Image: Limnonectes limborgi nest with tadpoles

Limnonectes limborgi nest with tadpoles

 The Asian frog Limnonectes limborgi construct nests on the forest floor for their offspring. These tadpoles will remain in their tiny hole, protected from the aquatic predators that lurk in streams and ponds, until they metamorphose into little frogs. 

Photographer:
Jodi J L Rowley
Rights:
© Jodi J. L. Rowley/Australian Museum
Scientific name:
Limnonectes limborgi
Family:
Dicroglossidae
Order:
Anura
Location:
Cambodia

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