No, I am not kidding. This is the Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum, also called a glass or crystal frog because you can see through its transparent flesh (right down to its guts!).
And this is the Genus Bolitoglossa, nicknamed the 'ugly salamander'. It looks like ET!Conservation International (CI) scientists have come back with some startlingly vivid images of endangered and never-before-seen critters like these two from a whirlwind trip to the Nangaritza Protected Forest in Ecuador, near the Peruvian border.
Aren't they just so cool?
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woots. i got an email the other day featuring transparent butterflies. i don't know if they are real, but one thing's for sure - nature never ceases to amaze me!
yea from julia's email right? i have one of the pics as my wallpaper. haha. pretty stuff =)
Cute frog. I'd love to see the frog in real life. Then, we could learn about it's breathing mechanism without dissecting it. Lol xD
yes definitely CUTE! but..but..why are u thinking about bio of all things? =/
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