18 Cool Pictures Of Vietnamese Mossy Frogs
The combination of the Vietnamese mossy frog’s green body, black spots, tubercles, and spines makes it look like a clump of moss, which it spends a large portion of its time pretending to be. Native to Vietnam, these frogs live in mossy caves and in the banks of rocky mountain streams.
Mossy frogs are about 61 mm (2.4 in) in size, but females are usually larger than males and can reach sizes of 8–9 cm (3.1–3.5 in). Their natural habitats are primarily evergreen rainforests and subtropical forests across southern Asia.
Temperature
They can tolerate a temperature range of 50 F to the high 70s F, but prefer temperatures in the high 60s to low 70s are ideal. Temperatures over 80F are dangerous.
Breeding
Theloderma frogs can be a challenge to breed — they either breed like rabbits or do not breed at all! Still quite uncommon in the hobby, Theloderma cortical is a tree hole breeder. They prefer to lay eggs above water-filled tree…
