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This is the ASA #AmphibianQuiz 🐸 Week!
This question is not for beginners! 😝
Day 4) How high can amphibians live?
This question is not for beginners! 😝
Day 4) How high can amphibians live?
You are the best, 76% got it right again!
The Gadow's false brook salamander (Pseudoeurycea gadovii) is the amphibian species found at the highest altitude. It has ascended above 5,000 m the Volcán Pico de Orizaba (Mexico’s highest mountain)!
The Gadow's false brook salamander (Pseudoeurycea gadovii) is the amphibian species found at the highest altitude. It has ascended above 5,000 m the Volcán Pico de Orizaba (Mexico’s highest mountain)!
The frog which inhabits the highest elevation may be Scutiger boulengeri, which has been found as high as 5,100m. The highest frog could also be probably a member of the genus Telmatobius. Some species in this genus can be found at close to 5,000 m!
Today begins the ASA #AmphibianQuiz Week!
Let's see if you know everything about your favourite animals 🐸
Day 1) What is the largest #amphibian species in the world?
Let's see if you know everything about your favourite animals 🐸
Day 1) What is the largest #amphibian species in the world?
Well done, you are great! 85% got the answer right!
The largest #amphibian in the world is the Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus), reaching up to 1.8 m in length from the nose to the tip of the tail. An animal that was 1.15 m long weighed 11 kg!
Photo: Ben Tapley
The largest #amphibian in the world is the Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus), reaching up to 1.8 m in length from the nose to the tip of the tail. An animal that was 1.15 m long weighed 11 kg!
Photo: Ben Tapley
Find other interesting #AmphibianFacts on the webpage of ASA partner @AmphibiaWeb:
amphibiaweb.org/amphibian/fact…
amphibiaweb.org/amphibian/fact…
