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Mosskeep Frog

A colourful blue-green-gold frog with a living moss garden growing across its back.

What it is

A small wetland creature of moss, shade, stone, and quiet water.

Where it lives

Wet bridge stones, shaded pools, old walls, moss beds, tree roots, cave mouths, and damp path edges.

How to recognise it

Golden eyes, damp stone-coloured feet, blue-green-gold skin, violet flowers, seed capsules, dew-orbs, and fern fronds in the moss on its back.

Sound and movement

A low wet chirrup, like one drop of water landing in moss. It moves in short careful hops from stone to root to moss patch.

What it does

It carries moisture, moss spores, fern-specks, wetland seed-life, and small insects between damp places.

Accessibility note: Mosskeep Frogs are colourful blue-green-gold frogs with golden eyes and living moss gardens on their backs.