JIMI TREE-FROG Dendropsophus jimi
The little Dendropsophus tree frogs can be a real headache when it comes to identification. Typically they adopt a pale yellowish or orange colour when calling at night that can render them all very similar as you stand knee-deep in water trying to get a good look without losing your balance and scaring him away. Fortunately this species has a distinctive call "jimi-jimi-jimi...." that gives the game away. If in doubt catch him, place him in a jar with some water, and by morning he will have changed into this handsome green and black frog that is much more recognisable.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPANF53PH) Adult lateral view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith February 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPANF54PH) Same individual (Paul Smith February 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPANF55PH) Same individual dorsal view (Paul Smith February 2010).
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