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Female is quite larger than the male. The reason in this
can be found in the habit that the female will carry the
male to a breeding place. The search
for this breeding place will be a long and slow walk.
When disturbed by a potential predator ; this toad often
arches his back while rocking on its belly with his palms
and soles turned upward.
This toads have a toxic soft fragile skin that drys fast
even in high air humidity. The green/Black toad above
even uses the black parts on his body to absorb solar
energy.
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The
Harlequin Toad are an extremely endangered specie. In
the first place they are threatened by a new fungus.
This new discovered unnamed fungus that suffocates the
amphibians by coating their undersides and legs could
be the cause of a major decline for these frogs. Scientists
do not know where virus came from or how it spread around.
The virus belongs to a new genus of chytrid, a group
to be related to the earlist fungi. Scientists don't
yet know if this fungus is the primary cause of death,
or is killing the animals weakened by others factors,
such as ultraviolet radiation penetrating the atmosphere
due to the thinned ozone layer.
The habitat of the Harlequin Toad. Before a couple of
toads will mate, they must find a suitable area. Due
to deforestation and water pollution this can be an
almost impossible task for them.
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