Animals that look like leaves

https://www.britannica.com/list/9-animals-that-look-like-leaves
https://www.thoughtco.com/animals-that-mimic-leaves-373903
https://futurism.com/meet-the-south-american-leaf-fish

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Good evening, teacher and classmates, in this oportunity

I'm going to talk about the animals that look like a leaves.
Well, in this picture we can find the "Gaboon Viper", this
snake live in the tropical forest floor in africa.
If it detects trouble, the snake will freeze attempting
to hide among dead leaves on the ground. Its color pattern
in the skin makes the snake difficult to detect for both potential
predators and prey. The Gaboon viper typically feeds on birds
and small mammals.

Ghost mantis, whose scientific name is "Phyllocrania paradoxa",

it uses a decomposing leaf disguise, which helps to hide in
its surroundings. The ghost mantis likes to eat small insects
like fruit flies, worms and baby crickets. When it feels
the presence of a predator, it stays motionless on the ground
and does not move even if they touch it. This insect lives
inhabits dry open areas, trees, and shrubs
across Africa and South Europe.

The Amazon horned frog, whose scientific name is "Ceratophrys cornuta"

lives in the tropical forests of South America. Their coloration and horn-like
extensions make these frogs indistinguishable from leaves on the ground.
They feed on small reptiles, mice and other frogs using
their camouflage between the leaves to capture their prey.
Amazon Horned Frogs are aggressive and will try to eat
almost anything that moves past their large mouths.

Leaf bugs, scientifically called as "Phyllium philippinicum", have

broad and flat bodies like a leaf. These insects life the tropical
forests of South Asia, the islands of the Indian Ocean and Australia.
Its size varies between 28mm and 100mm. The appearance is like a
damaged leaf with the exact shape and color. In addition,
its movement mimics a leaf that moves from side to side as if
the breeze were blowing it.

Despite its name, the Indian Leafwing, scientifically known

as "Kallima paralekta" is from Indonesia. Its dead leaf appearance is
the perfect camouflage, the colors they usually have are brown, gray,
olive green and pale yellow. They live in tropical forest regions
and consume rotten fruit instead of flower nectar.
These butterflies camouflage themselves as dead leaves when they close their wings.

The shading often contains spots that look like mold or

other fungi that grow on dead leaves.

And finally we have the leaffish, also scientifically called "Monocirrhus

polyacanthus",
this South American species has a dead leaf-like appearance.
This fish is just 7 cm long and the colors of its scales can be brown or green.
These fish live in fresh waters such as the Amazon River,
Southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
These fish are usually found in some popular aquariums as well.