<i>Raorchestes chalazodes</i> (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore

<i>Raorchestes chalazodes</i>

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Researchers from the National University of Singapore have discovered a new reproductive mode in frogs and toads -- breeding and laying direct developing eggs in live bamboo with narrow openings -- which was observed in the white spotted bush frog (<i>Raorchestes chalazodes</i>).

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Seshadri K S

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