THE BLUE-SIDED TREE

FROG
 Details of the Frog.
 Scientific Name: Agalychnis Annae.
 Common Name: Blue-sided Tree Frog.
 Family: Hylidae.
 Class: Amphibia.
 Order: Anura.
 Kingdom: Animalia.
 Year Assessed: 2008.
 Habitat
 It’s Native to Costa
Rica.
 The species prefers
moist wet
rainforests.
 Is a nocturnal frog.
 Features
Golden Eyes

Green body

Suction toes

Pink underside

Blue Strip
  The tree frog is bright green
Features with a strip of blue running
down its side.
 The frog also has a pinkish
underbelly and a bluey green
back.
 The frog has suction toes on
the end of its feet;
consequently these suction
toes help it to jump easily
from leaf to leaf and branch to
branch.
 Why is it classified as Endangered.
 The population size has decreased by over 50%
since the 90’s.
 The causes of the decrease in population may not
be reversible.
 Introduced pathogens, parasites or pollutants are
affecting the frogs.
 Why is it Endangered?
 Chytridiomycosis (chytrid
fungus) infects the frogs
and kills them.
 Xiphophorus hellerii
(swordtail fish) eats the
frogs larvae.
 People catch the frogs to
keep as pets.
Why is it Endangered!
 Pollution is both good and bad.
 When the pollution is around
the chytrid fungus disease can
not survive.
 But the frog must then deal with
the effects of pollution.
 Global Warming affects the
habitats of the frog.
Helping Out.  Stopping the pollution
could bring the fungus
disease back and kill more
frogs.
 Detailed research needs to
be done to determine what
will happen to the frogs
when the pollution is
gone.
 Helping Out
 As of yet there is no captive breeding program.
 In the future one should be set up.
 This will help gradually bring the number of
frogs back up.
 What can we do?
 Try to reduce emissions, to
prevent global warming further
developing.
 Let people know about the
current situation of the frog.
 Make the world aware.
 Bibliography: Photos
 8/10/10 - It’s a Wildlife, frogs of Costa Rica:
http://www.itsawildlife.com.au/index.php?page=Fro
gs-of-Costa-Rica

 12/10/10 - Dan Suzio: http://www.dansuzio.com/

 8/10/10 –Arkive:
http://www.arkive.org/blue-sided-tree-frog/agalychni
s-annae/images.html
 Bibliography: Information
 8/10/10 - Iucn Red List:
http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/55288/0
 12/10/10 - Untamed Science:
http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/animals/chordates/amphibia
ns/frogs/tree-frogs/agalychnis/blue-sided-tree-frog

 17/10/10 - Animal planet:

http://animal.discovery.com/guides/endangered/amphibians/bluesided-tree
-frog.html

 12/10/10- Amphibaweb:
http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Agalychnis&wh
ere-species=annae