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BohoBio Bio
Hello, my name is Ronnie, and this is my BohoBio Bio
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Name : Ronnie the Lemur Leaf Frog
Scientific Name : Agalychnis lemur Other Name : lemur tree frog, lemur frog Home : rainforest in central Panama Favorite Food : flies, beetles, crickets & worms Personality : keep to myself, protect my personal space Best Features : giant eyes for super night vision, can change color between day and night to stay hidden at all times Biggest Concerns : avoiding frog-killing fungus, shrinking forest home Shout out : Citizen Conservation Video : |
WHERE I’M FROM
Lemur leaf frogs love warm and wet weather. This is why we live in the mountainous rainforests found in Costa Rica and Panama.
TRAITS & ABILITIES
We are quite small, only 2 – 3 cm long (about 1 inch). This suits us because it makes us harder to see and we don’t have to eat so much to stay alive.
I have long, thin legs but I don’t hop around much like some other frogs. Instead, I prefer to crawl quietly around my rainforest home and like to sit peacefully in a nice hidden spot for long times. My toes are not webbed because I don’t spend much time in the water. I have a large mouth and a long sticky tongue that I can flick out quickly to catch any bugs that get within striking distance! My daytime color is mostly green with cool yellow-orange stripes down my sides. But at night my skin turns brown which helps me remain hard to see day or night!
I have long, thin legs but I don’t hop around much like some other frogs. Instead, I prefer to crawl quietly around my rainforest home and like to sit peacefully in a nice hidden spot for long times. My toes are not webbed because I don’t spend much time in the water. I have a large mouth and a long sticky tongue that I can flick out quickly to catch any bugs that get within striking distance! My daytime color is mostly green with cool yellow-orange stripes down my sides. But at night my skin turns brown which helps me remain hard to see day or night!
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FAMILY LIFE
I live a mostly solo life but will look for a girl frog to have babies with during the rainy season which is from April to July. Girl frogs lay their eggs underneath the leaves of plants that are over a pool of water. After a couple weeks, the baby frogs start to wiggle inside the eggs, the eggs fall off the leaf and into the water.This puts the tadpole in some water where it can breathe and find food. After 2 – 3 months, tadpoles grow arms, legs, and lungs and leave the water as adult frogs, ready to start the cycle again.
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PRESENT & FUTURE
We lemur leaf frogs are not doing well right now. Scientists say we are critically endangered because our population has gone down so much due to the terrible chytrid fungus disease. However, we are still here, and hopefully we can overcome this disease. While some humans brought the chytrid fungus to Panama, other humans are helping us by doing research to find ways to battle the chytrid fungus and others such as the kind folks at Citizen Conservation are breeding us in homes that are safe from this fungus. They will then return us to the wild when and where we can survive.
