Field notes, v1351
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Hardwickson 1950 Journal Oct. 15 Bogota', 8700 ft., Cundinamarca, Colombia, S.A. In this area was found one adult carrying a few tadpoles on its back. Slugs and cobroaches were commonly found associated with the frogs, as well as carabid beetles, geometrid larvae, and a large (1 1/2" x 3/4") flatworm, black dorsally with a narrow yellow margin & a cream-colored venter. About 75 ft. up the slope (as the frog hops) were small pools where the frogs apparently carried their tadpoles after hatching. Several adults with their backs packed with tadpoles were taken near and in the water of these pools. Young, apparently newly-metamorphosed frogs were taken in the same situation. Perhaps the tadpoles do not leave the back of the parent immediately upon reaching water -- adults loaded with tadpoles were noted swimming in the water, the tadpoles all securely attached. Further up the hillside, in an area with a partial overstory of eucalyptus and other trees (conifer), and of raspberry and other bushes, we collected in the vicinity of a small trickle of water. We collected a few tadpoles from a pool of water here, and from beneath