In some parts of the world, the arrival of spring is announced by the guttural chorus of tree frogs. As their name suggests, these frogs spend most of their lives in trees. They tend to be small and slender since their weight must be supported by branches and twigs in their habitats. They can be recognised by the sticky discs on the tips of their fingers and toes, which help them cling to surfaces. There are over 8,000 species of tree frogs, typically found in Central America, Europe and Australia. The American green tree frog is the official state amphibian of both Louisiana and Georgia. A fascinating fact about frogs is that they have three eyelids; the third helps them hide, hibernate and sleep.
Tree frog on leaf
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
-
Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, USA
-
Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
-
Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
-
Spot-billed toucanet, Brazil
-
Glenariff Forest Park, County Antrim, Ireland
-
Common raven
-
Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California, USA
-
Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
-
Koala sleeping in a eucalyptus tree
-
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
-
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA
-
Red-crowned crane
-
Leucistic Annas hummingbird
-
Whooper swans
-
Cachoeira da Fumacinha, Bahia, Brazil
-
Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
-
White trilliums in Ontario, Canada
-
Bohemian waxwings
-
Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, USA
-
Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
-
Splügen Pass, Switzerland
-
Brown-throated three-toed sloth
-
The Pragser Wildsee in the Dolomites, Italy
-
Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
-
Dardagna waterfalls, Bologna, Italy
-
Sunrise at a vineyard in Bordeaux, France
-
Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
-
Giant anteater
-
Burchells zebras