A male hip pocket frog ducks beneath a button sized mushroom cap It's a tiny space but since he s no bigger than a thumbnail he fits with room to spare Settling there he croaks in a creaky voice EN EN E E En
Nearby a female hip pocket frog hears her mate and crawls away to find a meal For the past eight nights and days the pair has guarded this bit of forest floor together Now the male focuses his golden eyes on one small spot on the leaf litter There beneath a covering of orange and brown leaves is a glob of glistening jelly studded with a dozen pearl like eggs the tiny parents developing
