Tiny little creatures, Painted Reed Frogs are extremely useful at controlling irritating pests. They are beautiful and make graceful accents to gardens they visit in the parts of the world where they are common. Painted Reed Frogs sing. Their calls are rapidly repeated, high-pitched, and somewhat shrill whistles. In areas where large numbers of these frogs congregate, their collective noise is quite loud. Generally, they only sing in the evenings and spend their days sitting motionless on plants. Painted Reed Frogs are one of the major prey items for birds. In order to escape, they will leap long distances and are quite agile. Reed Frogs eat insects and can even make insect-like noises. Generally, they feed on mosquitoes or midges and make for effective pest control. Adult Painted Reed Frogs usually reach about 3 centimeters in length. Painted Reed Frogs less than 2 cm tend to be less decorated, but the larger frogs may be stippled, spotted, or striped in a variety of colors. These colors range from black, brown, pink, and white to yellow or green. Painted Reed Frogs exhibit a variety of shades of these colors. Also, the shades of their colors can change, although not pattern. Painted Reed Frogs have little suction discs on their feet that allow them to climb plants. Males have large vocal sacs, allowing them to sing. Reed Frogs are native to sub-Saharan Africa, where they inhabit wet environments. There has been a huge rise in the number of deformities evident in Reed Frogs, which seems to be an indicator of global problems and pollution. Painted Reed Frogs remain flourishing in large numbers and may often be seen in people's gardens or other people-populated areas. | 
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