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In December 2020, an image supposedly showing a transparent frog circulated on social media: This is a genuine image of a transparent frog. The photograph was taken by Jaime Culebras of a species of glass frog at the Mashpi Reserve in Ecuador. Culebras identified the specific species as a Hyalinobatrachium valerioi in a September 2020 Instagram post: Culebras writes: While this is a genuine image of a transparent frog, this amphibian's organs are only visible when looking at the frog's underside. The image at the top of this article shows that another species of glass frog, Hyalinobatrachium yaku, looks more or less like a normal frog from other angles. In May 2020, a team of researchers determined that this frog's translucent skin likely helps it stay hidden from predators. James Barnett, a frog researcher at McMaster University, said: Here's a video of various species of glass frogs from Wired:
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