What
is it?
RETICULATEDGLASSFROG
Noprizesforguessinghow
glassfrogsgottheirname.Thin,
oxygen-breathingskinis,of
course,somethingsharedbyadult
amphibiansworldwide,butits
appearanceisfantasticallydiverse.
TheglassfrogsofCentraland
SouthAmericahavegoneforultra-
transparency.Theirbloodvessels,
digestivetractandotherorgans–
sometimeseventhebeating heart- areclearlyvisible.
Beingsee-throughprobably
helpsthesefrogsevadepredators,
aswhenlitfromabove,their
wholebodypicksupthecolourof
whateverleaftheyhappen to be
sittingon.Ben Hoare
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