Herpetofauna: One Life's List

Physalaemus petersi
Painted Forest Toadlet

Depto Loreto, Peru
January 14, 2011

Our guides call these diminutive creatures "sapo pintada", or painted toad.  They are actually small frogs (family Strabomantidae) that look like toads or, when they're sitting up, a small pile of poop.