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The African Dwarf Frog is a type of aquatic frog native to parts of Equatorial Africa. It is common in the pet trade and is often mistaken for the African clawed frog.
African Dwarf Frogs live their entire lives underwater but need to rise to the surface to breathe air because they have lungs and not gills. These frogs are small in size and do not weigh more than a few grams. They vary in colour, mostly ranging from olive green to brown with black spots. The average life expectancy of these frogs is five years, but they can live as long as 20 years, and they can grow to 7.5 cm long.
African Dwarf Frogs are very active and rarely sit still for any period of time. When stationary, the African Dwarf Frog has been known to float in one spot, with its limbs completely outstretched, on the surface of the water. This is normal behaviour, called "burbling". African Dwarf Frogs are generally peaceful with animals of their own size, but their diet sometimes include smaller animals. Fish are known to eat the eggs of these frogs. African Dwarf Frogs spend most of their time near the bottom of the water, where they feel safe from predators. Most frogs sleep up to 12 hours a day, provided no threat of predators is present.
These frogs cannot survive out of water for longer than 20 minutes in low humidity, as they dry out.
African Dwarf Frogs are fragile animals. These frogs have tiny black claws on their hind legs, but quickly lose these black tips in sharp pebble environments. (Wikipedia)
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