Jul 21, 2022
A male kottigehar dancing frog calling to attract a female by waving its foot (Agumbe, Western Ghats, India)
This tiny frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis) breeds during the monsoon period along small forest streams. Traditionally male frogs rely on their croaking to attract females, but here they struggle to be heard over the noise of fast-flowing water. This frog, no bigger than your thumb, climbs onto a small stone and waves its foot. Global warming will negatively impact different aspects of frogs’ lives, including their immune and breeding systems, their habitat and embryo hatching process.
Photograph: Yashpal Rathore/Naturepl.com/LDY Agency
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