Chrysophlyctis

/ˌkrɪsoʊˈflɪktɪs/ noun

Definition

A genus of golden or yellow-colored frogs found in tropical regions, particularly Australia and South America.

Etymology

From Greek 'chrysos' (gold) and 'phyllis' or 'phylox' (leaf or blister). The name refers to the frogs' golden coloration and their warty or bumpy skin texture.

Kelly Says

Some chrysophlyctis frogs (waxy tree frogs) are shockingly bright yellow as a warning—they produce toxic skin secretions, and their color basically advertises 'don't eat me, I'm poisonous!' to predators!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሪሶፊላይት
kri-so-fi-lai-t
ARالعربية
اللؤلؤ الأخضر
al-lu'lu' al-akhdar
BNবাংলা
ক্রাইসোফাইলাইট
kroy-so-fi-lai-it
CACatalà
crisofileInfo
kris-o-fi-li-te
CSČeština
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
DADansk
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
DEDeutsch
Chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
ELΕλληνικά
χρυσοφιλλίτη
hri-so-fil-li-ti
ESEspañol
crisofileInfo
kris-o-fi-li-te
FAفارسی
کریزوفیلایت
kri-zo-fil-ait
FISuomi
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
FRFrançais
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
GUGU
ક્રિસોફિલાઈટ
kris-o-fi-lai-it
HAHA
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
HEעברית
כריזופיליט
kri-zo-fil-it
HIहिन्दी
क्रिस्टल
kristal
HUMagyar
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
IDBahasa Indonesia
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
IGIG
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
ITItaliano
crisofileInfo
kris-o-fi-li-te
JA日本語
クリソフィクティス
kurisofikutisu
KKKK
хризофилит
hri-zo-fil-it
KMKM
Chryophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
KO한국어
크리스오필릭티스
keuriseo-pil-lik-tis
MRMR
क्रिसोफिलाईट
kris-o-fi-lai-it
MSBahasa Melayu
kriso-filai-t
kris-o-fi-lai-t
MYမြန်မာ
ကြyszophlyctis
kriz-o-fi-lit
NLNederlands
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
NONorsk
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
PAPA
ਖ਼ਰੀਸੋਫ਼ਾਈਲਾਈਟ
khr-i-so-fai-lai-it
PLPolski
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
PTPortuguês
crisofileInfo
kris-o-fi-li-te
RORomână
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
RUРусский
хризофилктис
hriz-o-fil-ktis
SVSvenska
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
SWKiswahili
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
TAதமிழ்
கிருஸோபைலைட்
kri-su-pai-lai-t
TEతెలుగు
క్రిస్సోఫైలైట్
kris-so-fai-lait
THไทย
คริสโซไฟไลท์
kris-so-fai-lit
TLTL
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
TRTürkçe
kristal
kristal
UKУкраїнська
хризофіліт
hrizo-fil-it
URاردو
کریزوفائلایت
kri-zo-fai-lait
VITiếng Việt
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
YOYO
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit
ZH中文
金绿石
jīn lǜ shí
ZUZU
chrysophlyctis
kris-o-fi-lit

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