| general
|
| description |
It is readily distinguish
from other casque-headed frogs because when it reaches
the subadult age, not only does it develop a remarkable
unique casque head but it also has a shovel nose due to
the up turned pre-nasal bones, that together with the
expanded maxillaries, forms a broad labial shelf. Features
that make it beautifully bizarre. |
| distribution |
Yucatan peninsula |
| adult
size |
approx. 7 cm for males;
approx. 12 cm for females
|
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Arboreal; lowland rainforest
areas close to rivers and the adjacent hills |
| cage |
It should be high instead
of wide for Arboreal reptiles. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| branch |
As it is Arboreal, a lot
of branches are needed to climb and stay on (e.g. Habba
Tree , Sand-Blasted
Grapevine) |
| substrate |
Soil, moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
Nighttime (nocturnal);
give heat and help monitoring by infrared lamps (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp) where the light is invisible for it but
humans |
| temperature |
29 - 32 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
22 - 24 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
18 - 23 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
Constantly 80 - 99 %;
Spray water all over its body and the surroundings 1 or
2 times a day, or a drip system is recommended |
| water
dish |
a large water bowl or
dish (e.g. Rock water
dish) should be available to access all the time |
| diet |
| wild
diet |
Insectivorous (insects-eating);
crickets, moths, flies, grasshoppers, and sometimes even
smaller frogs |
| captive
diet |
various small
arthropods (e.g. insects, flies, worms, crickets, etc) |
| notes |
Remove all the remaining
insects because they (specially crickets) will be harassing
it at night, resulting stress.
Food items should be no larger than 1/3 of the size of
its head. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
|
Oviparous |
| mating
season |
Jun - Aug |
