#pumpkin frog

Pumpkin Frog!! He's so round!!

Annnnd surprisingly hasn't been brought yet :0 But I just know someone will love him and adopt him soon! He's a really great little guy to keep you company this spooky season!!

PUMPKIN FROGS

Thought this pumpkin frog deserved the spotlight because I've grown to like him quite a bit. Still have some other attempts I'll try--maybe stuffing it lighter next time will help shape those pumpkin ridges better 🎃

📃Pattern by me (unreleased, frog base pattern in progress)

⭐This pumpkin frog will be available for adoption as part of the next Etsy drop on October 4th @ 8pm BST

Brachycephalus is a genus of miniaturized frogs that live in the forest leaf litter and are most active during daylight.

Commonly known as pumpkin toadlets, these frogs are endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, eastern Brazil, and are spread along almost 1,700 km, from Santa Catarina to southern Bahia states. Regardless of genus distribution, most species occur in restricted lowlands or mountains areas, where some representatives seem to occupy less than 100 ha of area.

The newfound species, named Brachycephalus rotenbergae, inhabits the south Mantiqueira mountain range and the semidecidual forests in the municipalities of Mogi das Cruzes, Campinas and Jundiaí, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

Adult males are between 1.35 and 1.6 cm long and females are between 1.6 and 1.8 cm.

“Brachycephalus rotenbergae’s colors may work as a camouflage in their microhabitat, since there are great amounts of tiny yellow and orange leaves, mushrooms and seeds on the ground, especially during the active season,” the researchers said. “Together, these elements make the specimens’ bright colors not as conspicuous as they may seem.”

Males usually hold a territory for advertisements by acoustical and visual signals.

“We detected gaping defensive behavior in three specimens that were manipulated, and we saw them opening their mouths widely,” the scientists said. “The gaping and the flee away strategies were the two defensive displays that Brachycephalus rotenbergae presented during our study.”

I decided to mix a frog and a pumpkin and I got these adorable weardos, now you all have to see them.