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Hypsiboas rufitela
We found this beautiful tree frog calling from a meter off the ground, perched on a leaf near a temporary pond in a road cut deep in the Costa Rican rainforest.
The unusual thing about this sighting is that this frog is considered a lowland species but we found it in premontane forest, around 900m in elevation. Researchers familiar with this area tell me that they have been seeing this frog more often, though infrequently at this elevation since 2011. It was found at the Rara Avis Rainforest Lodge and reserve. I also found it on my Mom's birthday!
Spotted on Jun 5, 2013
Submitted on Jun 17, 2013
31 Comments (1–25)
wow~!
Gracias a todos!
Congrats Steve!
Splendid! How gorgeous!
Awesome sighting! Congratulations SteveWaldron!
Congratulations Steve! Your frog is awsome. Well done on your deserved SOTD :)
Congratulations Steve on this very colorful SOTD!
congrats, steve, i knew this would win an award!
Congratulations !!
congratulations on this brilliant SOTD Steve, interesting about the frog being at that elevation and nice for you to find it on your Moms Birthday too!
Beautiful colors on that frog. Congrats!
Awesome capture !
Congratulations great spot !
If you would like to discover beautiful rainforest wildlife like this frog, for yourself. I highly recommend the Rara Avis Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica. http://www.rara-avis.com. That is where I made this photo.
Wow! This is a great honor. Thank you all!
- Ribbit!
Lovely! Congrats!
Congratulations !!
Congrats Steve!
pretty spotting!
Congratulations on this lovely SotD !
Congrats on spotting of the day, love this frog :)
Great picture, I found one of this in Tortuguero : http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/126...
This frog has Green bones... I love it.
Congratulations Steve, your colorful scarlet-webbed tree frog has been chosen spotting of the day!
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Awesome shot & find. It's always cool when you see something out of the ordinary. I've heard a lot of great things about the wildlife and scenery in Costa Rica - Hopefully I get down there one day.
Great capture!