Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhinodermatidae
Genre: Rhinoderma
Scientific Name: Rhinoderma darwinii
Type: Amphibians
Diet: Carnivore
Size (L): 2.6 cm - 3.5 cm (1.0 in - 1.4in)
Weight: 2.1 g - 5 g (0.07 oz - 0.17 oz)
Maximum speed: 8 km / h
Duration of the life: 10-15 years
Lifestyle: Solitary
Living Status: Vulnerable
Color: Black, Green, Gray, Brown, Tan
Skin: permeable
Food: Insects
Habitat:Breech tree forests and in field
Average clutch size: 30
Main prey: insects, worms, snails
Predators: rodents, Birds,snakes
Special features: small body with leaf like display
Darwin frog is a species of frog mainly found in forests of Argentina and Chile .Darwin frog is named from naturalist Charles Darwin , who found it in his famous " Voyage of the Beagle ."Darwin Frogs are inhabiting beech trees and fields , in the colder regions of South America. Darwin Frogs are also living close to and slow streams and swamps across Chile and Argentina Border.
Darwin frog has a very different appearance ,having evolved like a leaf. This means that whenever Darwin frog feels feared by attackers,simply hover over the forest floor that looks like a dead leaf until the danger goes.
Darwin frog has a triangular head and pointed snout.Despite having some tape on his back legs , Darwin Frogs don't have webbed front feet, as it helps them when moving around on the forest land.
Like many other species of amphibians (frogs and , in fact) , Darwin frog is a carnivorous animal that uses its long , sticky tongue to catch food.Darwin Frogs eats insects , worms , snails and spiders.
Because of their small size, and despite his best attempt to blend in , Darwin frog has a number of predators in its living area.Like rodents , snakes and birds all commonly catch the Darwin Frog.
Darwin 's frog is well known for the way it takes care of it 's young. The female lays her eggs and the male guards for about 2 weeks .Once hatched , the male carries the developing tadpoles leads in a throat as a pouch until frogs are small and are able to climb away.
Today, Darwin's frog is a species considered vulnerable to extinction mainly due to habitat loss , mainly due to deforestation.
