People have a hard time believing this animal is really real. A biologist has revealed the true identity of the strange amphibian
The photo of this amphibian chubby has gone viral on social networks and it is certainly not difficult to understand why. A giant, round and smooth body and a decidedly expressive face. Many people have wondered if that animal was really real and no one can blame them!
Someone speculated it was some kind of turtle without shell. Others that it was the result of a ceramic project of a child gone wrong. Today we tell you that none of them are right.
The identity of the amphibian has been revealed
It was to reveal the true identity of this animal Jodi Rowley, biologist and amphibian specialist.
This frog has become a celebrity on social networks. It is a blunt-headed burrowing frog (Glyphoglossus molossus). Native to the driest parts of the Southeast Asian continent, this species spends most of its life underground, waiting for rain. It has a great shape for digging and storing water.
According to the biologist, the round and smooth body of the amphibian serves to deter potential threats. The frog does swollen to seem big and scary at the sight of its predators.
The Glyphoglossus molossus is a species of frog of the Microhylidae family, also known by the name of blunt-headed burrowing frog and balloon frog.
It lives in dry forests, subtropical or tropical humid lowlands, humid savannah, ponds and freshwater swamps. These frogs are famous for depositing their eggs in water. With each dip, which takes about 6 seconds, they manage to deposit from 200 to 300 eggs. The tadpoles feed by filtering the suspended matter in the water column.
Unfortunately this animal is a food very popular in Thailand, considered a real one delicacy. Just the excessive capture of the amphibian, led to the decrease in specimens that populate natural habitats.
Finally unveiled the mystery of the viral photo of the giant animal with the hilarious expression.
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