red-eyed tree frog

Colorful jungle hopper

A red-eyed tree frog is a small Central American frog known for its vivid coloring—bright green body, blue-and-yellow striped sides, orange feet, and distinctive red eyes.

The startling eye color is thought to startle predators, giving the frog time to escape.

They're nocturnal and spend most of their lives in rainforest canopy.

Related

vibrant · amphibian · nocturnal · night vision · canopy · lime green · climbing · sticky · webbed feet · webbed · croaking · pond · lily pad · tropical · humid · camouflage · vivid · terrarium

Opposites
warning coloration function

red-eyed tree frogpoison dart frog

Toxic, brightly colored amphibian

poison arrow frog · coral snake · monarch butterfly · fire salamander · box jellyfish

habitat/locomotion

red-eyed tree frogmudpuppy

Permanently aquatic salamander

bullfrog · hellbender · cane toad

camouflage strategy

red-eyed tree frogstick insect

Branch-mimicking bug

flounder · cuttlefish

Family

red, tree, frog, redder, reddest, redly, redness, redden, reddened

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G