Rana palmipes. Mating male (smaller) and female frogs of the species Rana palmipes - the only true frog (family Raninae) native to the Amazon rainfore

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Rana palmipes. Mating male (smaller) and female frogs of the species Rana palmipes - the only true frog (family Raninae) native to the Amazon rainforest. True frogs are distinguished from their relatives by a bony sternum and tapering fingers without discs or pads. Photographed in Ecuador.

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Photo credit: © DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: amphibian, animal, fauna, frog, frogs, mating, nature, palmipes, rainforest, rana, wildlife, zoology