Tree climbing frog

Tree climbing frog

We are delighted that Ingrid Försch has once again become the sponsor of an animal in the rainforest exhibition.

Tree climbing frog - Leptopelis macrotis

As the German name suggests, these tree frogs, which have adhesive discs on the tips of their toes, do not live on the ground but in the branches and leaves of rainforest trees. The large eyes have a vertical pupil ("cat's eye"), which enlarges with increasing darkness and can therefore better utilise the remaining light. The rather large eardrum (name: macrotis!) behind the eye in this species indicates good hearing, which is also necessary as the sexual partners of these frogs find each other at night through their calls. They must be able to distinguish these calls from those of other frogs. Like many other species of this purely African group of frogs, Leptopelis macrotis also lives in the rainforests of West and Central Africa.