ASSIGNMENT ON PANAMANIAN FROG
The Panamanian golden frog is a rare species among toads of Panama. Panamanian frog belongs to the genus of Atolopus and species named A.zeteki.
Panamanian frog lives in the wet rainforests and dry cloud forests of Cordilleran Mountains. The Panamanian frog which lives in wet rainforests habitat generally spends much time near mountain streams, they also perch on moss-covered rocks. The Panamanian frog that lives of Cordilleran Mountain are most likely to be found on the forest floor and near water. These Panamanian golden frog are all diurnal, or active during the day.
The Panamanian golden frog exposes themselves during day time to their predators but their golden skin colour act as a warning. Panamanian
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Panamanian frog generally mates during the month in between November and January, the time during late rainy and dry season. Along the year the female frog moves into the forests while the male frog stays near the streams. Males and female both attract each other waving their hands. This is an unusual behaviour found in them. This unusual behaviour found in them. This hand waving or the unusual behaviour is known as “semaphore”. This unusual behaviour is found only in rare species. There are particularly techniques among the frogs while they mate. The female frog wave aggressively at any male frog,which approaches her. If the male frog accept the female’s waving then both of them mates each other while if the male frog discourages or doesn’t respond to the female frog’s wave then the female frog won’t mate with that male frog. This is difficult technique used by the male frog during mating,is that if the male frog gets attracted towards the …show more content…
The loss of habitat species is the most serious threat to be noted. On the other hand pollution, disease, climate change and over collection for the pet trade are also significant. Some of the threats can be diminished legally and providing physical protection of species but such like amphibian chytrid fungus cannot. Many other scientific efforts are put up to protect and preserve Golden frog habitat and also in captive breeding programs as well. Several biologist had already began to recognize the frog’s trouble before the arrival of the “amphibian chytrid fungus”. The response was “PROJECT GOLDEN FROG”, a conversation scheme begun in 1990. The Maryland Zoo was also working since 1999 and co-operating along with other scientific, educational and zoological institution in North America and Panama on “PROJECT GOLDEN FROG”. The Maryland Zoo is regarded as a first institution to successfully breed Panamanian golden frog. The zoo bred several of the “founders” of the North America captive population and continues to distribute tremendous numbers of off-spring to other zoos and aquarium for constantly of the species. Panamanian Golden Frog are one of the primary conservation at the Maryland Zoo. Zoo Atlanta was also directly involved in the collaboration effort in “PROJECT GOLDEN FROG”. The only possible loss of the golden Panamanian frog in the wild has provided huge impact on the wilder environment. Amphibians
Get ready to learn about the deadliest and smallest poisonous animal in the world. The Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) is the most poisonous animal in the world. It’s as big as a finger very colorful. These frogs are native from Central America. In this essay, you will learn what its adaptations are, what process has it used to become what it is now, how it impacts society, how it relates to everyday life and what are the short-term and long-term impacts.
In the first paragraph Dillard begins by using humor and actions to convey a sense of childlike innocence into her main character. This child has no worries and enjoys instilling “dire panic” into the frogs she finds milling about the island. Whenever the main character finds a frog still in a puddle the tone shifts to quiet and scientific. This tone shift is whenever the author stops talking about frogs in general and focuses in on one singular frog. She describes the frog as having “wide dull eyes” and “glistening skin”, then the frog begins to collapse “like
Hyla versicolor, commonly know as the Gray Tree Frog or the Eastern Gray Tree Frog, is an amphibian that is referred to as the “Chameleon of the Frog world” (Craighead, 2004, p.1) because of its ability to change colors. “This frog was once thought to be the same species as the Cope’s Gray Tree Frog”. They can only be distinguished by their calls and the fact that the Cope Gray Tree Frog is diploid while the Gray Tree Frog is tetraploid (NPWRC, 2004). The Gray Tree Frog is classified as follows:
Within the state of Florida there are dozens of individualized, non-profit organizations making an effort to help the local wildlife. The local land and marine wildlife includes birds, geckos, frogs, snakes, panthers, manatees, sea turtles, fishes, sharks, corals, lizards and many, many more. Florida State is located on the Southeastern tip of the United States providing a unique opportunity for conservation of salt-water animals. While there are animal conservation efforts taking place all over the world, this essay will focus on two animal species that humans are specifically trying to save in Florida State. The two main animal species of focus are manatees and sea turtles.
