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Columbia Spotted Frog

Rana luteiventris

The Columbia Spotted Frog is a small, lively frog with beautiful spots on its skin. It loves to hop around in wetlands and is great at swimming in water!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Columbia Spotted Frog is a medium-sized frog, typically green, brown, or gray with irregular dark spots, often with a lighter center. It has smooth skin and a distinct cream-colored stripe along its upper jaw, which helps distinguish it from other similar frogs.

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Columbia Spotted Frog
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Columbia Spotted Frog

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Columbia Spotted Frogs hibernate underwater, sometimes buried in mud, to survive freezing winters!

Female frogs gather to lay their thousands of eggs together in huge communal masses!

Some tadpoles live as long as two years before finally becoming adult frogs!

These frogs have eyes on top of their heads, perfect for peeking out of the water!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Explorer

Columbia Spotted Frogs can stay submerged for over 15 minutes, helping them hide from predators and ambush aquatic prey.

Fähigkeit

Spot-On Camouflage

Columbia Spotted Frogs have uniquely patterned skin with dark, light-centered spots that help them disappear against riverbeds and pond bottoms.

Fähigkeit

Lightning Tongue

Columbia Spotted Frogs can rapidly extend their sticky tongue to snatch insects and other small prey with incredible speed.

Fähigkeit

Cold-Proof Skin

Columbia Spotted Frogs have a special metabolism that helps them thrive in very cold, high-elevation mountain streams.

Maße und Details

Länge
4-10 cm
Gewicht
0.01-0.03 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
1.5 km/h
Gelegegröße
500-2000
Metamorphose
90-730 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These frogs munch on insects and other small invertebrates they find in the water or on land.

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles eat algae and detritus; adults become carnivores, preying on insects and other invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • flies
  • beetles
  • grasshoppers
  • spiders
  • snails
  • small crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

A common predator of frogs and their tadpoles.

eaten by

Cutthroat Trout

Oncorhynchus clarkii

Larger fish prey on tadpoles and small frogs in aquatic habitats.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

These raptors hunt adult frogs in open wetland areas.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Opportunistic predators, raccoons will catch frogs near water bodies.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch frogs from a distance and never try to catch them, as they can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Columbia Spotted Frog?

4-10 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Columbia Spotted Frog?

0.01-0.03 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Columbia Spotted Frog?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Columbia Spotted Frog?

1.5 km/h

Was frisst Columbia Spotted Frog?

These frogs munch on insects and other small invertebrates they find in the water or on land.

Wo findet man Columbia Spotted Frog normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Columbia Spotted Frog?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Columbia Spotted Frog?

500-2000

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