Key Facts
Why is the glass frog called the glass frog?
It looks like glass.
Can you see their organs?
Yes, you can see their beating heart, gallbladder, and even their liver.
What adaptations do they have?
Physical and behavioral adaptations.
What is the mating call for the glass frog?
High-pitched whistling sounds.
How long does it take to be a adult?
Up to 14 years.
What is the glass frog's length?
0.8 to 1.1 inches.
What do they do when they sleep?
They hide 90% of their red blood cells, allowing them to stay hidden from predators while sleeping.
What is their physical adaptations?
Tadpoles have a tail that helps them survive in the fast flowing streams where it lives. It is transparent.
Where do they lay their eggs?
On leaves.
What eats tadpoles?
Fish, dragonfly larvae, aquatic beetles, and snakes.
What is the glass frog's diet?
Insects, smaller frogs, spiders, ants, moths, crickets.
Are they nocturnal?
Yes, this protects their bodies from losing water.
What is their behavioral adaptations
Where do they drop down from when laying eggs?
They drop down from the rainforest canopy.
When do they become a froglet?
What eats glass frogs?
Crustaceans, crabs, arthropeds, spiders, frog flies, wasps, fish, snakes, birds, flying animals, dragonflies, beetles, and mammals.
How many species of glass frogs exist?
160.
How does the glass frog use it's physical adaptations to survive?
The tail helps it to survive in fast flowing streams, where it could be hard to swim. Their transparent body allows them to camouflage hiding them from predators.
What does a glass frog do to attract a female/male?
It dances/waves in noisy streams.
When becoming a adult, is it necessary to be on land or on water during the process?
Water is necessary for survival.
What is the glass frog's scientific name?
Centrolenidae.
What is their size?
3 inches.
How does the glass frog use its behavioral adaptations to survive?
The 1st behavioral adaptation is the male protecting the eggs from parasitic flies and predators that eats the eggs, like the frog fly that eats the embryo, the wasp that attacks the eggs, and more. The 2nd behavioral adaptation is, that they drop down from the leaves to a fast flowing stream helping them survive till they get on land.
Do the glass frogs fight against territory?
Yes, they fight against prime leaf spots over streams, wrestling other males for the prime leaf spots.
What is the scientific name for a tadpole?
Centrolenidae.