Amazon Milk Frog

Trachycephalus resinifictrix

The Amazon Milk Frog is a colorful tree frog that loves to live high up in the trees of the rainforest. Its bright green and blue colors help it blend in with the leaves, making it a special little friend of the jungle.

Hábitat: Rainforests

Aspecto

The Amazon Milk Frog is a stocky, arboreal frog with smooth, often grey-blue skin covered in irregular dark brown or black bands. Its belly is usually mottled with green or yellow, creating a distinctive pattern. It has large, prominent eyes and specialized toe pads for climbing.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAmphibiaOrdenAnuraFamiliaHylidaeGéneroTrachycephalus

Amazon Milk Frog

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Baby frogs (tadpoles) eat unfertilized eggs their own mother lays just for them!

Males loudly sing at night, their calls echoing through the Amazon rainforest!

Their skin is covered in warty bumps, helping them blend into rough tree bark!

These frogs can slightly change their blue-gray color to better match their surroundings!

Habilidades especiales

Amazon Milk Frog can secrete a sticky, toxic milky substance because it deters predators from trying to eat them.

Amazon Milk Frog has specialized, disc-like toe pads that help them grip onto smooth leaves and bark high in trees.

Amazon Milk Frog can absorb water through its skin from damp surfaces, which helps them stay hydrated in the canopy.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 6-10 cm
Peso: 0.03-0.06 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-8 años
Top Speed: 1 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 1000-2000
Metamorfosis: 21-28 días

Dieta y alimentación

This nocturnal frog feasts on insects and tiny invertebrates it finds high in the trees.

Diferencias por edad: Tadpoles are filter-feeders on algae and detritus, but also consume unfertilized eggs provided by the mother frog.

Alimentos principales

Crickets
Moths
Flies
Beetles
Spiders

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Parrot Snake

Leptophis ahaetulla

Arboreal snake preys on frogs in the canopy.

eaten by

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

Large bird eats small animals, including frogs and eggs.

hunts

Field Cricket

Gryllus assimilis

Common insect prey for the frog in its habitat.

shelters

Kapok Tree

Ceiba pentandra

Provides habitat and perching spots high in the canopy.

shelters

Urn Plant

Aechmea fasciata

Lives in bromeliads, using them for shelter and water.

Rasgos

Arborícola

Los animales arborícolas viven principalmente en los árboles, utilizándolos como refugio, alimento y protección contra los depredadores.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Selva tropical

Este rasgo de hábitat se refiere a las especies que se encuentran en las selvas tropicales, caracterizadas por una alta precipitación anual, gran biodiversidad y una densa cubierta arbórea.