
ANI110-00053
A helmet incubator frog (Hemiphractus scutatus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Shiripuno, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. This species is known as a frog eater, hence the huge mouth. This species carries clutches of eggs adhered onto the back of the female. The development is direct from eggs into fully developed froglets.
Keywords
- amphibians
- captivity
- Centro Jambatu
- Centro Jambatu de Investigacion y Conservacion de Anfibios
- ecuador
- frogs
- front view
- full length
- helmet incubator frog
- Hemiphractus scutatus
- odd and unique
- one animal
- Photo Ark
- quito
- Shiripuno
- studio shot
- Sucumbios Province
- vulnerable species
- white background
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