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