Pool Frog

Pelophylax lessonae

The Pool Frog is a green frog that loves to live near water. They are great jumpers and can be found in ponds and wetlands, making them fun to watch as they hop around!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Pool Frog is a medium-sized frog, typically bright green or olive with irregular dark spots and a distinct pale yellow or green stripe down its back. Males have prominent bright yellow vocal sacs. Its creamy-white belly often has grey mottling, making it distinct from common brown frogs.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAmphibiaOrdenAnuraFamiliaRanidaeGéneroPelophylax

Pool Frog

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

A Pool Frog's sticky tongue can shoot out incredibly fast, catching flying insects in a blink!

Pool Frogs make a unique 'laughing' call that can be heard far away!

Sometimes, Pool Frogs have babies with Marsh Frogs, creating a new frog species!

They can absorb oxygen directly through their skin, letting them stay submerged for a long time!

Habilidades especiales

Pool Frog can hold its breath for extended dives underwater, allowing it to hide from danger or hunt aquatic prey.

Pool Frog has powerful back legs that help it launch into impressive jumps, escaping danger or catching prey in a flash.

Pool Frog has inflatable vocal sacs that amplify its unique, 'laughing' croak to attract mates across the water.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 4-8 cm
Peso: 0.01-0.03 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 700-3000
Metamorfosis: 60-90 días

Dieta y alimentación

These hungry hunters gobble up all sorts of insects and small creatures found near their watery homes!

Diferencias por edad: Tadpoles eat algae and detritus, while adults are carnivores that eat small animals.

Alimentos principales

flies
beetles
spiders
slugs
small fish

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

A common bird predator that hunts frogs from the water's edge.

eaten by

Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

Snakes sometimes catch Pool Frogs when they venture too far from water.

hunts

Common Pond Skater

Gerris lacustris

Pool Frogs expertly snatch these insects from the water surface.

hunts

Four-spotted Chaser

Libellula quadrimaculata

Adult dragonflies are agile prey for hungry Pool Frogs.

Rasgos

Pies palmeados

Se caracteriza por tener los dedos conectados por una membrana, lo que generalmente ayuda a nadar.

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.

Camuflado

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

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.