The red eyed tree frog lives in rain forests from central to south America. It's latin name translates to beautiful tree nymph which is appropriate due to its amazing colors and that it spends most of it's time in the forest canopy.
Red eyed tree frogs are not fussy eaters. If it fits in their mouth, they will heat it.
The red eyed tree frog has eyes that stand out from the crowd. These are useful in so many ways such as scaring would be predators. There's also a kind of gross side to their eyes too. Check out the vide.
The red eyed tadpole can hatch early if it senses danger. This is one of the most remarkable things to have discovered in the animal kingdome. Watch the red eyed tree frog video part 2 for more.
While the red eyed tree frog is itself a predator, it also has it's own enemies like snakes. Watch the video to discover how the frog outsmarts snakes and other predators.
The red eyed tree frog comes down for the tree tops to breed. Males are smaller than females and may ride on the female's back for 2-3 days waiting for her to lay her "clutch" which he will then inseminnate
The sticky pade on the red eye tree frog's feet allow it to climb on wet leaves and also to sleep on the underside of leaves which is a great way to hide from their enemies.
The red eyed tree frog can change it's green colour dependin on the mood and also the need to hide from it's enemies. It's main gree color can change from lime green to dark green to redish brown to blend in with the leaf or tree it is on.
Most of the time the red eyed tree frog lives on it's own. The excerption is during breeding season. We'd expect female and male to spend some time together then but males also do. However, this is over fights for mating territory and mating itself.
When the red eyed tree frog's tongue snaps back into it's mouth it does this with a high speed of 12 g forces. So not only is the insect stuck, but it arrives at it's destination pretty much blacked out and in no condition to fight it's way out.
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