Tree climber frog pair

Tree climber frog pair

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Pair of tree climbing frogs - Leptopelis rufus

This is the largest species among the purely African tree climbing frogs. As with our native frogs, during the mating season the males secure a female to pass on their genes to the next generation by clasping her in a grip called an amplexus. The female then piggybacks with the male to the spawning waters, where the eggs are inseminated by the male as they emerge from the female's body. Like our native species, the frogs counter the many dangers to which the small tadpoles are then exposed by laying a large number of eggs. Leptopelis rufus is the largest of the leaf-legged frogs and inhabits the lowland rainforests of West and Central Africa.