Today is the second day of April’s A to Z Challenge. I will be writing about different frog species based on their latin species names! See the introduction here:
Hypsiboas boans -Gladiator Tree Frog
These tree frogs are very large and may also be known as the Giant Tree Frog, as they can range up to 4.5″ in length!
Upon hearing the males mating call, the female H. Boans tree frogs will approach the male and inspect his nest area. The females are said to be very picky and usually will reject the male ~ 50% of the time.
These tree frogs possess a sharp bony structure called a prepollex spine that grows from their wrist and is located near their thumbs. This bone is covered in skin, except the tip is exposed. During mating, the males are very aggressive and will often charge with their exposed spine trying to cut or stab the opponent male in the eyes or eardrums. Hence the name Gladiator Tree frogs.
Pretty cool frogs! Hope you enjoyed Letter B. Stay tuned for letter C!
Sources:
(1) The Night Tour – Costa Rica (2) Hypsiboas Boans Online Guide
Image Sources:
(1) Photo by Gianfranco Gomez (2) RTPI affliate Sean Graesser (3) Flickr user Sea Chest
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I love the nest area 😀 It does look like a miniature arena…
@TarkabarkaHolgy from
The Multicolored Diary
MopDog
Yeah! It does!
Thanks for the post. I never pictured frogs as fighters. I look forward to reading more. Mike
Can’t wait to see you back! I was trying to find a photo of them fighting but could not find a good photo. Headed over to yours now.
I am SO enjoying your blog! It would be fun to know where each species is from, too. Daryl
Good Idea! I will try to add that! Thanks for stopping by!
The first pic is so cute! What field of engineering are you in?
architectural engineering, I actually design Heating and ventilation systems for commercial buildings.
That’s what my husband does! He’s with American Aldes. Ever hear of them?
yep! I spec some of their products! What a small world!
And if you ever call in with a problem, he is most frequently the troubleshooter guy. Small world indeed.
Oh my, what big eyes you have! Came here via A to Z Challenge. I never knew frogs were so diverse and interesting.
Thanks for stopping by! Im headed over to yours now!
Fascinating!
Hi there!
I’m stopping by from the #AtoZChallenge. I like animals and I like your frogs…;~)
I have two blogs in this challenge…my author blog at THE STORY CATCHER (www.donnalmartin.com) and my KICKS Kids Club blog (www.kickskidsclub.blogspot.com) . If you get a chance, check them out and good luck with the challenge!
Donna L Martin
I miss my tree frogs. I had them living in Arkansas. Now living in Ecuador I don’t have them anymore. Well, Ecuador isn’t the problem, living in the city in the Andes is the problem, but I enjoyed your post. It reminded me of the little critters I was fond of.
@ScarlettBraden from
Frankly Scarlett
Fascinating!
The gallant male doing battle for his female! They sound like they’re not into honourable battle though 😉
Tasha
Tasha’s Thinkings | Wittegen Press | FB3X (AC)
Great nest!
Jemima Pett
yeah! Ihope it was up to the females standards!