The Amboli Toad (<em>Xanthophryne tigerina</em>) (IMAGE)
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A critically endangered species on the IUCN's Red List, the Amboli toad (Xanthophryne tigerina) is particularly reliant on the large loose rocks found on rocky plateaus within the Western Ghats. They shelter beneath them to avoid predators and drying out then, during the mating season, adult males climb onto rocks to call for mates with the females laying their spawn in micropools formed on them. Once hatched, young tadpoles feed on biological material which is found on the rocks, surviving there until they are of a size when they can move on.
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Lewis Davies/University of Plymouth
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