POISON DART Frogs Golden MANTELLA Frog Waxy MONKEY

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A Chorus of Colors 1 Welcome to Frogs: A Chorus of Colors. HereHere iiss aann oopportunitypportunity fforor yyouou ttoo llearnearn aaboutbout ffrogs,rogs, ffrogrog llife,ife, aandnd hhowow ffrogsrogs hhaveave aadapteddapted ttoo ttheirheir environments. As a herpetologist (HER-pah-tol-lah-jist) oorr rreptileseptiles aandnd aamphibiansmphibians eexpert,xpert, yyouou wwillill ggoo on an expedition to meet some very unusual frogs. Start your journey here. Follow the pathway on the map. Investigate! FROG FACTS 2 > In South America, some For protection, most frogs blend in with indigenous people put poison their background. Why then are poison from these small colorful frogs on dart and mantella frogs so colorful? darts they use for hunting.

1 > Although only 1 inch (2.5 cm) in Frogs length, the golden mantella frog POISON DART is spunky and bold. Its bright color warns predators of its toxic 2 skin. 3 Golden MANTELLA Frog > It’s bumpy, mossy-looking skin helps the small mossy toad hide.

> Frogs often have smooth moist skin. Toads are frogs too. They African CLAWED Frog have drier, warty skin. Both are amphibians (am-FIB-ee-ins) and 3 can live in water or on land.

What do you notice about the 4 African clawed frog’s feet? 4 Vietnamese MOSSY Toad

How does the waxy monkey 5 frog keep from drying out in > The waxy monkey frog doe not its hot, dry habitat? Waxy MONKEY Frog hop or jump. It uses its hands and feet to move along the 5 branches—like a monkey! > A frog’s eyes help it eat! When Is the smokey jungle frog a swimmer, a climber or a digger? a frog swallows, it pulls its eyes 6 down into the roof of its mouth. The eyes help push the food Smokey JUNGLE Frog down its throat.

> Frogs have different feet to match their lifestyles. Some have webbed toes for swimming. 6 Use the cameras to see frogs Others have hard footpads for up close! digging. Tree frogs have sticky How many different colors of toe pads for climbing. poison dart frogs can you fi nd? > In captivity, poison dart frogs are not poisonous. In the wild, the dart frog is made toxic by the 7 poisons in the insects it eats. more DART Frogs 7

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continued ... A Chorus of Colors Investigate! 8 FROG FACTS 8 > The smooth-sided toad’s coloring Frogs will gulp down an insect, SMOOTH Sided Toad but not water! Frogs drink and breathe through their thin skin! Is the smooth-sided toad a digger, 9 a climber, or a swimmer? > The horned frog has a huge mouth, a huge stomach, and an Dumpy TREE Frog appetite to match. It hides on the forest fl oor and pounces on prey How does its tongue help the dumpy tree frog catch insects? 9 that passes by.

> The fat and fl abby dumpy tree frog has a tongue with a sticky Ornate HORNED Frog surface. The tongue is attached 10 to the front of its mouth and fl ips forward. 11 > Tadpoles have a tail when they How does this frog’s coloring hatch from eggs. They grow help it hunt? Bullfrog TADPOLES 10 legs and lose the tail to become froglets. Eventually they become full-grown frogs. This change is called metamorphosis. (met-ah- 12 MOR-fah-sis) American BULLfrog > The African bullfrog can grow to be 9 inches (23 cm) in diameter and weigh 2 pounds (1 kg). It will eat any animal it can overpower Bullfrog and get into its mouth. AFRICAN 11 13 > When frightened, a Budgett’s frog puffs up, opens its hug Is the African bullfrog a mouth, screams, and lunges! digger, a climber, or a Watch out! It has two “little teeth” swimmer? and it will bite!

> The fi re-belly toad will fl ash its BUDGETT’S Frog brightly colored belly to scare off 14 predators. If you could name this frog, 12 what would you call it?

15 Chinese GLIDING Frog 13 Can you fi nd the fi re-bellied toad hiding here?

You have searched for and Frog discovered frogs from all over the FIRE BELLIED world. If you would like to continue 16 the expedition, visit the Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians on the third fl oor. (Take the elevators facing Central 16 15 14 Park West to the third fl oor. Turn right and follow the corridor to the Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians.)