Interesting Creatures

Exploring Frogs With Transparent Skin

They’re called glass frogs and you can see their insides right through their skin!

Taken from Figure 3 in the article by Guayasamin. Left is a top-down (dorsal) view of a male and right is a bottom-up (ventral) view of a female.

I’m a big fan of frogs and toads. I have toad and frog tchotchkes scattered throughout my home. When I was just a little tyke, we lived in a suburb that had a pond at the end of our street. A little…