Katak Banteng Afrika, juga dikenal sebagai
katak Pixie, (yang berasal dari nama genus, bukan karena itu cute
sebagai peri!) Adalah katak terbesar di Afrika Selatan. Ia tinggal di
padang rumput terbuka, dapat ditemukan di genangan
air.
Pada musim kemarau itu liang di bawah tanah. Katak ini makan serangga
dari berbagai jenis, ikan, tikus, kadal, katak dan beberapa waktu lain.
Jika mengancam tiupan katak dalam upaya untuk menakut-nakuti pelaku.
Warna kulit mereka adalah hijau kusam, sedangkan laki-laki memiliki
tenggorokan kuning dan leher betina berwarna krem.
Tubuh katak sangat luas, dengan moncong bulat pendek, menonjol rahang, dan gigi-seperti proyeksi di rahang bawahnya. Memiliki mulut besar, gigi tajam dan anyaman sangat sedikit pada kakinya. Cara lain yang katak ini berbeda dari katak lain adalah bahwa ia memiliki kaki belakang yang sangat kuat, yang digunakan untuk menggali lubang di tanah, sehingga dapat estivate selama musim kering. Itu membuat kokon, kering kedap air untuk dirinya sendiri, yang mencegah penguapan cairan tubuh; kehilangan sekitar setengah dari air yang katak tanpa kepompong akan kalah. Katak benar-benar dapat bertahan selama beberapa bulan di tanah kering dengan menyerap air disimpan dalam kandung kemih. Setelah musim hujan, kelembaban akan meresap ke dalam tanah dan merendam kokon. Setelah melembutkan cukup untuk membagi terbuka, katak memakannya.
African Bull Frogs, also known as the Pixie frog, (which was derived from its genus name, not because it's cute as a fairy!) is the largest frog in South Africa. It lives in open grasslands, can be found in puddles. In the dry season it burrows under ground. This frog eats insects of various kinds, fish, mice, lizards, and some times other frogs. If threatened the frog puffs up in an attempt to frighten the offender. Their skin color is a dull green; the males have yellow throats and the females throats are cream-colored.
The body of the frog is very broad, with a short rounded snout, protruding jaw, and tooth-like projections in its lower jaw. It has a large mouth, sharp teeth and very little webbing on its feet. Another way that this bullfrog differs from other frogs is that it has very strong hind legs, which it uses to dig holes in the ground, so that it can estivate during the dry season. It makes a dry, watertight cocoon for itself, which prevents the evaporation of body fluids; it loses approximately half of the water that a frog without a cocoon would lose. The frogs can actually survive for several months in dry soil by absorbing water stored in the bladder. Once the rainy season starts, the moisture will seep into the ground and soak the cocoon. Once it softens enough to split open, the frog eats it.
Tubuh katak sangat luas, dengan moncong bulat pendek, menonjol rahang, dan gigi-seperti proyeksi di rahang bawahnya. Memiliki mulut besar, gigi tajam dan anyaman sangat sedikit pada kakinya. Cara lain yang katak ini berbeda dari katak lain adalah bahwa ia memiliki kaki belakang yang sangat kuat, yang digunakan untuk menggali lubang di tanah, sehingga dapat estivate selama musim kering. Itu membuat kokon, kering kedap air untuk dirinya sendiri, yang mencegah penguapan cairan tubuh; kehilangan sekitar setengah dari air yang katak tanpa kepompong akan kalah. Katak benar-benar dapat bertahan selama beberapa bulan di tanah kering dengan menyerap air disimpan dalam kandung kemih. Setelah musim hujan, kelembaban akan meresap ke dalam tanah dan merendam kokon. Setelah melembutkan cukup untuk membagi terbuka, katak memakannya.
African Bull Frogs, also known as the Pixie frog, (which was derived from its genus name, not because it's cute as a fairy!) is the largest frog in South Africa. It lives in open grasslands, can be found in puddles. In the dry season it burrows under ground. This frog eats insects of various kinds, fish, mice, lizards, and some times other frogs. If threatened the frog puffs up in an attempt to frighten the offender. Their skin color is a dull green; the males have yellow throats and the females throats are cream-colored.
The body of the frog is very broad, with a short rounded snout, protruding jaw, and tooth-like projections in its lower jaw. It has a large mouth, sharp teeth and very little webbing on its feet. Another way that this bullfrog differs from other frogs is that it has very strong hind legs, which it uses to dig holes in the ground, so that it can estivate during the dry season. It makes a dry, watertight cocoon for itself, which prevents the evaporation of body fluids; it loses approximately half of the water that a frog without a cocoon would lose. The frogs can actually survive for several months in dry soil by absorbing water stored in the bladder. Once the rainy season starts, the moisture will seep into the ground and soak the cocoon. Once it softens enough to split open, the frog eats it.
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