Stats

Lifespan: 5-7 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: East Asia
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Uncommon

About

A bright green tree frog native to Japan, China, and South Korea, renowned for its remarkable ability to survive being frozen solid at temperatures as low as −30 °C for up to 120 days.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A jelly-coated egg is laid in water and develops over days into an aquatic larva.
2.
tadpole
A gilled tadpole swims and grazes on algae, slowly absorbing its tail and growing limbs.
3.
juvenile
A near-adult amphibian leaves the water with new legs and lungs, smaller than the mature form.
4.
adult
Fully grown at adult size, breathing air.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dryophytes
Species: Dryophytes japonicus