General information:
The Madagascan Tomato Frog is found only in Madagascar
and there they are limited to the northwestern part of the island.
Adults are fairly large as you can see from the dimensions
provided above, sometimes as big as a person's fist. Now that is pretty
large for a frog !!
The interesting thing about Tomato Frogs is, that the
male is quite a bit smaller then the female, actually about only one third
in size compared to the female. Another interesting fact is that the male
is not as bright in coloration as the female and is showing only a dull
orange or brownish-orange instead of the reddish-orange found in females.
As Juveniles, both the female and male Tomato Frog are
dull in color and only develop their individual coloration as they mature
and utilize this coloration as a warning mechanism. Would you approach
someome you don't know, that is colored bright red and exudes a sticky
white, irritating mucus ? Not me ! Well, there you have it, the warning
mechanism seems to work just fine !