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Marsupial frogs (Gastrotheca ovifera) incubate their eggs in a skin pouch located on the back

Michael & Patricia Fogden and Minden Pictures

Frogs & Friends

Frogs & Friends
Berlin, Germany

No rule without exemption! It is quite certain that eggs that are deposited in the water, known as spawn, and tadpoles that live in the water until they metamorphose is the most original strategy amongst anurans for successful reproduction. However, this strategy is very much tied to water where dangers are lurking why alternatives have evolved.

Details

  • Title: Marsupial frogs (Gastrotheca ovifera) incubate their eggs in a skin pouch located on the back
  • Creator: Michael & Patricia Fogden, Minden Pictures
  • Physical Location: Berlin, Germany
  • Original Source: Frogs & Friends

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