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Color-changing Frog - Rhacophorus penanorum
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Color-changing Frog - Rhacophorus penanorum


Color-changing Frog
Credit: © Stefan Hertwig

Called Rhacophorus penanorum, this tiny frog species, whose males grow to just 1.4 inches (3.5 centimeters), was discovered in Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, in the Heart of Borneo. Also called the Mulu flying frog, the amphibian has a small pointed snout and is unusual in that the species has bright green skin at night but changes color to display a brown hue during the day. Its eyes follow suit to change color as well. And while the minute animal may not fly with the birds, it uses its webbed feet and aerodynamic flaps of skin on the arms and legs to glide from tree to tree.

Source: Bizarre Frogs, Lizards, and Salamanders - http://www.livescience.com/12786-bizarre-frogs-lizards-salamanders.html

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