Unique Frog Discovered That Develops In a Leafy Pool

Scientists in Madagascar have found a new specie of frog in the rainforests that live in a leafy pool. The adult creatures among these measure only one inch and live all of their life in pools covered by leaves from surrounding palm trees.

Eggs are laid inside this leaf and hatch

The female frog lays about 10 legs inside the leaf and in a week, tadpoles emerge and drop into small pools where they undergo all of their development.

The species have been named Blommersia Angolafa and are under threat because of deforestation as it reduces the palm trees, the leaves of which are the lifeline of the reproduction of these frogs.