Transcript Red-Eyed Tree Frogs

By Katelynn Mansberger
RED-EYED TREE FROGS
The Low-Down On Amphibians
A Red-Eyed Tree Fog is an amphibian. An
amphibian is a vertebrate that can live on land
and water. The term ‘amphibian’ is from two
Latin words, ‘amphi’ meaning ‘both’, and ‘bios’
meaning ‘life’. This refers to the fact that
amphibians live a double life, existing both as air
breathers and water breathers.
Agalychnis Callidryas: The Red-Eyed
Tree Frog
Kingdom: Animilia
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobachia
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Agalychnis
Home, Sweet Home
You can find Red-Eyed
Tree Frogs in Southern
Mexico, Eastern Australia,
Central America, and
northern parts of South
America. They like to
make their homes near
water sources in tropical
lowland rainforests.
Grabbing Some Grub: A Red-Eyed Tree
Frog’s Diet
The Red- Eyed Tree Fog is
a carnivore, which means
it’s a meat eater. This tree
frog chooses to dine on
crickets, flies, and moths;
but sometimes, they feed
on smaller frogs!
Predators of the Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Everyone has their friends,
but they also have their
enemies. Except in our case,
our enemies probably won’t
eat us. As a tadpole, the
Red-Eyed Tree Frog’s
enemies were dragonflies,
fish, and water beetles. As a
full-grown adult, they still
have enemies; like snakes,
spiders, and bats, toucans,
baby alligators, and owls.
A Rainbow of A Frog!
As you can see, the Red-Eyed
Tree Frog is very colorful.
Usually, bright coloring shows
that an animal is poisonous,
but the Red-Eyed Tree Frog
surprisingly isn’t. The Red-Eyed
Tree Frog has a green body,
with blue and white stripes on
his flanks. The inside of it’s legs
are red and yellow: and it’s
feet are orange. Young are
usually brown, and as they age
they grow more colorful.
Getting A Grip On The
Red-Eyed Tree Frog’s Fascinating Feet
The Red-Eyed Tree Frog
has well developed pads
on it’s feet that aid
climbing. The pads are like
little suction disks that
help grip slippery trees,
branches, and other
surfaces.
The Body Of A Red-Eyed Tree Frog
The Red-Eyed Tree Frog
breathes from lungs, just like
us, which develop as the grow
from a tadpole to a frog. Their
ears are located behind their
eyes and are circular.
But the Red-Eyed Tree Frog is
named after its amazing red
eyes. Scientists believe the
frog got its scarlet red peepers
to shock predators into at least
briefly questioning its meal
choice.
Reproduction
In breeding season, males
congregate on branches
overhanging a pond. The make
a series of clicks to lure in the
females. The male clambers
onto the females back to mate,
and she descends into the
pond, carrying the male with
her. She brings water back up
the branch and lays about fifty
eggs. This process is usually
repeated several times.
The Next Generation
After about five days, the
eggs hatch and the newlyborn tadpoles fall into the
water below. They at first
breathe with gills, but as
they age, they develop
lungs, hind legs, front legs,
and other characteristics of
a Red-Eyed Tree Frog. It will
have an average lifespan of
about five years.
Fun Facts!
• The Red-Eyed Tree Frog
has three eyelids.
• It is sometimes called
the Red-Eyed Leaf Frog.
• By day, it rests on
leaves, with it’s legs
folded at it’s sides to
hide the colorful parts
of its body, providing
camouflage.
• They might slightly alter
color depending on
environment and food.
• The females are a whole
inch larger than the
males, (The males are
about two inches while
the females are three!)
• They are nocturnal so
they prowl around at
night looking for bugs.
Bibliography
• http://animals.national • http://allaboutfrogs.org
geographic.com/amphi
/info/species/redeye.ht
bians/red-eyedtreefrog/
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• Wikipedia
• Osborne, Will and
Osborne, Mary PopeRain Forests
• http://switchzoo.com/p
rofiles/redeyedtreefrog.html