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riobamba pouched frog
Gastrotheca riobambae
The Riobamba marsupial frog lives in the Andes mountains. The female carries fertilized eggs and developing offspring in a special pouch on her back until fully formed tiny froglets emerge from it.
The Riobamba marsupial frog differs from most frogs in that it carries its offspring in a pouch on its back and skips the tadpole stage. It is important to the nature of the Andes because it eats insects and serves as food for snakes and birds.
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Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
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Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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summer mild, +15…+20 °C
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
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South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
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Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
Captures food by straining water or substrate through specialized structures.
adult
Maturity
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
insects
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
summer warm and almost no rain
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
Cool summer
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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sticky tongue
Trophic type
Filters
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
tongue
rains almost always, very humid
Age (from birth to death)
Wanderers
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Draws prey or water into the mouth by creating negative pressure.
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
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Lifespan average
young after fast growth
Regeneration
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Pets
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Old-timers
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Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
all rivers and lakes
Summer almost without rain
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Elders
Protrusible tongue coated with adhesive mucus for capturing prey.
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Taxons
carnivore
almost no rain in summer, more precipitation in winter
if born as {name}
age
Predator remains still and concealed before launching a sudden attack.
birth date
no permanent shelter
Egg membrane count
Close
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Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
Neotropical realm
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
Neotropical realm
Potential Habitat
suction
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
lots of rain, summer not hot
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
{name} birthday
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Eyes color
On the map
lunge
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
small worms
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
Skin color
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
spiders
Neither
Mouthpart modified to create suction for ingesting food or anchoring.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
mountains
early young
Freshwater
Egg membrane color
Duration
filter feeding
live insects
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
from 11 to 16 grams, 1.5 – 12 centimeters
freshwater
Always very wet
Gamers
How are they built?
Cool summer and lots of rain
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
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My age?
wk
My size?
live spiders — arachnids of all sizes
Hind legs count
Asexual
swap
freshwater environment — rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
active predation
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Dorsal pouch size
small worms without further specification
Dorsal pouch count
Hermaphrodite ⚥
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Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
embryo
Denotes a mountainous habitat preference.
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
Observations
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