BBC Wildlife - UK 2020-07)

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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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