California Red-legged Frog

Rana draytonii

The California Red-legged Frog is a special frog that loves to hop around in wet places. It has beautiful red spots on its legs and a big, round body. These frogs are great jumpers and can leap far!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The California Red-legged Frog is a large, sturdy amphibian with reddish-brown or gray skin mottled with black spots. It is easily distinguished by the prominent red or salmon color on the underside of its powerful hind legs and lower belly. Its dorsal skin can appear rough or warty.

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California Red-legged Frog

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Its calls sound like soft grunts or "ribbit-ribbit" croaks, especially in spring!

Its huge egg masses can contain over 6,000 eggs, like jelly balloons!

Mark Twain's famous jumping frog story was set in its historic habitat!

These frogs can absorb water and oxygen right through their smooth, moist skin!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

California Red-legged Frog can jump up to 20 feet because of its powerful hind legs, helping it escape danger.

California Red-legged Frog can stay submerged for over 20 minutes, which helps it hide from predators.

California Red-legged Frog has a lightning-fast, sticky tongue that helps it snatch insects from the air or water.

California Red-legged Frog has mottled brown and gray skin that helps it blend perfectly into muddy pond edges.

Maße und Details

Länge: 4-13 cm
Gewicht: 0.015-0.13 kg
Lebenserwartung: 8-12 Jahre
Top Speed: 5 km/h
Gelegegröße: 750-6000
Metamorphose: 105-210 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This frog is a hungry predator, snatching up insects and other small creatures with its quick tongue!

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles eat algae and detritus, while adults are carnivores eating insects and small animals.

Hauptnahrung

insects
snails
worms
small fish
other frogs

Nahrungssuche

Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Invasive bullfrogs prey heavily on both tadpoles and adult frogs.

eaten by

Two-striped Gartersnake

Thamnophis atratus

Gartersnakes are common predators, hunting adults and tadpoles near water.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons forage along pond edges, preying on adult frogs and eggs.

eats

Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis

Adult frogs snatch dragonflies from the air or water surface.

Merkmale

Gefleckt

Mit Flecken oder farblich abgesetzten Bereichen gezeichnet.

Einzelgänger

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

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

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.