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vanzolini's spiny-chest frog
Alsodes vanzolinii
Alsodes vanzolinii — a frog from southern Chile with sharp spines on the chest of males. It lives in cool, humid forests near mountain streams.
Alsodes vanzolinii is distinguished by spines on the chests of males, which most other frogs lack. The species helps control insect populations and indicates the purity of mountain streams in Chilean forests.
ambush hunting with tongue
trophic:carnivore
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Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Worker
Elders
Protrusible tongue coated with adhesive mucus for capturing prey.
Tail size
Bro
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
ambush
Taxons
carnivore
almost no rain in summer, more precipitation in winter
if born as {name}
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
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age
summer mild, +15…+20 °C
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Predator remains still and concealed before launching a sudden attack.
Human
birth date
no permanent shelter
ambush hunting with tongue
Egg membrane count
Close
was
days
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Warm summer
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Neotropical realm
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.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
Spiny chest count
centipedes
primary food sources
Neotropical realm
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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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
Repro interval
results
summer warm and almost no rain
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
summer warm, winter not very cold
montane forest
Colors
Cool summer
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
mo
sticky tongue
No results found
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
lunge
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
small worms
Upcoming birthdays
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.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
tongue
birth year
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
Wanderers
How similar?
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
external gills
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
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Regeneration
early young
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Freshwater
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
Temperate mixed forest
end of acceleration
Share
Duration
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
live insects
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
from 11 to 16 grams, 1.5 – 12 centimeters
freshwater
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Gamers
Pets
How are they built?
Cool summer and lots of rain
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
live spiders — arachnids of all sizes
live centipedes and chilopod myriapods
terrestrial
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
freshwater environment — rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
cm
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
active predation
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
celebrated their {n} birthday
Spiny chest size
Moist skin color
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
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
foraging
small worms without further specification
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Strawberry
Where are they found?
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
embryo
all rivers and lakes
Hind legs size
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
Summer almost without rain
Observations
◉{N} more on tap
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