Northern Red-legged Frog

Rana aurora

The Northern Red-legged Frog is a small, colorful frog with bright red legs. They love to hop around in wet places and are great at blending in with their surroundings.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Northern Red-legged Frog has a reddish-brown back with scattered dark spots and a lighter, mottled underside. Its most distinctive feature is the reddish color on the underside of its hind legs and lower belly. It has relatively smooth skin, distinguishing it from warty toads.

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Northern Red-legged Frog

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Baby red-legged frogs, called tadpoles, eat algae before growing their legs and lungs!

Their large egg masses, laid in water, can contain over a thousand tiny eggs!

These frogs perform a 'release call' if accidentally grabbed by another male!

They use their amazing eyesight to spot delicious insects in low light.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Northern Red-legged Frogs can breathe through their moist skin that helps them absorb oxygen directly from water.

Northern Red-legged Frogs has powerful hind legs that help them jump over 2 meters to escape danger or catch prey.

Northern Red-legged Frogs has a long, sticky tongue that helps them quickly snatch insects from the air.

Northern Red-legged Frogs can stay submerged for a long time because their skin absorbs oxygen, helping them hide.

Maße und Details

Länge: 4-10 cm
Gewicht: 0.01-0.05 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-7 Jahre
Top Speed: 8 km/h
Gelegegröße: 750-1500
Metamorphose: 70-120 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These frogs are hunters, eating many small creatures they can catch with their quick tongue!

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles are primarily herbivorous, feeding on algae and detritus before becoming carnivorous adults.

Hauptnahrung

Insects
Spiders
Slugs
Worms
Small crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

A frequent predator of frogs and tadpoles.

eaten by

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Wading birds often hunt frogs in shallow waters.

eats

Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

Adult frogs hunt various insects, including dragonflies.

eats

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Frogs forage for worms and other invertebrates.

Merkmale

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.

Getarnt

Getarnt beschreibt Organismen, die über eine Färbung oder Musterung verfügen, durch die sie mit ihrer Umgebung verschmelzen.

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.