WILDLIFE
Rainforest Amphibians
Some people find amphibians sluggish and slimy while
others find them active, beautiful and harmless. However
you feel about them personally, frogs and salamanders
provide a fascinating glimpse into our evolutionary
past; amphibians were the very first vertebrates to
live on land and still need water to reproduce. To adapt
to life on land with this limitation, they filled a
myriad of ecological niches such as streamsides, lagoons,
temporary ponds and even the wet forest floor or the
water-filled leaves of both arboreal and terrestrial
bromeliads. Today, amphibians are diverse and abundant
terrestrial vertebrates and are at peak biodiversity
in the lowland tropical rainforests. Walks at night
will enhance your opportunities to find these animals.
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