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Glass frog guarding eggs

Glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium sp.) guarding egg clutch which is stuck on underside of leaf over water showing tadpoles fully developed (although still with yolk sack) They are ready to drop out into the stream below. One hour after taking the photograph they had all dropped.
Choco forest THREATENED HABITAT. NW Ecuador.
ECUADOR. South America

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Image Size: 5550x3616 / 57.5MB; Adult Choco Forest Colombia Ecuador Egg clutch Glass frog Hyalinobatrachium Leaf Parent South America Stream Tadpole Yolk sack amphibian egg forest frog guarding
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Glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium sp.) guarding egg clutch which is stuck on underside of leaf over water showing tadpoles fully developed (although still with yolk sack) They are ready to drop out into the stream below. One hour after taking the photograph they had all dropped.<br />
Choco forest THREATENED HABITAT. NW Ecuador. <br />
ECUADOR. South America