Conservation
Although these frogs are not yet labeled as endangered or threatened, their habitat is quickly disappearing.
Social Structure & Behavior
Males will develop a single black spot called nuptial pads on the inside of each thumb. They will also croak during low pressure fronts and loud noises.
Females are generally about 25% to 35% larger than males in most cases.
Nocturnal
- preferring to walk instead of the normal jumping or hopping.
These frogs will absorb water from their bladder thus making their waste semi-solid.
Though more research needs to be done, these frogs may be able to aid in the development of medications that would alleviate the symptoms of Alzheimer's, depression and other brain disorders.
Breeding & Care of Young
At the height of the Rainy Season, males will call to attract females several miles away. If the female likes what she hears, she will spend up to an hour tracking him down. Their courtship then begins face-to-face and if the female likes what she sees, she will turn 90° and the male will climb on to her back. She will then crawl along, carrying the male piggyback, throughout the rainforest until she finds a broad leaf that overhangs a pool of water.
As the couple lays up to 350 eggs, they use their back feet to cup the leaf edges together creating a funnel-shaped nest.
Just 7 to 10 days latter, the tadpoles will hatch out and fall into the water below.
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