New Jersey Chorus Frog

Pseudacris kalmi

The New Jersey Chorus Frog is a small, lively frog known for its beautiful singing. It loves to hop around in wet areas and is often found near ponds and marshes.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The New Jersey Chorus Frog is a tiny, slender amphibian, typically tan to brown or gray, with three dark stripes running down its back. It often has a distinct dark triangle between its eyes and a white upper lip, helping it blend in.

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New Jersey Chorus Frog

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Male New Jersey Chorus Frogs have a giant vocal sac that inflates bigger than their head!

Their unique call sounds exactly like running a finger across a comb's teeth!

These tiny frogs can leap more than 20 times their own body length in a single jump!

They often breed in puddles that will dry up, so their tadpoles must grow super fast!

Habilidades especiales

New Jersey Chorus Frog can sing a loud, distinctive 'cree-ee-eek' call that attracts mates from far away.

New Jersey Chorus Frog has special skin cells that allow it to change color quickly to blend perfectly with its background.

New Jersey Chorus Frog lays its eggs in temporary pools, which helps its babies avoid fish that eat eggs.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 2-3.2 cm
Peso: 0.002-0.005 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-5 años
Top Speed: 1 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 500-1500
Metamorfosis: 42-84 días

Dieta y alimentación

These tiny hunters gobble up small insects and other invertebrates found in their damp habitats.

Diferencias por edad: Tadpoles are herbivores, grazing on algae and detritus in the water.

Alimentos principales

Ants
Small Beetles
Spiders
Mites
Flies
Springtails

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Slithery snakes hunt frogs for a quick meal in wet areas.

eaten by

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Tall wading birds patiently stalk and snap up frogs.

eats

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adult frogs help control mosquito populations by eating them.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.

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.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.