The grey tree frog - more commonly referred to as the foam nest frog - is the largest of our ‘tree frogs’, with females growing to a length of around 100 mm.(3.9 INCHES )

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FROG TADPOLES-start out eating their own yolk sacs;

once that,s exhausted

The diet of a tadpole varies from species to species. However, most tadpoles are herbivores and feed on plants and algae. Some species are omnivores and eat detritus and even other tadpole

grey tree frog

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dec 29 - we counted   5 grey tree frogs

JAN 23   5 TH SET OF FOAM NEST AT NK

OVER 12  SEPARATE NESTS

DEC 26  2011

This foam  is deposited, and eggs may even hatch in the nest and the larvae be released on the next rain, which will destroy the nest

When the rain comes along, after development of 4 to 5  days, the foam drips down, dropping tiny tadpoles into the river or pond below

BARRY,S PERCH - buffalo knocked it down but the frogs have nested.

Foam Nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina

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The grey foam-nest tree frog mates in what is described as the most extreme example of polyandry of all vertebrates. The simultaneous polyandry begins when a female begins releasing eggs onto a tree branch. Up to 12 males then cluster around her and fertilise the eggs by producing sperm which they whip into a foamy 'nest' with their hind legs. The female will leave temporarily to rehydrate before returning to the nest, as the entire ordeal can last several hours.

turn white at night 

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The base color is brownish to grayish with a darker pattern and the highly waterproof skin is covered with tiny bumps. The color can change to blend in with tree bark or turn nearly white to absorb less sunlight and heat. This is a very heat and drought tolerant species, excreting water droplets through the skin to cool off in the way that sweating works for humans. The skin loses water at a much slower rate than other frogs and semi-solid waste is produced instead of urine, the way that reptiles do.

dec  25  2011  - grey heron frogging

2011 - NOV-27     2012    SEASON

This foam  is deposited, and eggs may even hatch in the nest and the larvae be released on the next rain, which will destroy the nest

When the rain comes along, after development of 4 to 5  days, the foam drips down, dropping tiny tadpoles into the river or pond below.

SOME OF THE WILD LIFE THAT EAT THE  FROGS AND TOADS

Terrapins eat small frogs, fish, aquatic and other insects. Actually, almost anything...

which earned them the nickname “vultures of the waterways”.

Serrated Hinged Terrapin ~ Pelusios sinuatus ~

African Sharptooth Catfish - Clarias gariepinus -

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Water Monitor ~ Varanus niloticus ~

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banded mongoose (mungos mungo) -

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SOME OF THE WILD LIFE THAT EAT THEM

Bubo lacteus (Verreaux's eagle-owl, Giant eagle owl)

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Verreaux’s Eagle Owl feeds on a wide variety of preys, such as birds, game birds, ducks, crows and nestling herons, but also mammals such as hedgehogs, hares, mongooses, small rodents. They also consume frogs, beetles and crickets.

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grey Heron ~ Ardea cinerea ~

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civet ( civettictis civetta )

Despite the fact that the African Civet is a carnivorous mammal it has a very varied diet that consists of both animal and plant matter. Small animals such as Rodents, lizards snakes and frogsmake up the majority of the African Civet's diet, along with insects berries and fallen fruits that it finds on the forest floor.

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hamerkop ~ Scopus umbretta ~

It eats mainly the adults and tadpoles of platanna frogs (Xenopus), which have a very similar distribution to the Hamerkop, suggesting that it is dependent on them for food. It also eats other frogs, small fish and insects,

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TOADS  & FROGS  IN THE PANS

RAUCOUSTOAD

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Foam Nest Frog or Grey Tree Frog click here

Tremolo Sand Frog (Tomopterna cryptotis) click here

Bubbling Kassina, click here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI4vOAEqzu8

A video of the frogs making their foam nests that I took a couple of years back thought you may like it for this thread

Foam Nest Frog or

Grey Tree Frog - Chiromantis xerampelina -

JAN 17  2011 NK PAN

jan 18     thanks  mavis frog is above the nest

great images...particularly of the frog climbing up by the camera. I wonder do these frogs have a greater chance of survival than others due to this way of raising their young?