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Video footage reveals a male glass frog specimen showing off with a casual flap of the hand, a wave of its foot and a friendly nod of the head in the hope of being noticed.
Glass frogs living near roaring waterfalls wave hello to attract mates
Most frogs emit a characteristic croak to attract the attention of a potential mate. But a few frog species that call near loud streams where the noise may obscure those crucial love songs add to their calls by visually showing off with the flap of a hand, a wave of a foot or a bob of the head. Frogs who “dance” near rushing streams have been documented in the rainforests of India, Borneo, Brazil and, now, Ecuador.
Conservation ecologist Rebecca Brunner, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, has discovered that the glass frog
A UC Berkeley conservation ecologist has discovered that an elusive glass frog species (Sachatamia orejuela) uses both high-pitched calls and visual signaling in the form of hand-waving, foot-waving and head-bobbing to communicate near loud waterfalls. (Photo courtesy Rebecca Brunner) Most frogs emit a characteristic croak to attract the attention of a potential mate. But a few frog species that call near loud streams where the noise may obscure those crucial love songs add to their calls by visually showing off with the flap of a hand, a wave of a foot or a bob of the head. Frogs who “dance” near rushing streams have been documented in the rainforests of India, Borneo, Brazil and, now, Ecuador.