Remus
Red eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas)
About me
| Basic Info | Home: | Hola! I know, my name's Italian (my mum had a thing for ice cream) but I'm actually from all over the Amazon region in Central and South America. |
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| Size: | I'm around the 2 and a half inch mark but my sister Rosie has grown to 3 inches recently – big, eh? Well, for froggies like us. | |
| Favourite foods: | My desert island dinner would be a platter of froglets, fruit flies and crickets, maybe a few moths and flies as a garnish – lick those lips! I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.... | |
| Environment: | There's a rainforest, there's a pond, there's a river – I'm in heaven! | |
| Sounds like: | CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK! |
| Further Info |
This tree frog, like most tree frogs, has special toepads allowing them to adhere to surfaces such the underside of a leaf where they spend their time resting during the day (since they are nocturnal animals). These toepads also play a big role in their excellent climbing skills. Although red-eyed tree frogs are brightly coloured, during this daytime resting period they are well camouflaged due to the way they position themselves. Although their colours may indicate a poisonous strategy, red-eyed tree frogs possess no venom. The forest canopy hides them so that they can ‘sit and wait’ for insects to stroll by to ambush them with their long, sticky tongues. No poison necessary. Unlike most frogs, red eyed tree frogs do not lay their eggs in the water. Instead, they attach their eggs to a leaf overhanging a pool of water so the tadpoles can fall in when they hatch. Like most other frogs in the world, the male and female utilise a process called amplexus. |
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