The Amphibian Foundation's Frog Blog

A male Sachatamia albomaculata , the White Spotted Glass Frog guarding its eggs I was honored to be asked to give a lecture last night at the Garden for "Dinner in the Garden' ... There were 120 people in attendance, and I wanted to cover  'Behind the Scenes' information to the audience for each of the six amphibian exhibits we have in the Fuqua Conservatory lobby. I also wanted to update the audience on the achievements of our Amphibian Conservation Program over the past year or so — the new initiatives we have begun, and the successes of the Gopher Frog Head-Starting program. Recently, I was watching a documentary with my son, Anthony entitled: The Secret Life of Predators. In one of the episodes called 'Stealth', it shows some excellent footage of a male glass frog defending its eggs from predatory wasps. As I was describing this egg guarding behavior of Glass Frogs in my talk, I thought I should include this excellent footage. I am glad I did! By the ...

Excuse me, i've got a question about dendrobatidae : Is Dendrobates Pumilio the only species whose females carry tadpoles on their backs, or not ? Thanks (Ivan L) Epipedobates tricolor transporting tadpoles across the conservatory to a suitable water source Thanks, Ivan ... Dendrobates pumilio (now Oophaga pumilio ) like most frogs in the dendrobatidae family transport their larvae to a suitable aquatic environment after hatching. Often times, it is the female but sometimes it can be the male. If I remember correctly, larvae can be transported by either in O. pumilio , but most often it is the female ... Thanks for your question! I find parental care in frogs—and particularly Poison frogs— fascinating — Mark