17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Backpack Frog Mom
This image shows the back of a Boulenger's Backpack Frog (Cryptobatrachus boulengeri), and endemic species from the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta in Colombia. This amphibian lacks a tadpole stage and females carry the eggs of its offspring until they hatch. The result, when the eggs hatch you see a frog mom carrying a bunch of baby frogs on its back like a backpack.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 06.2018 |
Date Uploaded: | 08.2019 |
Photo Location: | Minca, Colombia |
Camera: | NIKON D500 |
Copyright: | © Sebastian Di Domenico |