#hemiphractidae

[herpsandbirds]

Sumaco Horned Treefrog (Hemiphractus proboscideus), family Hemiphractidae, Loreto, Peru

photographs by Matt Jeppson

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Are amphibians marsupials? Of course not-- except for marsupial frogs! Although not a true marsupial, female members of the sub-family Amphignathodontidae have an external brood pouch on their back in which they carry their eggs until they hatch as fully-developed juvenile froglets.

(Image: A dwarf marsupial frog (Flectonotus fitzgeraldi) by Renoir Auguste)

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Hoppy New Year: Some marsupial frogs glue the eggs onto their backs, while others have a dorsal pouch to hold eggs. After hatching, the froglets stay on their parent's back until they're ready to explore on their own.

[frogs-from-bogs]

Gastrotheca argenteovirens by Andrés Mauricio Forero Cano

[frogsneedourhelp]

#Gastrotheca cornuta — The Eyelash Marsupial Frog is named for the pouch on the females back to carry her offspring through direct development. This species skips the free-swimming larval stage and tiny frogs emerge from her pouch once development is complete. This species belongs to the family #Hemiphractidae and many species in this family do wacky things with their developing offspring, such as carry them around in a pouch or just stick them to their back, as is the case with the Hemiphractid #BackpackFrogs (at The Amphibian Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrvIv7zg9Lt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1diwebfb6163m

[dendroica]

A Spix’s horned toad carries eggs on its back. This photograph was taken by Jasmine Vink, the winner of the wildlife and animal category and overall winner in the Australian Photography’s 2018 Photographer of the Year competition

Photograph: Jasmine Vink/Australian Photography Magazine

(via The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian)

[ecuadorlife]

San Lucas Marsupial Frog, Gastrotheca pseustes by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums

[herpsandbirds]

Horned Marsupial Frog (Gastrotheca cornuta), family Hemiphractidae, Panama

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

Eggs and tadpoles are carried in a pouch on the females back.

photographs by Raby Núñez