Splendid Leaf Frog: Frog Haven, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, December 2024 — Not your typical Costa Rican Leaf Frog shot…which are generally the Red-Eyed Tree Frog. The Splendid Leaf Frog is more rare, especially this far north in Costa Rica. It is much more common in Columbia and Ecuador. Frog Haven have installed a water barrel with in which they soak branches of a local toxic plant, to create an environment in which only the tadpoles of Splendid Leaf Frog can thrive. After a long absence they are coming back to the area. This is a juvenal male. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di3 at 162mm equivalent. My Ulanzi photo led flashlight. Program mode with my macro modifications. ISO 12800 @ f16 @ 1/25. -1.7EV