Rare bush frog breeds in bamboo, researchers discover

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 04:02 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have discovered a new reproductive mode in frogs and toads -- breeding and laying direct developing eggs in live bamboo with narrow openings -- which was observed in the white spotted bush frog (Raorchestes chalazodes). This critically endangered frog is currently only one of two species known to adopt this novel reproductive strategy.

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