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bypassing the tadpole stage. This adaptation (shared by few other frog genera, e.g. Myobatrachus) may be largely responsible for their ecological and evolutionary success. Most species are characterized by parental behaviors, such as egg-guarding by either the male or female parent. In some cases, even young froglets are attended by parents. Another extinct Puerto Rican species, the golden coquí (E. jasperi), gave birth to live young.

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