habitat_narrative
Terrestrial|Freshwater (=Inland waters)
This species lays strings of up to 200 eggs in shallow temporary pools and seepages in high-altitude moist grasslands, and is absent from forests and plantations (although occurs on the edges thereof). Adults shelter under logs and rocks during the breeding season close to breeding puddles (September–December), but may move to higher elevations in the non-breeding period. Males of the species call only sporadically. Tadpoles are free living and metamorphosis takes approximately eight weeks before juveniles leave the aquatic environment (B. Rogers pers. comm. November 2015).