DAD’S WEEK DAY # 2

DAD’S WEEK DAY #2

We’re staying in South America today to meet this exceptional amphibian dad! This frog was discovered Charles Darwin himself! Grab your boots and rain gear because we’re going to a mountainous rainforest to meet these amazing dads!

MEET THE DARWIN’S FROG!

   Range/Habitat: Southern South America/ mountain rainforest

   Diet: Carnivore: insects, small animals

   Length: up to 1 ¼ “

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

• Darwin’s Frogs have sharp pointy snouts that look like leaves.
• Male Darwin’s frogs attracted females with a low call that sounds like a bell.
• They are nocturnal (active at night).
• Female Darwin’s frogs lay around 30 eggs.
• Male Darwin’s frogs protect the eggs for about two weeks and then scoop them up in their vocal sacs.
• The eggs hatch in their vocal sacs, where the tadpoles eat the yolk from the egg. They emerge from dad’s vocal sac as little froglets!

These little funny look frogs are spectacular dads. It’s pretty crazy that they carry around the eggs in their mouths until they are little frogs!