I was walking down the road in Puerto Maldonado, Peru one sunny morning and found a trail that lead into a wonderful patch of forest. I followed this trail to see if there was anything interesting back there. the trail lead to a very beautiful, open forest floor that was shaded by LARGE mango trees and native trees. While walking through the heavy leaf litter, I noticed a high abundance of crickets in the area. I caught a glimps of something that jumped very cricket like, but there was something slightly off. I took a closer look... ALLOBATES!! I had not expected that being so close to the city. This large open forest floor ended up holding a LARGE population of the frogs. I managed to snap some photos. The photos are severely cropped as I took the photos with a 16mm wide angle lens. I am surprised how sharp they came out considering I couldn't get close enough to take larger photos and I had to illuminate them with a flashlight. Not the most beautiful frogs in the world, but they are very interesting none the less

Allobates trilineatus (3 of 4) by muddyboots_peru, on Flickr

Allobates trilineatus (2 of 4) by muddyboots_peru, on Flickr

Allobates trilineatus (4 of 4) by muddyboots_peru, on Flickr

Allobates trilineatus (1 of 4) by muddyboots_peru, on Flickr

Within the year, I should be off to San Martin and hopefully, I will have some photos of some really interesting frogs

Josh