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The Mindanao Horned frog is currently listed as vulnerable on the endangered species scale. The frogs major threat is presented by humans. The loss of the frogs habitat in the lowland forest due to logging is causing more and more of the frogs to compete for food, water, and space. Also the pollution caused by the agricultural and mine-tailing of humans in the area is causing the mountain streams and rivers to become polluted leaving less places for frogs to produce and rear it's young. There are many other animal species living on and around the island of Mindanao. There are over thirty-four bird species native to the area,which more than half prey on the Mindanao Horned frog. Such as the Mindanao scops-owl, the Mindanao eagle-owl, and the Blue-capped kingfisher. In addition to the birds, other animals such as snakes and fish prey on the frog and it's young. Also the threat from any pets on the island such as cats and dogs is present.=====

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The Mindanao Hrned frog can be found on the island of Mindanao in the Phillipines. It's mostly found near a fresh water supply when it can lay it's eggs or in dense underbrush, leaf litter, or other fallen obeject covering the ground. The climate of the ecoregion is tropical wet, with temperature and rainfall modified by the elevation, which reaches up to 2,700 meters (m). The vegitation in this area consists of hill dipterocarp forests, lower and upper montane forest, elfin woodland (mossy forest) and summit grasslands. The area also experiences rainy seasons and frequent monsoons. June-October is the areas monsoon/rainy season, while December-May there is little to no monsoons. During this season there are "trade winds" which bring little water making harder for the frog to find sutible places to breed. In this area there are two main characteristics of the climate which is the:=====
 * High tempuratures
 * High atmospheric humidity

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The Mindanao Horned frog's diet is affected by it's homeland in the forest's of Mindanao. It will eat most of the insects found in Mindanao, it will also consume snails, spiders, worms, and occasionally frogs that are smaller than itself. The competition for food is fierce though, because of the lack of space in the area due to human encroachment the frog much compete with sixty-eight known frog and toad species for food.=====

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