Red-eyed Tree Frogs

Red-eyed Tree Frogs

Red-eyed Tree Frogs
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.38

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		accentuate, attention-grabbing, callidryas, composure, disruption, full-force, neon, red-eyed, slit-like, defensive, excruciating, metamorphosis, underside, pupils, top-notch, survival
	content words:		Beauty Pageant, Central America, South America

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Red-eyed Tree Frogs

¹     Red-eyed tree frogs (scientific name: Agalychnis callidryas) are top-notch designers. They love to mix and match bright, contrasting colors. To demonstrate their bold taste and forward sense of fashion, they apply their best piece of work to themselves.

²     First of all, they color their backs neon green with occasional splashes of blue and yellow markings. Next, they paint blue and cream stripes on their flanks. Then, they coat their bellies yellowish white and their feet red or orange. Finally, they accentuate the overall design with their large, red eyes and slit-like black pupils. The end result is astonishing. Red-eyed tree frogs are so colorful and lively that they could easily win the Beauty Pageant of Frogs if such an event were ever held!

³     Aside from making an attention-grabbing fashion statement, red-eyed tree frogs have many other practical uses for their distinctive outfits. During the day, they rest on tree leaves and try to cover any part of their bodies that may give their presence away. Hence, they fold their limbs by their sides to cover the stripes. They also keep their eyes closed. By doing so, the only color their figures reveal is green. They blend in perfectly with the leaves they are sitting on as well as the lush environment they are in.

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