Category: Amphibians
This species of frog is native to the Southeastern United States. They are variable in color but recognizable by the dark, round markings on their backs and granular skin texture. They are found in a variety of woodland habitats but require fishless wetlands for reproduction. Their vocalizing groups, or choruses, are said to sound like barking dogs from a distance.
Learn more about the Narking Tree Frog at SREL, Wikipedia, and Petsource.
Only a Mother’s Love…
We are taught that toads leave their fertilized eggs in the water in long strings, which hatch into tadpoles, who live in the water until they grow legs and lungs and become toads. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, there always has to be an exception to the rule: the male Suriname toad implants eggs into the female’s back, which sink into her skin and forms pockets where the eggs eventually hatch into tadpoles. These tadpoles live on their mother’s back until transforming into toads, at which point they burrow out of her skin in a fascinating or horrifying (or both) display, depending on your perspective.
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