amphibians

SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY# 17

Have you ever seen a gold amphibian? No? Well we have one for you on this Super Surprise Thursday! Are you ready to travel to the mountainous rainforests of South America? Let’s go!

MEET THE GOLD FROG!

Range/Habitat: South America (Brazil)/mountainous rainforests

Diet: Carnivore: insects, small invertebrates

Length: 3/8-3/4”

Conservation Status: locally common

Fun Facts:

• Gold frogs are also known as the Brazilian Golden Frog.
• They are mostly ground dwellers (terrestrial).
• Gold frogs are not good at jumping or climbing.
• They are the smallest frog in the Southern Hemisphere; they’re about the size of a penny.
• Gold frogs are bright orange/yellow in color.
• They have a bony plate under the skin on their backs.
• Gold frogs do not have a tadpole stage; they hatch from eggs as small frogs.

Gold frogs are teeny tiny. And who knew there were frogs out there that didn’t start out their lives as tadpoles? We didn’t know that! It so much fun to learn all about animals!