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MILKY TREE-FROG Trachycephalus typhonius
A large and distinctive, if variable, tree-frog. This is the only tree-frog to emit a milky substance from the skin when molested, the "milk" drying to form a gooey "latex" which acts as a form of defence against predators - inhale too much of it and you may find yourself suffering some ill effects. The call is surprisingly loud, and was likened to a "short-circuiting car-horn" by one herpetologist!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPANF224PH) Adult lateral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Christoph Liedtke November 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPANF225PH) Dorsal view of same individual (Christoph Liedtke November 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPANF226PH) Adult lateral view, PN Defensores del Chaco (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPANF227PH) Dorsal view of same individual (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPANF228PH) Lateral view of brown adult, Fuerte Olimpo (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 6 - (FPANF365PH) Lateral view adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson May 2010).
FIGURE 7 - (FPANF366PH) Frontal view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson May 2010).
FIGURE 8 - (FPANF229PH) Juvenile, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Christoph Liedtke November 2008).
FIGURE 9 - (FPANF486PH) Adult male, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2011).
FIGURE 10 - (FPANF487PH) Adult male dorsal, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith October 2011).
FIGURE 11 - (FPANF488PH) Adult female, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith October 2011).
FIGURE 12 - (FPANF489PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith October 2011).
FIGURE 13 - (FPANF582PH) Adult male showing vocal sacs, Estancia Tacuati, Departamento Misiones (Paul Smith October 2011).
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Trachycephalus typhonius Click the link to hear the call.
1 (FPANF666RE) Song recorded PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2013).