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Hyalinobatrachium dianae was discovered in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica.
(Courtesy of Brian Kubicki)
Rainforest Adventure Tree Frog
(Courtesy of Alvaro Cubero/Rainforest Adventures)
Red-eye tree frog
Photo by Daniel Feldman.

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