American Water Frogs

Lithobates

American Water Frogs are big, green frogs that love to live near water. They can jump really far and make a loud croaking sound, especially during the night!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The American Water Frogs have smooth, moist skin, often green, olive, or brownish, with a pale belly. They are characterized by their large eardrums (tympanum) and may have distinct dorsolateral folds running down their back.

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American Water Frogs

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

A frog's eyes help them swallow; they pull them into their head to push food down!

Frogs don't drink water; they absorb it through special patches on their skin!

Male water frogs create loud croaking choruses to attract mates that can be heard far away!

Some tadpoles can take up to three years to transform into frogs!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

American Water Frogs can leap over ten times their body length to escape danger because of their powerful hind legs.

American Water Frogs can breathe through their skin underwater because it is permeable and covered in tiny blood vessels.

American Water Frogs has a super sticky, projectile tongue that helps them snatch unsuspecting insects and other small prey.

American Water Frogs can blend into their surroundings because their skin color and pattern perfectly mimic aquatic vegetation.

Maße und Details

Länge: 7-20 cm
Gewicht: 0.05-0.6 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-10 Jahre
Top Speed: 5 km/h
Gelegegröße: 2000-20000
Metamorphose: 60-700 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These frogs eat almost anything they can fit in their mouth, from insects to small mammals!

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles are mostly herbivorous, feeding on algae, while adult frogs are exclusively carnivorous.

Hauptnahrung

insects
spiders
snails
small fish
other frogs
small mammals

Nahrungssuche

Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Large birds hunt frogs near the water's edge.

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Snakes are common predators, ambushing frogs on land or in water.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Nocturnal mammals often forage for frogs along shorelines.

hunts

Green Darner

Anax junius

Adult frogs prey on large flying insects like dragonflies.

hunts

Common Water Strider

Aquarius remigis

Frogs ambush water insects that skim the surface of ponds.

Merkmale

Schwimmfüße

Zeichnet sich durch Zehen aus, die durch eine Membran verbunden sind und normalerweise das Schwimmen erleichtern.

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Fischfressend

Fischfressende Organismen sind Tiere, die sich hauptsächlich von Fisch ernähren.

Insektenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.