Tripion Petasatus, alligator Headed Tree Frog

AstroDigi.com | Sunday, May 1, 2011 | Tripion Petasatus is a frog that lives in trees in the Central American region's unique head makes the locals gave him the title "Casque Headed Tree Frog" or frog that has a protective headgear.
With protective headgear plus snout length makes it a bit like a frog with a child's head alligator.


This frog has a body size that is large enough. Body size of adult male frogs when measured from nose to tail bulge can reach 7.5 cm while the female frogs are smaller with only about 6 cm in length as adults.


Tripion Petasatus has a unique head of panampilan not only his physical but his scalp was completely fused with the skull that has a squiggly shape.


In general, other animals have smooth, rounded skull and not grooved. Curvature seen in other animals is usually the appearance of skin folds.


While still a tadpole size they also look great. Mature tadpoles can reach 2.7 cm long, with a more rounded head shape than ordinary frog tadpoles.


Membranes on the sidelines of the fingers is only about 2 / 3 of the total length of the toes. As a frog climber, Tripion Petasatus has a longer toe than water frogs.
At her fingertips are flat round pads that strengthen their grip while climbing. When resting in trees or foliage they usually fold their legs close to the body and long fingers make them hidden, so that their body looks like a frog with no legs.
Like most other frogs, Tripion Petasatus their mating season is during the arrival of the rainy season, which is in the Central American region typically ranges from May to October.
When the mating season, males usually Tripion Petasatus will call her partner in a voice call sounds like a duck. Usually they will perform marriages in the small puddles that are created when it rains.
Male frogs are usually olive green in color while the female frogs are usually colored olive cokalt. But there are also some types that have a silvery gray color.
The fans are fond of animals reptiles as pets because of his skin color and a distinctive appearance and strangely a rather large body size.
This frog habitat is the area of the peninsula Yucatan, Mexico to Belize, Guatemala. Numerous in tropical forests in the lowlands. These species are expected to spend the day as well as the dry season in the holes of trees and foliage.