To begin with, the first characteristic that describes Hop Frog is that he is unfortunate of being a fool. One way Hop Frog is unfortunate of being a fool is that he is bullied
The strongest reason for this is “The Panamanian golden frog is critically endangered. Hundreds of them live at zoos across the United States. However, this should be ignored because zoos are taking care of the species and away from predators. If the species were to live in the wild, there are chances that the animal would get harmed by other animals since that one frog lived in a zoo for a while, it would behave differently that other frogs who never experienced life in a zoo. In order to balance the two sides, zoos should be located in the wild to keep an eye out on the animals, and to have visitor be able to see their natural
ohn Steinbeck's “Cannery Row” offers many interpretations, especially when viewed through the lens of the Holy Bible. From the Christ like figure of Doc to his apostles, Mack and the boys, Cannery Row is ripe with religious tropes. However, Doc is also considered to be quick to anger at times, and carries with him many themes found throughout the Old Testament texts and some legends that are even more aged. However, if we consider Doc to be the messianic figure he is then it wasn't the party that Doc had a problem with, nor that it was held without his knowing on his property. The issue arises with the process by which Mack and the boys use to fund the party. The green frogs harvested ultimately causes Mack and the boys to succumb to greed in an effort to praise Doc. The collection of frogs used as a currency is what sends Doc into a rage.
Stotts uses scholarly articles, newspaper articles and historical monographs to show the changing ideologies and perception of zoological parks in America. He addresses the reasons adults and children alike were attracted to these parks. Stotts addresses the appeal of the zoo to American families, which extends upon the social history of the United States. Furthermore he addresses how zoos came to become sanctuaries, preservers and protectors of America’s wildlife for future generations.
Smith, Hobart M. and Zim, Herbet S. Reptiles and Amphibians. New York: Western Publishing Company, 1987. Print.
The wood frog is the most widely distributed amphibian, mainly dispersed throughout the North American region, indicated by the image below. "It is found farther north than any other North American reptile or amphibian, and is the only frog found north of the Arctic Circle. (Conant and Collins, 1998, Kiehl, K. 2000) They range in colours, "usually browns, tans and rust, but can also be found in shades of green and gray. In all cases however, they can be distinguished by a black patch that extends over the tympanum to the base of the front limb". (Kiehl, K. 2000)
Stuart, S. N., Chanson, J. S., Cox, N. A., Young, B. E., Rodrigues, A. S. L., Fischman, D. L., & Waller, R. W. (2004, October 14). Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide. Abstract retrieved from Science Mag website: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/306/5702/1783
The Genus Varanus komodoensis, or more commonly known as the Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard on Earth. The Komodo dragon belongs to the class reptilian and the phylum Chordata. They are a species of Monitor Lizard that have been isolated for millions of years on the islands in Indonesian Archipelago and were not discovered until the First World War (Diamond, 1994).
Frogs live on every continent except Antarctica, but tropical regions have the largest amount. Like all amphibians, frogs spend half their lives near water because they must return to the water to lay their eggs. Frogs live underwater mostly when the are growing up to be an adult frog and when they are laying their eggs. When they hatch under water they are tadpoles and the breath with gills and swim using a tail. As they mature they loose their tail and they develop to be able to breathe air. During an extensive period of heat, a drought, frogs can enter a period of damancy similar to hibernation called starvation. Most of the frogs live in tropical and semitropical regions, most species of frogs breed in the spring or in early summer. Although the different species my vary in size and color, mostly all frogs have basic body structure. They have large hind legs, short front legs and flat head and body with no neck.
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura. The order Anura is broken down into 22 different families of frogs and toads. Although they belong to the same order, frogs and toads are different in a lot of ways. Some of the more distinct differences are their skin and where they live. Frogs usually have smooth moist skin and toads usually have dry watery looking skin. Frogs spend most of their lives in or near water and toads spend more time on land. Amphibian means "double life." Frogs and toads each have two parts to their lives: when they live on water and when they live land. A frog's life starts in the water when it is hatched from an egg as a tadpole. A tadpole looks very different from an adult frog. A tadpole has a tail, no limbs, and breathes through gills. After a while the tadpole goes through metamorphosis. During the change the frog grows limbs, the tail disappears, it uses lungs to breathe, and it doesn't have to live in water anymore. As a tadpole, the frog feeds mostly on vegetation. The tadpoles have a small rasping mouth suited especially for scraping algea from the bottom of ponds. Depending on the species, it can take a few weeks to a year or more for the tadpoles to become fully grown. Not all frogs hatch as tadpoles. Some species of frogs hatch as froglets. Froglets look just like adult frogs but are a lot smaller. Froglets don't go through a metamophosis. Most species that hatch as froglets are found in dry places. Frogs who live in dry places where rains are seasonal have to grow up quickly because a tadpole will die if their temporary pond dries up. Adult frogs can live in water or on land, but it always needs to be near water so its respiratory organs don't dry out.