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PEPPER FROG Leptodactylus labyrinthicus
A large Leptodactylus, the Pepper Frog builds a foam nest just like other members of the family. Unlike many others they deposit their foam nest on land, though usually close to a water source. Within any one nest only some of the eggs are fertilised, the unfertilised eggs acting as a food source for the hatchling tadpoles during their early growth. Eventually when the rains come they wash the foam nest and its tadpoles, into the nearby water where they complete their development.
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Gallery 1 - Adult male
FIGURE 1a - (FPANF684PH) Adult male, Rio Verde, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith August 2014).
FIGURE 1b - (FPANF685PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) (Paul Smith August 2014).
FIGURE 1c - (FPANF686PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) (Paul Smith August 2014).
FIGURE 1d - (FPANF687PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) dorsal (Paul Smith August 2014).
FIGURE 1e - (FPANF688PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) rear (Paul Smith August 2014).
FIGURE 1f - (FPANF689PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) ventral (Joe Sarvary August 2014 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1g - (FPANF690PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) nuptial pads (Joe Sarvary August 2014 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1h - (FPANF691PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) flash colours (Joe Sarvary August 2014 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1i - (FPANF692PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) thigh underside (Joe Sarvary August 2014 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1j - (FPANF693PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) hip (Joe Sarvary August 2014 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1k - (FPANF694PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) forefoot (Joe Sarvary August 2014 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1l - (FPANF695PH) Same individual as (FPANF684PH) hind foot (Joe Sarvary August 2014 - Para La Tierra).
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Gallery 2 - Other localities
FIGURE 2a - (FPANF178PH) Adult head detail, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Maxi Navarro undated).
FIGURE 2b - (FPANF179PH) Dorsal view of same individual (Maxi Navarro undated).
FIGURE 2c - (FPANF180PH) Same individual inhand (Maxi Navarro undated).
FIGURE 2d - (FPANF181PH) Flash colours same individual (Maxi Navarro undated).
FIGURE 2e - (FPANF182PH) Adult in defensive posture, Jejui-Mi, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Alberto Madroño/Fundación Moises Bertoni).
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