Friday, July 11, 2008

A male tungara frog


f/2.8  1/125  ISO100 100mm

Despite its toad-like appearance Physalaemus
pustulosus is in fact a frog and a prolific
frog at that. This is one of the most abundant and 
broadly distributed amphibians in the neotropics. 
In pursuit of this honor males congregate at ephemeral 
pools of rainwater during the wet season and chorus to 
attract females, whom control mate choice and select 
males on the basis of a male's song. As with males of most 
animal species, a male tungara frog spends considerable 
time courting with little, if any, mating opportunity.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Interesting to know.