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African Underwater Frog

Place of Origin and Range	African Underwater frogs are small aquatic frogs native to parts of Africa, spreading from tropical to subtropical areas primarily in the Congo region.
Description	These creatures prefer eating near the bottom where their colouration blends with the mud and leaf litter and they can be safe from predators.Males are slim and develop a small gland behind each of their front legs; this gland is not very well understood, but is believed to play some part in mating. The gland is a small white spot on both sides, a minor outward bulge on both sides of the frog. Males are known to “sing” or “hum” during mating or when excited, although they sometimes “hum” even if they have no intention of mating. The females of this species are 40% larger than males when fully mature. They have pear-shaped bodies, as their abdomens fill with eggs as they reach a mating stage. Another distinction is the females have a more pronounced genital region, called an ovipositor.
Adult Size	Can grow up to 2.5 in(6.35 cm)
Accommodation	They prefer calcareous wetlands (areas containing lime), including bogs, marshes, and spring seeps. They require large enclosures, temperatures above 60 °F (16 °C). A filtered semi-aquatic terrarium with gravel substrate that is too large to ingest when feeding.
Lifespan	Can live up to 20 years
Feeding / Diet	They are scavengers and will eat anything living, dying, or dead and any type of organic detritus.
Breeding	African dwarf frogs mating is called amplexus, during which the male grabs the female around the abdomen just in front of her back legs. The female becomes motionless and her fore limbs may twitch sporadically. Amplexus usually happens at night after one or more nights of “humming” by the male. During amplexus, the female does all the swimming. The female lays her eggs on the surface of the water, one at a time while towing the male. She swims to the bottom between laying. The male fertilizes the eggs during this time by releasing sperm into the water. Amplexus can last for several hours. When the female has laid all her eggs she signals the male to release her by going motionless. After several minutes of being motionless, the male releases the female and she returns to her normal behaviour.