Facts about Common Parsley Frog
The Common Parsley Frog is a very small and slender frog with long hindlegs, flat head. They have vertical pupils. Their young can reach a considerable 6.5 centimetres - longer than the adult animal! Behind the protruding eyes and above the tympanum, there is short, small gland. During mating, the male grabs the female around the waist with its front limbs. It does not have parotid glands. Males reach only 3.5, females 4.5 centimetres. In the mating season, males develop dark swellings on the insides of their digits and forelimbs, as well as on the chest. The upper side of the body is variable in colour, usually with irregular green patches on a light brown, grey or light olive background. They hunt insects at night, and are predated by barn owls, amongst others. The Parsley Frog's back is dotted with elongated warts, often in undulating longitudinal rows that can be orange along the flanks. The underside is white, and around the pelvis yellowy orange. The males' forelimbs are stronger than females'. They can also climb reasonably well. During the day, the animals rest under stones or in burrows that they dig. For laying the eggs, the amplexed couple will seek a vertical twig or reed in the water, on which the female attaches an egg mass only a few centimetres long, containing 40 to 300 eggs. These are dark grey to black on top and covered in jelly. |
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