Water-holding frog

Okay, so we think that frogs are just tropical, swampy animals right? Well in fact there are desert frogs! =O I know, it's INSANE!! i mean where do they get the water from? How about we find out by learning about the Water-holding frog.

This frog looks just how it is in the picture. It is very small, grows up to 2 1\2 inches. Water-holding frogs have special adaptations that allow them to live in the desert. They burrow into the soil to protect themselves from the heat and to avoid dehydration. When underground they form an external, almost waterproof cocoon, by accumulating sloughed skin that is normally eaten and reduce their energy use enormously. The cocoon reduces water loss to rates comparable to surface dwelling lizards! These frogs spend most of the year underground and are usually only seen or heard after heavy rains. Water-holding frogs absorb large quantities of water through their skin and store it in their tissues and particularly in the bladder where it can be reabsorbed later.

Well isn’t that fascinating. J