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Afrixalus fornasini
Afrixalus fornasini is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family and is native to Africa. These frogs are often called banana frogs, and live in areas of dense vegetation around coastal swamps and streams. Banana leaves provide an excellent resting place and hibernaculum. Plants in the terrarium should be sturdy as these are heavier frogs. A size reference in the photo where the frog is sitting on my blue A4-folder. Voice. – A typical Afrixalus sound, but loud, slow and low-pitched. The voice has been compared with the stuttering of a minute machine-gun by Wager. There is a slow, creaking initial sound followed by a series of figures at a rate of 5–10 per second and with a frequency-intensity maximum at about 2500 cps. Eggs are laid out of the water on a leaf near the top of the plant (1 meter or more above the water surface). She will lay up to 40 eggs in the leaf, the margins of the leaf are glued together to protect the eggs. Eggs are white and about 2 mm in diameter. When the eggs hatch they fall into the water where development continues. Metamorphosis takes place in about 90 days.
Hotel room, after a day of quite heavy rainfall (in the village of Caia, Mozambique)
Last time I was here in Caia, and this hotel in particular, I counted nine different types of insects/animals in my room. (That is my record) So far I have only found three different animals, but this little frog was a great entertainer djumping around among my things and climbing the walls... I hope he found his way out during the night...
Spotted on Oct 1, 2013
Submitted on Oct 1, 2013
