Darwin’s Frog : Endangered
Chile has launched a new effort to save the endangered Darwin’s frog
- Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii ), also called the southern Darwin’s frog.
- It is unique among amphibians for its brooding habits.
- It is a tiny amphibian with leaf-like skin whose males carry tadpoles within pouches in their mouths.
- It is a diurnal creature, meaning it sleeps at night and is mostly active during daytime.
- When threatened by predators, the frog plays dead. It lays very still on the forest floor or floating in a stream.
- It measures 3 cm (1.18 inches), and was discovered in Chile’s southern Chiloe islands by Charles Darwin during his 1834 trip around the world.
- It is a rhinodermatid frog native to the forest streams of Chile and Argentina.Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii ), also called the southern Darwin’s frog.
- Features of Darwin’s Frog
- It is unique among amphibians for its brooding habits.
- It is a tiny amphibian with leaf-like skin whose males carry tadpoles within pouches in their mouths.
- It is a diurnal creature, meaning it sleeps at night and is mostly active during daytime.
- When threatened by predators, the frog plays dead. It lays very still on the forest floor or floating in a stream.
- It measures 3 cm (1.18 inches), and was discovered in Chile’s southern Chiloe islands by Charles Darwin during his 1834 trip around the world.
- It is a rhinodermatid frog native to the forest streams of Chile and Argentina.
