Description: English: Waxy Tree Frog Phyllomedusa sauvagii at the Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxfordshire, England. Français : Phyllomedusa sauvagii , une rainette arboricole d'Amérique du sud. Photo prise dans le Cotswold Wildlife Park, à Burford, en Angleterre (Royaume-Uni). Date: June 2006. Source: Own work. Author: Adrian Pingstone. Permission (Reusing this file): Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in June 2006 and placed in the public domain. Camera location 51° 46′ 22.8″ N, 1° 39′ 21.6″ W: View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 51.773000; -1.656000. : Valued image This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Phyllomedusa sauvagii. You can see its nomination here.
Description: South American monkey frogs climb through trees with grasping feet. The waxy monkey frog is unusual in its preference for hot, dry conditions. By recycling water in its kidneys, the frog is able to avoid expelling precious moisture in the form of urine. It also gives itself a rubdown with a waxy secretion to limit water loss through the skin. The frogs hunt at night when the air temperature and the rate of water loss are lower. Date: 22 March 2008, 08:01. Source: Waxy Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii) Uploaded by Magnus Manske. Author: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA.