
Four-eyed Frog
Pleurodema bibroni
Pleurodema bibroni is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. Its common name is four-eyed frog, although this name can also refer to the Pleurodema genus in general. The common name refers to two inguinal poison glands that resemble eyes. When threatened, the frog lowers its head and raises its rear. When the frog adopts this posture the poison glands are also raised toward the predator. The predator may also confuse the frog's raised posterior...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 23211.