Download AH amphib firebelly n mossy

Fire-Bellied Toad
Also called
“Oriental Fire Bellied Toad”
LONGEVITY – wild: max. 20 yrs; captivity: up to 30 yrs.
RANGE – ne China; Korea, Thailand, southern Japan and parts of eastern Russia
HABITAT – riparian; temperate forests (spruce, pine, deciduous); river valleys,
swampy bushlands, open meadows close to freshwater, stagnant & running water.
DIET – adult: worms, mollusks, insects; larvae: algae, fungi, plants, detritus
REPRODUCTION – egg clusters of 3-45 deposited over 10 days (total 38-257
eggs) on submerged plants; tadpoles 3-10 days; ~12 weeks emerge from water
(with legs & lungs, lose tail); 5 mo. to “adult”; males court with song while floating
in shallow water (spring & summer)
ADAPTATION – visual hunter; wait for prey to come close, then pounce; hibernate
in rotten logs, stone piles, leaves, sometimes in streams; diurnal; vocalizations are
primary communication, esp. in mating season; a tapering “oop…oop…oop” sound;
skin toxin harmful if rubbed in eyes, mouth, broken skin; poisonous, but eaten by
birds & larger aquatic animals; bright belly warns of toxins, top is camouflage
CONSERVATION – common, not listed; popular as pets
Mossy Frog
Also called
“Vietnamese Mossy Frog” or “Tonkin Bug-eyed frog”
LONGEVITY – 12-15 yrs.
RANGE – northern Vietnam
HABITAT – semi-aquatic; steep rocky cliffs; evergreen rainforests, flooded
caves & sides of mountain streams
DIET – insects; small animals
REPRODUCTION – breeds in rock crevices w/water or tree holes; 10-40 eggs laid
in a foamy nest above water; 7-14 days tadpoles hatch and drop into water;
metamorphize from tadpole to frog in 3 mo.; females slightly larger; males court
with vocalizations; said to be monogamous
ADAPTATION – folds into a ball & plays dead when frightened; hides in water
under rocks & floating plants or on rocks just above water; camouflage as moss,
bumps & warts, plus “mossy” colors; adhesive toes; large eyes; nocturnal;
CONSERVATION – unknown; it’s thought the species is common in its range, but
forest destruction/clear cutting is significant & reducing habitat; demand for
species for pet trade; IUCN lists as “data deficient”