.R. Cordillera Escalera during the day. Since they only live around the upper ro Huallaga valley, where many suitable habitats have been destroyed, these beautiful frogs are fighting extinction.
Subject: Live Animal | Type: Photo | Life Stages And Gender: Adult/Sexually Mature | Anatomy: Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic | Anatomy: Body Parts :: Eyes
Duttaphrynus crocusDuttaphrynus crocus paratype. Female. CAS 220193.Wogan, Win, Thin, Lwin, Shein, Kyi & Tun, 2003 : A new species of Bufo (Anura: Bufonidae) from Myanmar (Burma), and redescription of the little-known species Bufo stuarti Smith 1929. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 54(7):141-153from Biodiversity Heritage Library