However, to combat this, giant leaf frogs produce peptides in their skin that serves as a chemical defence.

[4] The female and male construct a leaf-nest above forest pools, where the eggs are laid in a gelatinous mass of about 70 cm above the water.

The eggs hatch from these nests in approximately 14 days, and the tadpoles fall into the water, where they continue the development into adult frogs.

Species that prey on the eggs include rove beetles, phorid flies, mammals – specifically capuchin monkeys– and other predators, such as snakes.

[5] The IUCN endangered species database lists them in the "Least Concern" category, in view of their current wide distribution and large population.