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Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus), family Bufonidae, Arizona, USA

photograph by Casey Perkins

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Beverley enjoys her Tweezer Cricket! Trevor still says NO!

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A fried eggs worm (Archipheretima middletoni) in Aurora, the Philippines

by Chien C. Lee

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Sambava Tomato Frog (Dyscophus guineti), family Microhylidae, found in central Madagascar

photograph by Josh's Frogs

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Giant or Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii), family Hylidae, found in central South America

photograph by Nattattackss (@nattattackss)

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Caterpillar of Saturniidae Moth

by Marco Fisher

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This is the Malayan Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta), a true master of disguise! Its jagged “horns” and leaf-like body make it nearly invisible on the rainforest floor of Southeast Asia, fooling both predators and prey.

Fun Fact: It doesn’t just look like a leaf—it even stays motionless for hours to perfect the illusion!

📷: Unknown

credit: 1 Minute Animals

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A new species of harlequin toad (Bufonidae: Atelopus) from Amazonian Ecuador

Plewnia, Amadeus Terán-Valdez, Andrea Culebras, Jaime Boistel, Renaud Paluh, Daniel J. Quezada Riera, Amanda B. Heine, Christopher H. Reyes-Puig, Juan P. Salazar-Valenzuela, David Guayasamin, Juan M. Lötters, Stefan

ABSTRACT

For nearly four decades, harlequin toads, genus Atelopus, have suffered unparalleled population declines. While this also results in limited understanding of alphataxonomic relationships, these toads face an urgent need for advances in systematics to inform conserva­tion efforts. However, high intraspecific variation and cryptic diversity have hindered a comprehensive understanding of Atelopus diversity. This is particularly exemplified among Amazonian populations related to A. spumarius, where decades of taxonomic work have not been able yet to unravel relationships between the many forms, while the names coined so far have led to taxonomic confusion leaving numer­ous lineages unnamed. A recent comprehensive phylogenetic study has revealed new insights into the systematics of harlequin toads with an emphasis on Amazonian forms, identifying several unnamed lineages. We here describe one of these evolutionary lineages as a new species, restricted to the Ecuadorian Amazon basin, in an integrative taxonomic approach using molecular, morphological, bioacoustic and larval information. With this, we contribute to a better understanding of Atelopus diversity as the baseline of conservation action.

Read the paper here:

A new species of harlequin toad (Bufonidae: Atelopus) from Amazonian Ecuador

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Day 198

One Singular Angelic Note

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Kensa Hung (Chinese, 1993) - Synchronised Swimming (2020)

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Lichen Marked Noctuid Moth (Pansemna beryllodes), family Noctuidae, NSW, Australia

photographs by David Fischer

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Dotted Poison Frogs (Andinobates dorisswansonae), family Dendrobatidae, endemic to cloud forests in Tolima, Colombia

photos: Juank Gonzalez & Mauricio Rivera Correa

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Chantaburi Bug-eyed Frog aka Warty Tree Frog (Theloderma stellatum), family Rhacophoridae, Thailand

This frog employs bird poop mimicry to avoid or deter predators.

photograph by Xavier Rufray