Animals On Earth: India, Asia, China, Hawaii, And Madagascar

Moor Frog

Male moor frogs are known to turn blue temporarily during the height of mating season. This coloration is assumed to signal a mate's fitness.

Male moor frogs turn a conspicuous blue during the mating season, but only for a few days during peak reproductive activity. Females remain brown during this time.

Moor frogs are native to Europe and Asia and can be found in a wide variety of ecosystems, from tundras to swamps, to grasslands.They are one of the most common amphibians in their range.Moor frogs are usually red-brown in color, though they can have yellow or green colorations.

The Moor Frog inhabits the zones of tundra, forest tundra, forest, forest steppe, and steppe. In Europe, the frog generally inhabits drier and more open sites than the Common Frog (Rana temporaria), including forest edges and glades, swamps, meadows, fields, bushlands gardens, etc.

Moor frog is a little smaller than common frog, reaching the length of 8 centimetres, while the common frog reaches the length of even 10 centimetres. The end of the muzzle of the moor frog is narrowing and visibly sharpened while at common frog it is bluntly rounded. Pigmentation of brown frogs is very changeable.

Diet: Rana arvalis feeds on insects and their larvae, as well as earthworms, snails, and spiders

Predators of this frog species include various bird and mammal species, as well as grass snakes and adders. Threats to the species include habitat loss due to drainage, pesticide use, road mortality during migration to breeding sites, and predation by raccoons during the mating season