Like a fish out of water: Temporary habitat shift detected in aquatic tadpoles resting on the water surface

May 19, 2025

The biphasic life cycle of an aquatic tadpole that transforms into a terrestrial adult is a key feature of the natural history of most amphibians, but Gould et al. (2025) found that a shift to non-aquatic habitat also occurs during the larval stage in Limnodynastes peronii. During two separate…