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Pic of the Day: Hopping into the weekend

Alejandro Zúñiga
By Alejandro Zúñiga
A frog on a branch in Bijagua de Upala, Costa Rica.
Alejandro Zúñiga / The Tico Times

Happy weekend from all of us at The Tico Times!

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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