Gliding Leaf Frog / Agalychnis spurrelli

Gliding Leaf Frogs are the largest members of their subfamily (Phyllomedusinae) in Costa Rica, with adults measuring between 67 and 95 millimeters. They are strictly canopy dwellers, which explains why they are so rarely encountered in their forest habitat. Their common name is derived from a very peculiar mode of locomotion they employ. When these frogs are in a hurry to get down to the ground or are fleeing from a predator, they will freefall from their treetop perch. As they fall, they will spread their