Infrared reflectance in leaf-sitting neotropical frogs.
Two members of the glass-frog family Centrolenidae (Centrolenella fleischmanni, C. prosoblepon) and the hylid subfamily Phyllomedusinae (Agalychnis moreletii, Pachymedusa dacnicolor) reflect near-infrared light (700 to 900 nanometers) when examined by infrared color photography. Infrared reflectance may confer adaptive advantage to these arboreal frogs both in thermoregulation and infrared cryptic coloration.
D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000502:physiology*; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D007259:Infrared Rays; D011235:Predatory Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D012880:Skin Pigmentation