Hiding Tree Frog
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
Hiding Tree Frog
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
this little frog is hiding in one of my plants since around 2 weeks, it seems to love the hiding place
The Common tree frog, also called Four-lined tree frog or Golden Tree frog, is widely spread around Southeast Asia. This Amphibian spends most of its time jumping around the canopy using its powerful legs and long digits with adhesive pads.They are listed as Least Concern by IUCN.
Male tree frogs can grow to about 5cm in length; females at 7.5cm are slightly larger.
The coloring of tree frogs varies from green¬-grey to a less common muddy¬ brown. Not all specimens have the eponymous four lines on their back.
Tree frogs are carnivores, feeding on all kinds of insects, worms, spiders, and occasionally small fish and lizards. They tend to be nocturnal but may come out in a rainstorm in search of food.
Tree frogs tend to inhabit marginal humid forest regions such as subtropical or tropical forests, moist lowland and montane forests, moist scrubland and even seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
Male tree frogs sing until a female comes, climbs a nearby branch and drums with her feet. They build a nest hanging about 10 to 75cm above water from branches or leaves. Mated female tree frogs release a foamy secretion which contains between 150 and 900 eggs. This foam gets mixed with sperm from the male. After about 5 to 6 days the tadpoles drop out of the foam nest and into the water. They slowly metamorphose into frogs developing legs and losing their tails.
A very grateful thank you to the following groups for featuring this picture
Art For Close Ups And Macro Happy And Friendly
07/17/2018
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02/03/2019
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May 28th, 2018
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