Tomato frog  (Dyscophus antongilii)

Description

Tomato frogs live up to their name by possessing a vibrant, orange-red colour (2). Females are much larger than males and have brighter tones of red or orange on their back, with a pale undersurface (4); some individuals also have black spots on the throat (2). It is thought that the brilliant colours act as a warning to potential predators that these frogs are toxic (5); a white substance secreted from the skin acts as a glue to deter predators (such as colubrid snakes) and can produce an allergic reaction in humans (2) (4).

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