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Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

Rana boylii

The Foothill Yellow-legged Frog is a small, colorful frog found near rivers and streams. They have bright yellow legs and love to hop around in the water and on land.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Foothill Yellow-legged Frog has mottled brown, gray, or reddish skin with small bumps, helping it blend into rocky streambeds. Its most distinctive feature is the bright yellow or orange wash on the underside of its hind legs and feet. It often lacks prominent dorsolateral folds.

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Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
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Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Adult frogs can use their powerful legs to create splashes, startling predators away!

Tadpoles have a sucker-like mouth, helping them cling to rocks in rushing water!

These frogs lay string-like egg clumps attached to rocks, protecting them from strong river currents.

These frogs love cool, clear mountain streams, avoiding murky ponds where they cannot thrive.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rock Gripper

Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs have special rough skin on their belly and hind legs that helps them grip slippery rocks in fast-flowing water.

Fähigkeit

Water Breath

Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs can breathe through their skin, allowing them to stay underwater for a long time in oxygen-rich streams.

Fähigkeit

Perfect Camouflage

Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs have mottled, bumpy skin that perfectly matches the stones and pebbles of their streambed home, making them almost invisible.

Maße und Details

Länge
3.7-7.8 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.03 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-7 Jahre
Top Speed
8 km/h
Gelegegröße
200-800
Metamorphose
60-150 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These frogs are hungry insect-eaters, snatching up bugs that come too close to their watery home.

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles are vegetarians, grazing on algae; adults are carnivores eating insects and other small invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flies
  • Beetles
  • Spiders
  • Crickets
  • Ants
  • Caterpillars

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Snakes are a common predator along streambanks.

eaten by

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Larger fish prey on tadpoles and young frogs.

eats

Bloodworm (Midge larva)

Chironomus plumosus

Adult frogs ambush various stream-dwelling insects.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons forage along stream banks for frogs.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch frogs from a distance and don't try to catch them. They need to stay safe in their homes!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Foothill Yellow-legged Frog?

3.7-7.8 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Foothill Yellow-legged Frog?

0.005-0.03 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Foothill Yellow-legged Frog?

5-7 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Foothill Yellow-legged Frog?

8 km/h

Was frisst Foothill Yellow-legged Frog?

These frogs are hungry insect-eaters, snatching up bugs that come too close to their watery home.

Wo findet man Foothill Yellow-legged Frog normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Foothill Yellow-legged Frog?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Foothill Yellow-legged Frog?

200-800

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