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Mountain chicken

An experimental shot with a tripod. RotRA, Chester, 12th Jan 2013.
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DavidBrown
It is a great picture of the frog. I was curious why they are called "chickens". If Wikipedia is to be believed it is because they are used like chickens for food within their Caribbean range.
 
Chlidonias
DavidBrown said:
It is a great picture of the frog. I was curious why they are called "chickens". If Wikipedia is to be believed it is because they are used like chickens for food within their Caribbean range.
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that is correct. They are named due to their edibility.
 

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