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The mustachioed frog.

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Bright eyed frog (Boophis albilabris)

White-lipped bright eyed frog (Boophis albilabris)

Cute Frog of the Week: August 1, 2011

This red-eyed frog looks like it should be in a “got milk?” advertisement with its identifying white line above its upper lip, much like a milk mustache. While the white-lipped bright eyed frog (Boophis albilabris) may not be mighty in size at 3 inches long, it is fairly large in numbers. It is common in its home range of Madagascar where it generally lives near freshwater streams in rainforests.

Males call from their perches in trees above the streams to attract females during the breeding season. The breeding season is a frenzy of egg-laying activity. The bright-eyed frog can easily lay up to 400 eggs in a stream—or even in a trickle of water! Although IUCN considers this species to be of least concern, habitat loss and fragmentation are contributing to a population decline.

Photo by Gonçalo M. Rosa via ARKive.

Every week the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project posts a new photo of a cute frog from anywhere in the world with an interesting, fun and unique story to tell. Be sure to check back every Monday for the latest addition.

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Bright-eyed beauty.

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Bright-eyed frog (Boophis calcaratus)

Bright-eyed frog (Boophis calcaratus)

Cute Frog of the Week: July 11, 2011

The quiet that falls over forests in eastern Madagascar with the arrival of night is interrupted by the bright-eyed frog (Boophis calcaratus). This tiny nocturnal frog sounds its calls from its perch in the branches on the outskirts of forests and degraded rainforests. Not all of their time is spent hanging around in the trees, however. They can also be found on the ground, usually near pools of freshwater.

Since this frog is most active from sunset to sunrise, it can be difficult to see with its brown spots and banding. A little light would illuminate how the frog got its name: its eyes. Its large pupils are surrounded by vivid irises. Scientists are not sure why the frogs have such colorful blue-green irises, but they do know that frog species within the Boophis genus can be identified by their eye color, in addition to their calls.

Photo by Gonçalo M. Rosa via ARKive.

Every week the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project posts a new photo of a cute frog from anywhere in the world with an interesting, fun and unique story to tell. Be sure to check back every Monday for the latest addition.

Send us your own cute frogs by uploading your photos here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/cutefrogoftheweek/