Reproductive ecology, behavior and development of the direct-developing frog Pristimantis latidiscus (Anura: Strabomantidae)

October 27, 2025

Direct-developing frogs, which skip the tadpole stage and hatch directly as tiny froglets, remain among the least understood amphibians. The megadiverse genus Pristimantis, the largest among vertebrates, is commonly assumed to be direct-developing, although little or nothing is known about…