Tiny frogs like B. dacnis skip the tadpole stage, hatching directly as miniature adult frogs ready to thrive in their habitat. Their tiny bodies allow them to evade larger predators and find ...

A frog pair clasped in the breeding position with the male riding piggyback on the female, called amplexus, moves to a site where eggs are laid. LIFE CYCLE: Tadpoles hatch within two weeks, then take ...

Three weeks after the eggs are laid, miniature replicas of adult llaneros hatch. No parental behavior has been observed thus far. LIFE CYCLE: The lifespan of this frog is not known. FEEDING: Like ...