Amphibian

The tomato frog

Dyscophus guineti

The tomato frog, Dyscophus guineti, is an amphibian from the Microhylidae family and lives in the primary forests of Madagascar.

Anecdote

If it feels threatened, the tomato frog inflates its body and displays its colour, brighter in females. Its skin secretes a toxin which is not dangerous but irritating and sticky, and which sticks to the teeth of any predators attempting to catch it.

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