red-eyed tree frog. Jaymi Heimbuch Red-eyed tree frogs spend most of their time trying to blend in. During they day, they stay tucked in the undersides of leaves, trying to catch some sleep.

Red-eyed tree frogs are not endangered. But their habitat is shrinking at an alarming rate, and their highly recognizable image is often used to promote the cause of saving the world's rain forests.

Hoppy Friday, everyone! The red-eyed tree frog has become a Costa Rican icon as a result of its ubiquity and beauty. They are nocturnal, so your best chance to spot one is after the sun sets — if you ...

Seeing Red While the bright coloration of this red-eyed tree frog doesn’t make the amphibious creature see red, it does provide an eye-catching display for humans who glimpse it in its rainforest ...

If you’re eager to catch a glimpse of this famous amphibian, the best time to do so is after sunset. Being nocturnal, red-eyed tree frogs are most active at night, making a nighttime rainforest walk ...

Red-eyed tree frog. Photo by Rhett Butler. In recognition of Amphibian Ark winning mongabay.com’s 2011 conservation award, our pictures of the day this week will focus on amphibians.

Maybe that’s why the red-eyed tree frog has gotten famous, with its picture on so many calendars, I suggest—they’re easier to photograph than other frogs. She corrects me: “They’re cuter.” ...

Eungella whirring tree frogs live in upland rainforest at elevations of at least 2,800 feet, the study said. They are often found sitting on the ground near “slow-flowing” creeks and streams ...

They look cuddly, but red-eyed treefrogs have a secret dark side. When Michael Caldwell, Smithsonian postdoctoral fellow, filmed the frogs under infrared light he saw a curious behavior: they ...

It’s uncertain what will happen to Cha! Cha!, the 27-foot-long red-eyed frog perched atop the Rainforest Cafe at the corner of Ohio and Clark streets in Chicago, which has closed.

The team collected over 130 of these Ecuadorian tree frogs by combing museum archives, searching the rainforest and raising some eggs in captivity, the study said. A pattern began to emerge.