Today is the third 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.
Theloderma corticale -Vietnamese Mossy Frog
These frogs are native to rivers and streams of northern Vietnam – their odd texture allows them to disappear into their habitats.
The female mossy frogs can grow up to 3.5″ long. They use the sticky discs at the end of each toe for climbing trees. Their large eyes give them a great range of vision.
I mean how adorable are those eyes. The mossy frog is a semi-aquatic species which spends most of its time hiding in the water under rocks and plants, but it can be found attached to a rock or climbing trees.
This shows how much they blend into the moss surroundings. When the Vietnamese Mossy Frog feels threatened it will roll up into a ball and play dead. This fools the predator into thinking they are a small mossy pebble or piece of rock. These frogs are protected by the Vietnamese government as clear cutting has reduced the habitat for these species.
Hope you enjoyed Letter C. Stay tuned for letter D!
Sources:
(1) Wild Facts(2) Adventure Aquarium (3) Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Image Sources:
(1) Mark D. Scherz (2) Adventure Insider(3) Flickr user Jason Wesley Upton
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Wow, that is one really pretty frog! So many shades of green… I can see how it blends in 🙂
@TarkabarkaHolgy from
The Multicolored Diary
MopDog
Oh, my! That is one super cool critter! I miss frogs. We live in an area that used to be glacier, and I have yet to see or hear one even though we have a creek in our yard. @abetterjulie from http://www.persephoneknits.blogspot.com
That frog is AMAZING!
Yeah! I love them!
Hah, first time ever you’ve done one I have , for V – I may change it… I amy not! xx
Oh well! We can both use it 🙂
Cool frog – love the texture!!
yeah! Me too! I love how much it looks like moss!
Frogs would be fine if they didn’t make so much noise croaking. At night.
True. I can tell you anytime that it is going to precipitate as my frogs will start chirping. Although they sound like birds so its kinda cute.
Stunning pic!
Thanks for stopping by!
Wow, this is my first time coming to your blog, but I’m already amazed. I am blind so can’t see your pictures, but I love your description of this frog. If you’re going to discuss the poison dart frog, I’d like to note that I’m amazed by the way they get their poison.
Of course I am going to discuss many types of poison dart frogs! I have 4 types at my house. Each is very unique and awesome. Thanks for stopping by!
There’s a happy little chappie!
These are ADORABLE! I want to go to Vietnam to see one now!
Jemima Pett
I know right?! you will have to look close to make sure it is not just some moss!
This may become my most favorite frog! Have never seen this species before.
Glad you could find it on my page! I like it as well 🙂