Living
in Water:
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| Micro Frog |
Leopard Toad |
Frogs and Seasonal Wetlands
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Frogs like the
Micro Frog and
Leopard
Toad
breed during winter when the rain fills seasonal wetlands and rivers.
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The adult Leopard Toad does not live in
water for most of the year but burrows or hides in damp soil or under
leaf litter. It breeds after rain in July or August, laying eggs in
fresh water ponds. The tadpoles develop rapidly into small frogs,
which leave the wetlands and rivers by October, before they dry out.
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The Micro Frog lays its eggs in seasonal
wetlands in June but it takes nearly six months for its tadpoles to
develop into frogs. Sometimes the wetlands dry out before
metamorphosis is complete and the young do not survive.
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