Cyclorana

Japanese: Cyclorana
Cyclorana

...Other species use various methods to protect their eggs and larvae, such as the Eifinger's Frog, Chirixalus eiffingeri , found in the Yaeyama Islands, which lays its eggs in safe puddles in tree holes, and the Kajiya Tree Frog, Hyla faber , which builds mud banks in streams to lay its eggs. The water frog Cyclorana , which lives in the arid regions of Australia, survives several months of desiccation wrapped in a cocoon underground, then quickly lays eggs in the smallest puddles created by rain showers. The larvae complete their metamorphosis in a short period of time, but females must always have ripe eggs ready in case of rain, which may fall at any time. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Cyclorana" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そのほか安全な樹洞の水たまりに産卵する八重山列島産のアイフィンガーガエルChirixalus eiffingeri,流れに泥の堤を築いて産卵するカジヤアマガエルHyla faberなど,卵や幼生の保護にさまざまなくふうが見られる。オーストラリアの乾燥地帯に生息するミズタメガエル類Cycloranaは,地中で繭に包まれて数ヵ月の乾燥に耐え,スコールでできたわずかな水たまりに急いで産卵する。幼生は短期間で変態を終了するが,雌はいつ降るか知れない雨に備え,つねに熟卵を用意しておかねばならない。…

※「Cyclorana」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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