▁South ▁America . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁specific ▁name , ▁m uno ai , ▁is ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Uruguay an ▁zo ologist ▁Juan ▁Ig na cio ▁Mu ño a ▁( 1 9 2 5 – 1 9 6 0 ). ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁and ▁behavior ▁A . ▁m uno ai ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁hiding ▁under ▁stones ▁or ▁decom pos ing ▁b ark . ▁H iding ▁under ▁stones ▁allows ▁the ▁am ph is ba en ian ▁to ▁raise ▁its ▁body ▁temperature ▁without ▁expos ing ▁itself ▁to ▁pred ators . ▁ ▁Diet ▁The ▁main ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁di et ▁of ▁A . ▁m uno ai ▁consists ▁of ▁term ites , ▁but ▁it ▁also ▁cons umes ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁small ▁insect ▁lar va . ▁ ▁Re production ▁A . ▁m uno ai ▁has ▁a ▁season al ▁re product ive ▁cycle . ▁Fem ales ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁fert il ized ▁between ▁June ▁and ▁October ▁while ▁males ▁display ▁a ▁high ▁test icle ▁volume ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁Fem ales ▁carry ▁eggs ▁from ▁November ▁to ▁December ▁and ▁thus ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁cop ulation ▁occurs ▁from ▁September ▁to ▁November . ▁The ▁eggs ▁of ▁A . ▁m uno ai ▁are ▁frequently ▁found ▁in ▁ant ▁n ests . ▁Sex ually ▁m ature ▁males ▁have ▁a ▁significantly ▁smaller ▁sn out - vent ▁length ▁than ▁sex ually ▁m ature ▁females . ▁ ▁Geographic ▁range ▁A . ▁m uno ai ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁p amp as ▁bi ome ▁of ▁southern ▁Brazil , ▁a ▁temper ate ▁climate , ▁and ▁in ▁Uruguay