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Masked Tree Frog

Smilisca phaeota

Masked Tree Frog, reference photograph — Photograph · Alex Novarro · CC BY

Range: Found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Habitat: Subtropical or tropical dry and moist lowland forests, wetlands, rivers, ponds, canals and ditches, plantations, gardens, urban areas, and degraded former forests.
Diet: Adults eat invertebrates, especially arthropods.

Facts

Dark markings run from the nose back past the eye toward the ear, creating the frog’s mask. Because the pattern crosses the eye, it may help camouflage the frog from predators that locate prey by spotting open eyes.

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