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LESSER CHINI FROG Chacophrys pierottii CHACO
This little frog of the Chaco is a voracious predator of other frogs. He knows how to defend himself too! Molest him enough and he will inflate his spherical body like a balloon, designed to make him look much bigger than he is, and launch mock biting attacks at you. Don´t be alarmed though, he isn´t capable of causing you any injury.
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Gallery 1 Green individuals
FIGURE 1a - (FPANF483PH) Adult, Filadelfia, Departamento Boquerón (Norman Scott February 2010).
FIGURE 1b - (FPANF483PH) Same individual as (FPANF483PH) (Norman Scott February 2010).
FIGURE 1c - (FPANF483PH) Same individual as (FPANF483PH) dorsal (Norman Scott February 2010).
FIGURE 1d - (FPANF31PH) Adult, location unknown (José Luis Cartes undated).
FIGURE 1e - (FPANF32PH) Same individual (José Luis Cartes undated).
FIGURE 1f - (FPANF33PH) Adult in defensive posture, Jesudi, Departamento Boquerón (Rebecca Zarza January 2004).
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Gallery 2 Brown individuals
FIGURE 2a - (FPANF617PH) Brown adult, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 2b - (FPANF618PH) Same individual as (FPANF617PH) inflating (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 2c - (FPANF619PH) Same individual as (FPANF617PH) ventral (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 2d - (FPANF620PH) Same individual as (FPANF617PH) flash colours (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 2e - (FPANF621PH) Same individual as (FPANF617PH) forefoot (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 2f - (FPANF622PH) Same individual as (FPANF617PH) hindfoot (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 2g - (FPANF623PH) Brown adult inflated, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 2h - (FPANF624PH) Same individual as (FPANF623PH) dorsal (Paul Smith October 2013).
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