The water lily frog is a small frog that lives on water lily leaves in African water bodies. It hides well among plants thanks to its body coloration.
The water lily frog is distinguished by its habit of living on floating lily leaves. It helps nature by eating insects and serving as food for birds, snakes, and other animals.
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
Tail size
birth time
ambush
Hot and almost no precipitation
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
suction
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.
adult
Maturity
plant
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
Eyes count
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
rains are very rare, almost a desert
sticky tongue
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
summer very hot, dry, lots of grass
Tail count
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
standing fresh waters — lakes, ponds, oxbow lakes
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
leaf
tongue
rains almost always, very humid
Age (from birth to death)
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Wanderers
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Warm summer and frequent rains
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
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Lifespan average
summer warm, rains frequent
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
hot, there is a dry season, trees shed their leaves
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
Share
swampy freshwater biotopes — peat bogs, marshes, river mangroves
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Freshwater
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
where the river flows into the sea, slightly salty water, lots of fish and birds
Pets
all rivers and lakes
Indomalayan realm
Tropical dry broadleaf forest
Hot steppe
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
Eyes size
cm
Old-timers
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turns
Rascals
insect
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Litter size
Tropical savanna
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
Hind legs size
Low precipitation in winter
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.
Bro
lakes and ponds
freshwater marsh and wetlands
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
age
Predator remains still and concealed before launching a sudden attack.
birth date
no permanent shelter
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
climbing
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
Potential Habitat
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
Very hot summer
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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
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
Food is gathered directly from leaf surfaces.
Always hot
No results found
Eyes color
On the map
lunge
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
world of Afrotropics
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.
ambush hunting on leaves
up to ~3 grams, up to 3 centimeters
birth year
Maturity
Skin color
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
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
Very dry
Neither
Mouthpart modified to create suction for ingesting food or anchoring.
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
early young
world of Afrotropics
River estuary into the sea
Freshwater
small insects
Duration
This is me
Steppe
freshwater
Always very wet
Gamers
How are they built?
small insects without further specification
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
live spiders — arachnids of all sizes
terrestrial
Hind legs count
Asexual
swap
freshwater environment — rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
active predation
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
Vocal sac count
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
very hot and almost no precipitation
Sand grain
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
embryo
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
arboreal
Observations
◉{N} more on tap