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Other animals
Hourglass treefrog
Hourglass treefrog · Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Small climbing acrobats with golden markings: hourglass treefrogs reveal life between dewdrops, leaves and nocturnal calls.
Fact file
- Size
- Adults grow up to 3 centimetres long
- Males and females
- Males are usually smaller, with stronger forelegs and slightly more pronounced colouring
- Sounds
- Soft, trilling calls, especially during the mating season
- Diet
- Small insects such as ants, mosquitoes and flies
- Offspring
- Several dozen eggs are laid in small collections of water or moist hollows
How to identify Hourglass treefrog
Hourglass treefrogs impress with their high-contrast markings. Their back shows yellow-golden to orange tones and is covered with distinctive dark brown, hourglass-shaped spots. The underside is much lighter and almost whitish.
These delicate frogs rarely reach more than 3 centimetres in body length. Their slender legs end in rounded adhesive pads, perfect for climbing on smooth leaves and bromeliads. Their skin appears smooth and shiny, which makes them well camouflaged in humid environments.
More in the app
With Wildful Stories+ you also get in the app:
- general viewing tips
- one place where you can see Hourglass treefrog
Where Hourglass treefrog live
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