SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY # 25

SUPER SURPRISE

THURSDAY# 25

Wow! Do we have a surprise for today’s Super Surprise animal! This amphibian has a very funny name and an even funnier life cycle! We’re boarding a plane and heading to South America! Are you in?

MEET THE PARADOXICAL FROG!

Range/Habitat: Eastern South America-Trinidad/ wetlands, rivers, lakes

Diet: Carnivore: insects

Length: 2-2 ½”

Conservation Status: Common

Fun Facts:

• Paradoxical Frogs tadpoles have a long life span.
• The Paradoxical frog tadpoles grow up to 10” long, about 4 times larger than their adult size.
• Their tails shrink and get absorb as the tadpole turns into an adult.
• Paradoxical frogs’ eyes and nostrils are on top of their heads.
• The adult Paradoxical frog spends most of its life in the water.
• They are nocturnal (active at night).

Can you believe there is a frog that is bigger as a tadpole (baby) than it is as an adult? That sure is different! That would be like you starting out as 6 feet tall as a baby and end up being 2 feet tall as an adult! CRAZY- but cool!