Showing posts with label Marsupial Frog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marsupial Frog. Show all posts

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Carry on, Marsupial Frogs!



We have seen about parental care towards young ones in earlier blog posts. Now a frog shows it here. It is the Marsupial Frog (Gastrotheca riobambae, Andean Marsupial Treefrog). Both the male and female frogs take much care both in fertilization and bringing up the young ones. Unlike other frogs, this female marsupial frog has a brood pouch on its back.

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