▁pred ators , ▁such ▁as ▁sn akes , ▁drag on f lies , ▁fish , ▁mon keys , ▁and ▁path ogen ic ▁fung i . ▁When ▁pred ators ▁are ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁produce ▁detect able ▁v ibration , ▁the ▁emb ry os ▁assess ▁disturb ance . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁seconds , ▁emb ry os ▁vig or ously ▁h atch ▁out ▁into ▁t ad pol es ▁and ▁spread ▁out ▁to ▁escape . ▁Since ▁eggs ▁are ▁usually ▁laid ▁above ▁p onds , ▁the ▁response ▁impro ves ▁surv ival ▁because ▁t ad pol es ▁often ▁fall ▁into ▁water ▁on ▁h atch ing . ▁When ▁t ad pol es ▁fall ▁onto ▁dry ▁ground , ▁they ▁can ▁surv ive ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁hours ▁without ▁water . ▁However , ▁v ibration ▁and ▁disturb ance ▁caused ▁by ▁un th re aten ing ▁environmental ▁changes ▁or ▁other ▁species ▁do ▁not ▁indu ce ▁early ▁h atch ing . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁Le ast ▁Conc ern ▁by ▁the ▁IU CN ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁wide ▁distribution ▁and ▁pres umed ▁large ▁populations ; ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁protected ▁areas ▁throughout ▁its ▁range . ▁Press ures ▁on ▁the ▁red - ey ed ▁tree f rog ▁include ▁habitat ▁loss ▁through ▁def or est ation , ▁and ▁some ▁collection ▁for ▁the ▁pet ▁trade . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Red - E yed ▁Tree ▁F rog ▁Fact s ▁ ▁Hon ol ulu ▁Z oo : ▁Red - ey ed ▁Tree ▁F rog ▁ ▁Car