Facts and features of Darwin's Frog

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.