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The Milky Tree frog at Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo :
May 26, 2013
From Tadpole to Froglet: An Amazing Transformation

Milky Tree Frog_Froglet Stage1

On March 12, an amazing transformation took place at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo: a Milky Tree Frog tadpole became a froglet, one more important stage on its journey to becoming an adult Frog. The metamorphosis from tadpole to juvenile took about three weeks to complete.

Milky Tree Frog_Froglet Stage2

Milky Tree Frog_Adult Stage1

Milky Tree Frog_Adult Stage2
Photo Credit: Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Milky Tree Frogs are also known as Amazon Milk Frogs, Mission Golden-Eyed Tree Frogs or Blue Milk Frogs. They inhabit tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin, and dwell entirely in the forest canopy. This is not all that unusual, except most Tree Frogs are rather small. The Milky Tree Frog, however, grows up to four inches (10 cm) long – big enough to dine on pinky mice at the zoo.

The “milk” in this Frog’s name comes from the poisonous, milk-colored fluid they secrete when stressed. The photos above show the froglet (top two photos) and adult (bottom two photos).
Source : Zooborns
 
Does anyone know the species/name of the tiger that had been transferred to the Omaha Zoo but had been rather shy, coming out to grab food but then retreating?
 
Just posted on Facebook, Rattlesnake Canyon will open in Desert Dome tomorrow.

Rattlesnake Canyon has taken the place of Hummingbird Canyon in the Desert Dome! Opening tomorrow, September 12, the canyon features the world's largest indoor rattlesnake exhibit.
The mine shaft-themed rattlesnake exhibit will display two species of rattlesnake: the western diamondback and black-tailed rattlesnake. There will be 12 rattlesnakes on display. Twenty more will be added over the next six months.
A variety of desert lizards will also be on display in the canyon.
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Photos show chuckwalla, whiptails, and some sort of iguana.
 
fkalltheway said:
Just posted on Facebook, Rattlesnake Canyon will open in Desert Dome tomorrow.



Photos show chuckwalla, whiptails, and some sort of iguana.
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This sounds promising. The hummingbird section of the dome was quite wretched. Rattlesnakes may be a much better fit.
 
DavidBrown said:
This sounds promising. The hummingbird section of the dome was quite wretched. Rattlesnakes may be a much better fit.
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Agreed, when I saw it, it was devoid of hummingbirds. The aviaries in that area didn't look particularly well suited for hummingbirds and viewing was difficult. They looked especially ill-suited to the quail that occupied those enclosures on my visit! Definitely seems a better use for the area.

Also, according to the photos, there are Blue Spiny Lizards (says Spiny-tailed but I think this is a typo), Common Chuckwalla, Sonoran Spotted and New Mexico Whiptails as well as some sort of Ctenosaura (if I had to guess I would suppose them to be of the ASDM hybrid strain).
 
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