⭐ W r i k l e d F r o g ⭐ Usually dark brown to grayish brown; skin is warty and ridged (wrinkles); also has small black spots on bellyProduces mucus on skin with distinctive odor. One of the smallest of true frogs usually 5-6 cm (about 2 inches) Feeding Behavior Primarily eat insects, especially ants, arachnids, crustaceans Active both day and night but prefer warm, moist weather Why and When Introduced to Hawai'i Native habitat is Japan, Korea, northeastern China, parts of RussiaIntroduced from Japan to Hawai'i in 1895 or 1896 by Albert Koebele to control insectsFirst released on Oahu, reported in Maui in 1936, and then reported on Kauai and Big Island by 1953Found near sea level to an elevation of 1100 m in Big Island Life cycle Females deposit eggs in slow-moving water and lowland ponds (in Asia, wrinkled frogs breed in rice paddy fields) eggs are in loose clusters of 10-200 usually found among vegetationClutch size varies from 400-1300 eggs; females can spawn up to 3 times per yearTadpoles appear 5 days after fertilization; metamorphoses depends on size of juveniles and may occur within a year of hatching; reach sexual maturity 1-2 years laterIn wild, average lifespan is 4-5 years #bluderunner #natgeo #natureinfocus #wildlife #macro #macro_experiance #ig_macro #nature #macro_world #amphibians #frog #canon #satnturiasia #magazine #SuaFoto #nature_org #insectguru #KnowFurther #insidenatgeo #canonmacro #nikon_macro #wnfnederland (at Matheran)
