Waxy monkey tree frog for sale

Phyllomedusa sauvagii,   is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. This species is arboreal, living in the vegetation of the Gran Chaco.

Thermoregulation and water conservation of giant waxy monkey tree frog for sale

Waxy monkey tree frog for sale have shown to be able modulate their body temperature through control of evaporative water loss. As in other species in the family of leaf frogs, it has physiological and behavioral adaptations to limit water loss, reducing it through the skin by lipid secretions and excretion of uric acid (uricotelism), as well as entering diurnal torpor. Lipid secretions are produced in a special type of cutaneous gland which is densely packed along the entire surface of the frogs body.

The giant leaf frog is a nocturnal, arboreal frog. Males call from trees in tropical humid forests. Males fight each other for mating rights by using their heads to attempt to separate another male who is attached to a female. Males fend off rivals using a series of aggressive calls and use their hind legs to push away the rival.

During mating season, males may be targeted more by predators as the fights between males are very vocal and can be easily heard by predators. However, to combat this, giant leaf frogs produce peptides in their skin that serves as a chemical defence.

Giant Waxy monkey tree frog for sale reproduce like most frog species through amplexus, where the male climbs onto the female’s back to fertilize the eggs.

 The female and male construct a leaf-nest above forest pools, where the eggs are laid in a gelatinous mass of about 70 cm above the water. The eggs hatch from these nests in approximately 14 days, and the tadpoles fall into the water, where they continue the development into adult frogs. Peak reproduction occurs during the rainy season.