This species of frog can secrete wax to prevent it from drying out in the sun.

An interesting video of a frog has surfaced on the internet. The video shows a South American giant monkey frog rubbing itself with its forelimbs and hindlimbs to secrete body wax.

The video’s caption reads, “The South American giant monkey frog massages its skin to secrete a wax that prevents it from drying out in the sun.” Body wax helps it stay moisturised in the sun and prevents it from drying out.

Watch the video here:

The South American giant monkey frog massages its skin to secrete a wax that prevents it from drying out in the sun.pic.twitter.com/vfbaZN27Io

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The video has been viewed over 2.4 million times on Twitter. Several users on the social media platform expressed their surprise. One user wrote, “The beeswax is also an incredibly powerful medicine for humans, Amazonian tribes call it “The Vaccine of the Forest”. It is known as cambo.”

Another user wrote, “I imagine what a hallucinatory frog looks like sometime after you’ve picked one up, licked it, put it back down, and then decided to sit next to it and stare at it like it’s something is a kind of psychedelic Kermit the Frog.”

This species of frog is also known by this name Phyllomedusa sauvagi, It belongs to the Phyllomedusidae family of frogs. The amphibian spends most of its life in the treetops, and it produces a waxy substance that covers its skin with a protective layer, according to world wildlife,

This species of frog can harden it in very high temperatures and live in direct sunlight.

According to Earth Touch News NetworkIn frogs, glands behind the eyes produce a thick waxy secretion, which is then rubbed around. The wax seals out moisture and helps keep heat out, giving frogs the highest temperature tolerance of any free-ranging amphibian.

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