Walker's Marsupial Frog
Gastrotheca walkeri
The Walker's marsupial frog (Gastrotheca walkeri) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Range & habitat
People see this frog on bushes, trees, and palm fronds, about 1 to 2 m (3 ft 3 in to 6 ft 7 in) above the ground in submontane moist forests and cloud forests. People hear the male frogs call frogs from bromeliad plants. This frog is sympatric with G. ovifera and Flectonotus pygmaeus. Scientists have seen the frog between 650 and 1,200 m (2,130 and 3,940 ft) above sea level. The frog's known range overlaps two protected parks: Henri Pittier National Park and Yurubí National Park.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
The female frog carries her eggs on her back. This frog breeds through direct development with no free-swimming tadpole stage.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 24165.