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North AmericaLeast concern

Red-eyed tree frog

Agalychnis callidryas

A green tree frog with bright red eyes, blue sides and orange feet.

Weight
About 10 g
Size
Up to 7 cm long
Lifespan
About 5 years
Top speed
Great climber and jumper
Diet
Insects

How heavy is that?

So light that a 40 kg kid weighs as much as 4,000 of them

Where it lives

Three things to know

  1. It sleeps by day with its eyes shut and its colours hidden.
  2. If disturbed, it flashes its red eyes to startle the predator.
  3. It lays its eggs on leaves above water, and the tadpoles drop in.
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Compare with…

Weight
Red-eyed tree frog10 g
A 10-year-old kid40 kg
The kid weighs about 4,000× as much as the red-eyed tree frog
Size
Red-eyed tree frog7 cm
A 10-year-old kid1.4 m
The kid is about 20× as big as the red-eyed tree frog
Top speed
Red-eyed tree frog—
A 10-year-old kid20 km/h
Too slow to time
Lifespan
Red-eyed tree frog5 yrs
A 10-year-old kid80 yrs
The kid can live about 16× as long as the red-eyed tree frog

Food chain

  1. LeavesProducer
  2. Insects
  3. Red-eyed tree frogThis animal
  4. Snakes