Golden Mantella

Mantella aurantiaca

The Golden Mantella is a bright yellow frog that loves to hop around in the rainforests of Madagascar. Its beautiful color helps it stand out in the lush green surroundings.

Hábitat: Rainforests

Aspecto

The Golden Mantella is a strikingly small frog, renowned for its brilliant golden-orange to deep orange-red coloration. Its smooth, moist skin lacks patterns, making its vibrant hue especially prominent and different from many camouflaged frogs.

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Golden Mantella

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Rare

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Its stunning orange glow is a direct warning to predators: 'I taste bad!'

Mantella tadpoles develop on land and are washed into forest pools by heavy rainfall!

They are one of the most critically endangered frogs on the entire planet!

This tiny frog lives only in a few very small rainforest patches in Madagascar!

Habilidades especiales

Golden Mantella has bright skin colors that act as a visual warning, telling predators it contains toxic compounds.

Golden Mantella can breathe through its moist skin, which helps it absorb oxygen underwater and on land.

Golden Mantella lays its eggs on land, protected under leaves, which helps keep them safe until rainfall washes tadpoles into water.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 2-3.1 cm
Peso: 0.003-0.01 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-8 años
Top Speed: 0.5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 12-50
Metamorfosis: 60-90 días

Dieta y alimentación

A tiny insect hunter, feasting on small bugs like ants and mites found on the forest floor.

Alimentos principales

Ants
Termites
Fruit flies
Mites
Small beetles

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Big-headed Ant

Pheidole megacephala

A common ant species and primary food source.

eats

Madagascar Termite

Microtermes globicola

Eats various small termites found on the forest floor.

eaten by

Madagascar Hognose Snake

Leioheterodon madagascariensis

A common predator of small frogs in Madagascar.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

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.