FIGURE 3 in Larval morphology and natural history in two Minervarya species from Andaman Islands, with comments on a new phytotelmonous larval morphotype for the genus

FIGURE 3. Breeding sequence and development in Minervarya charlesdarwini. A. Calling male with a single subgular vocal sac; B. amplectant pair; C. eggs adhered to the inner vertical walls of the tree hole, above the water surface; D. freshly laid pigmented eggs after one hour; E. neurula stage after 40 hours; F. Gosner Stage 20 embryos after 50 hours covered in dissolved jelly layers; G. tadpoles in a water-filled tree hole cavity (Gosner Stage 31); H. lateral view of a tadpole at Gosner Stage 31; I. dorsal view of a tadpole at Gosner Stage 42; J. a newly metamorphosed froglet outside water. Photographs: SDB and GG.