Anura Habitats/Lifestyle/Diet

Question 1

What what is the habitat, lifestyle, and diet of Rhinophrynidae?

Answer 1

Sub-humid areas

Fossorial, appear on surface of soil after heavy rains

Specialist - feed on ants and termites underground

Question 2

What what is the habitat/lifestyle of Scaphiopodidae?

Answer 2

Arid (dry environments with sandy or loose soils)

Fossorial, emerge from burrows after heavy rains
Burrows either their own or use other animals

Question 3

What is the habitat of Leptodactylidae and Brachycephalidae?

Answer 3

Lead litter, arid environments, rocky streams, high elevations, or fully aquatic.
Most speciose genus

Question 4

What is the habitat/lifestyle of Bufonidae?

Answer 4

Variety of habitats arid to rainforest

Mostly terrestrial (Bufo and Anaxyrus)
Some semi-aquatic
Some arboreal

Question 5

What is the habitat/lifestyle of Hylidae?

Answer 5

Greatest diversity in the Americas
Mostly Arboreal; well developed toes discs
Some fossorial; others live in tree holes

Question 6

What is the habitat/lifestyle of Microhylidae?

Answer 6

Desert to rainforest
Fossorial(depressed bodies and pointed snouts)
Terrestrial or Arboreal (Toe discs)

Question 7

What is the habitat/lifestyle of Ranidae?

Answer 7

Cosmopolitan

Question 8

What what is the habitat/lifestyle of Leiopelmatidae?

Answer 8

Cold torrential streams, highly aquatic