Creature Awaits #238
Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry. Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )
We continue this year's Christmas-time theme…"Peppermint" where we'll feature beautiful animals sporting Red and White. : )
(Adorable still taken by Tubifex (CC BY-SA 3.0 Deed))
The Anthony's Poison Arrow Frog
Scientific Name: Epipedobates anthonyi
Region: The western border between Equador and Peru
Size: Only about 0.7"-1" (~19mm-26mm) long
Interesting Notes: The female of this tiny, peppermint-colored frog will lay her eggs under leaves on the forest floor. The male will then guard them for two weeks until they hatch into tadpoles, and then will carry them on his back to the water they will live in until emerging as fully grown frogs two months later.