New Granada cross-banded tree frog

Smilisca phaeota, asleep in a terrarium

The Costa Rican tree frog ( Smilisca phaeota ), which is often also called mask frog heard within the family of tree frogs in the broader sense ( Hylidae ) to the genus Smilisca, which consists of six species.

Description

Reaches the mask tree frog, according to gender, a body length of 6 to 8 cm. The body top is predominantly reddish- brown in color, the underside is white to cream. From the tip of the snout to behind the eyes, a dark brown stripe and a dark brown pattern, which is characteristic of this species extends. The crepuscular and nocturnal frogs do not belong to the endangered species.

Dissemination

Mask tree frogs are common in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and northern Colombia. Here they live in rain forests, the edges of water bodies that may have a different size. They are found at altitudes of up to 1000 meters. Synanthropic they are also found in the vicinity of settlements, parks and gardens.

Food

The mask tree frog eats mainly insects, which can overwhelm the size of her.

Reproduction

A particular time of year can not be determined for the deposition of the spawn. The females lay the spawn, which consists of approximately 300 eggs, usually after heavy rains in suitable waters. These may be small pools, but larger pools. The value stored spawn floating in clumps on the surface or sink to the bottom. After only 3 days, the larvae leave the eggs. After a further 27 days, the young frogs have evolved and go ashore. At this time, they have a length of 1.5 to 2 cm. Jung frogs have a uniform brown color, which is converted first to the adult coloration when a length of about 4 cm is reached. The mask tree frog has a life expectancy of about three to four years.