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YELLOW-BELLIED NARROW-MOUTHED FROG Elachistocleis bicolor
This little frog is as distinctive as he is weird-looking! Its a relatively common frog, though its nocturnal unobtrusive habitats mean that it is uncommonly encountered. It lives in seasonally-flooded grasslands and amongst the leaf litter of humid forest where it feeds mainly on termites. Eggs are laid in small pools and float on top of the water.
FIGURE 1 - Adult lateral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Jeni Oborn April 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2 - Adult lateral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Ted Faust May 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3 - Adult dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Ted Faust June 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 4 - Adult ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Ted Faust May 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).

Elachistocleis bicolor Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
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