Leafy Chameleon Toad

The Leafy Chameleon Toad (Chameleobufo phyllophorus) is a species of Chameleon Toad native to the tropical rainforests of Europe. The Leafy Chameleon Toad has large, rigid leaf-like growths growing from its back, sides, limbs, rear and head. They walk slowly and irregularly to enhance their camouflage. Growths growing from the back, sides and rear can  sometimes be twice as big as the Toad itself, and no two toads have the same growths, as they vary in size, number, orientation, colour, signs of consumption, signs of disease, and signs of aging. Leafy Chameleon Toads range between 7 and 12cm in length and feed on insects and other arboreal invertebrates. Females lay their eggs inside water holding epiphytes or water filled tree hollows.