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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.
The name ruberoculatus comes from the Latin words ruber for "red" and oculatus for "having eyes." [3]The red-eyed snouted tree frog is distinguishable from other frogs Scinax by its small size: The adult male frog measures 22.6–25.9 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 25.4–27.5 mm.
Red-eyed tree frog embryos use natural day and night light cycles as a signal for when to hatch, and tend to hatch just after nightfall. [27] Red-eyed tree frog eggs may hatch early (exhibiting phenotypic plasticity) when a change in the environment signals a danger to their survival. [28] Dragonflies, fish, and water beetles prey on the tadpoles.
Red-eyed tree frog: Mexico, through Central America, to Colombia Agalychnis dacnicolor (Cope, 1864) Mexican leaf frog: Mexico Agalychnis danieli (Ruiz-Carranza, Hernández-Camacho, and Rueda-Almonacid, 1988) Antioquia leaf frog: Colombia Agalychnis hulli (Duellman and Mendelson, 1995) Cat-eyed frog: North-eastern Peru, possibly in nearby Ecuador
Morelet's tree frog are abundant within its range and are kept as pets internationally. Industry and agriculture are thought to be the main causes of lowland montane forest destruction. 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.
The red-eyed tree frog is a uniform bright green above, occasionally with yellow spots, and bright yellow on the underside. The front sides of the arms and legs are green, while the underside is yellow or white. The thighs may be blue/purple to blue/black in colour in adults.
The northern cat eye is primarily arboreal and entirely nocturnal. At night, it hunts for frogs and their eggs and tadpoles; it is particularly known for feeding on those of the red-eyed tree frog. [2] [4] It swallows eggs, tadpoles, and small frogs alive but kills larger frogs with mild venom from its enlarged, grooved rear fangs. [5]
Leptopelis macrotis, sometimes called the big-eyed forest tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is found in the rainforests of Sierra Leone , southern Guinea , Liberia , Ivory Coast , and southern Ghana .