ANIMAL: Vietnamese Mossy Frog Theloderma corticale Type of Animal: Frog Habitat: Limestone cliffs, tropical/subtropical forest, caves, rocky mountain stream banks, rocky pools, water-filled tree trunk/root holes, hollowed logs in pools, steep rocky cliffs, rocky areas surrounded by water/vegetation, rock crevices on stream banks, man-made reservoirs Location(s): N Vietnam, Guangxi & Hainan areas of China, & parts of Vietnam-Laos border Appearance: Mottled green/brown skin resembling moss, big eyes, black spots, very well camouflaged Food/Diet: Insects, insect larvae, worms Status in Wild: Stable Conservation: Breeding in zoos, aquariums, & herpetoculture. Potential reintroduction programs into areas where declining. Lifestyle: Small groups of 6-8 frogs Additional Info: Called: Male Female Young: Tadpole/Froglet Group: Army Weight: Male: 1 oz Female: 1.5 oz Gestation: 2 weeks Life Span: 5-6 years in wild, 10-15 years in captivity Body Length: Male: 2.75-3.25 in Female: 3.5-4 in Tadpole: 0.8 in Froglet: 1.3 in Main predators are reptiles, fish, larger amphibians, & bats. Females lay clutches of 6-30 eggs. Male fertilizes eggs as they’re laid or walks over them after being laid. Eggs typically attached to submerged stones/floating vegetation. Metamorphosis from tadpole to froglet lasts 3-8 months. Metamorphosis shorter in warmer water. Froglet stage ends at 10-12 months old, when maturity reached. When metamorphosing, tail becomes stub & front legs develop. Though stable, potential threats are water pollution, pet trade, habitat loss, development, & chytrid fungus. Very shy & secretive in wild. Active at night (nocturnal). Adhesive disks on toes come in handy for climbing trees as well as jumping. Breed from April-June. Males make beautiful hooting calls at night during breeding season. Have excellent vision due to large eyes. Sometimes kept as pets. Usually breed in wet rocky areas & tree crevices/holes. Courtship involves male grasping female from behind (amplexus). Usually hunt 2-3 times a week, primarily relying on camouflage as ambush predators. Fun Fact(s): To swallow food, they pull eyes down into mouth roof helping push food down throat. Fold into ball & play dead when frightened/threatened. Also called Tonkin Bug-Eyed Frogs or Warty Frogs. Ventriloquists of frog world, able to throw voices & make self sound like it’s coming farther away from where it actually is.
And that is exactly what I feel it was made
for.”
I could see that Thorndyke was deeply impressed by this statement, and so
was I. But there were one or two difficulties, and that i proceeded to level
them out.
“You speak, Polton, of doing one thing at a given time
on a given day. And since we’re dealing with a jailbroken machine already,
you may even set up a tweak or two to know who unlocked your smartphone by taking a photograph of the person each time the
lock display is bypassed. But, I’ve also had dentists
who had been willing to pay $150-200 if I delivered people who booked a free cleaning.
The Scouring Charm would undoubtedly come in useful when cleaning the litter box or tackling a
tower of soiled dishes. Instead of yelling at somebody to go away, you
can use the Banishing Charm by saying what? Some people even use it to
“clean out” an individual’s mouth once they curse.
He even banishes Professor Flitwick by accident! Professor Lupin as soon as shot chewing gum at Peeves the poltergeist utilizing
which spell? In “The Prisoner of Azkaban,” Professor Lupin makes
use of this spell on Peeves, the obnoxious poltergeist who tragically did not make it into the
films.