Unlike most newly hatched frogs, the tiny tadpoles are carnivorous. They are 1 mm long and feed on microscopic crustaceans, nematodes and protozoa. This is a hardy and long lived frog. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Pipidae Genus: Hymenochirus Species: Hymenochirus curtipes Noble, 1924
Unlike most newly hatched frogs, the tiny tadpoles are carnivorous. They are 1 mm long and feed on microscopic crustaceans, nematodes and protozoa. This is a hardy and long lived frog. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Pipidae Genus: Hymenochirus Species: Hymenochirus curtipes Noble, 1924