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Endangered froglets born at Cotswold Wildlife Park

Cotswold Wildlife Park frog sat on a leafCotswold Wildlife Park
Cinnamon frogs typically live in the shrub and lower trees of tropical forests, according to the International Union of the Conservation of Nature

Endangered frogs, usually found in the forests of South East Asia, have been successfully bred in captivity.

The army of cinnamon frogs was born at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire.

Only five other zoos in Europe keep the species - and just one has managed to breed them in the past 12 months, according to the park's reptile keepers.

The brightly-coloured amphibians are known for their unique calls.

Cotswold Wildlife Park Orange-coloured Cinnamon froglet sitting on a keeper's fingerCotswold Wildlife Park
Habitat loss means the frogs are an endangered species

Normally found in tropical forests, the frog is native to southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and Palawan in the Philippines.

Their calls come in the form of small "unpulsated peeps", according to the wildlife park.

In 2019, Cotswold Wildlife Park became the second zoological collection in Europe to breed the species.

Inspired by their intense orange colouring, the froglets have been named after suitably coloured spices: Paprika, Cayenne, Saffron, Chipotle and Chilli.

They are jokingly known to keepers as the Spice Girls - although they have not yet been sexed.

Cotswold Wildlife Park Two froglets sitting on the rim of a glassCotswold Wildlife Park
Adult cinnamon frogs grow to about 1.2in (3cm) in length
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