why Melanesia is the world's tropical island frog hotspot
- Written by: Paul Oliver, Postdoctoral Researcher in Biodiversity and Evolution, Griffith University
A chocolate treefrog that looks like a Freddo. Burrowing frogs which live in trees. Long-nosed frogs named after Pinocchio. Frogs which go straight from egg to froglet without stopping at tadpole. And large treefrogs which can glide from tree to tree.
All these and many more are found only in Melanesia. This tiny region in the South Pacific is a...
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