Hydric brooding

Hydric brooding is something that frogs do to their eggs.[1][2][3][4]

Hydric brooding

Hydric brooding is something that frogs do to their eggs.[1][2][3][4]

Not all amphibian animals lay eggs in the water. Some lay eggs on land. Unlike reptile and bird eggs, which have a special layer that stops them from losing too much water too fast, amphibian eggs can become dry and die.

For example, the male poison arrow frog Phyllobates vittatus sits on top of his eggs and puts liquid from his bladder on them. He does not stay with the eggs the whole time. Instead, he visits them three times each day.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gregorio Moreno-Rueda; Mar Comas, eds. (2023). Evolutionary Ecology of Amphibians (Preview). CRC Press. ISBN 9781000909241. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kip Green; Kellie Whittaker (February 11, 2005). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Phyllobates vittatus (Cope, 1893)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ Peera Chantasirivisal; David B. Wake; Ann T. Chang; Michelle S. Koo (October 25, 2005). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Hyalinobatrachium valerioi (Dunn, 1931)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ Mike Dorcas; Whit Gibbons (2011). Frogs: Ultimate Animal Answer Guide (Preview). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9781421401188. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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