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Photography

Gato Moteado

(9,970 posts) Mon Sep 11, 2023, 04:15 PM Sep 2023

AMAZING reticulated GLASS FROG male guarding several clutches of eggs on the underside of a leaf... [View all]

...overhanging a crystal clear spring fed stream on the caribbean slope of costa rica, in an amazing place called la selva verde. the 3rd photo is a different individual in a location a couple hundred meters away. the species is Hyalinobatrachium valerioi. ask me anything about the encounter or the photos.

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AMAZING reticulated GLASS FROG male guarding several clutches of eggs on the underside of a leaf... [View all] Gato Moteado Sep 2023 OP

No questions mercuryblues Sep 2023 #1

thank you Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #25

Fascinating...I wonder what he's guarding them Glorfindel Sep 2023 #2

i'm glad you asked..... Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #3

Dear Gato! Amazing photos showing life starting with these fragile eggs. Gorgeous shots! Thank you. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2023 #4

thanks, peg! Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #26

Beautiful once again. How can you tell this is a male? hlthe2b Sep 2023 #5

the males guard the eggs Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #6

I want to be you when I grow up. AndyS Sep 2023 #7

never grow up! Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #27

Fantastic pics! How long does it take the eggs to hatch? Does the male guarding the eggs have to diva77 Sep 2023 #8

depending on the species of glass frog..... Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #13

Ah, I get it! ShazzieB Sep 2023 #19

Hah! I like the way you explained it, Shazzie diva77 Sep 2023 #23

Oh my word. What fantastic images. Thank you so much for sharing. niyad Sep 2023 #9

well, thank you Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #28

WOW! What GREAT shots! Who knew? Certainly not me! calimary Sep 2023 #10

thank you.......in places with rich biodiversity, like costa rica... Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #29

Amazing!!!!!❤️💕 lucca18 Sep 2023 #11

thank you Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #30

Wow, he is s0 handsome! tavernier Sep 2023 #12

they call them glass frogs because their skin is transparent.... Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #17

I thought the same. tavernier Sep 2023 #18

It is the heart. tavernier Sep 2023 #20

Thank you for teaching us a little about tropical frogs WestMichRad Sep 2023 #14

thank you... Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #31

I love the little tadpoles Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #15

yes....i posted some close ups of red eyed tree frog embryos in the eggs.... Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #32

Wow, wonderful! Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #37

this is the second time in 2 days NJCher Sep 2023 #16

thank you.... Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #33

Amazing!! n/t Ms. Toad Sep 2023 #21

thank you. Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #34

Beautiul, Beautiful pictures people Sep 2023 #22

thank you...i get a lucky shot every now and then Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #35

so beautiful! mike_c Sep 2023 #24

thanks man.... Gato Moteado Sep 2023 #36