▁am plex us , ▁the ▁female ▁car ries ▁the ▁male ▁on ▁her ▁back ▁for ▁several ▁hours ▁during ▁the ▁ov ip osition ▁process . ▁The ▁female ▁cho oses ▁a ▁leaf ▁above ▁a ▁p ond ▁or ▁large ▁p ud d le ▁on ▁which ▁to ▁lay ▁her ▁cl utch ▁of ▁roughly ▁ 4 0 ▁eggs . ▁Since ▁ov ip osition ▁generally ▁occurs ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁a ▁leaf , ▁red - ey ed ▁tree f ro gs ▁may ▁fol d ▁the ▁leaf ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁eggs ▁from ▁pred ators . ▁They ▁also ▁produce ▁stick y ▁jel ly ▁to ▁gl ue ▁the ▁eggs ▁together ; ▁this ▁may ▁protect ▁the ▁eggs ▁from ▁splitting ▁and ▁de h yd r ation . ▁ ▁The ▁eggs ▁develop ▁into ▁t ad pol es , ▁which ▁h atch ▁after ▁six ▁to ▁seven ▁days ▁and ▁fall ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁below . ▁Red - ey ed ▁tree f rog ▁eggs ▁h atch ▁early ▁( ex hib iting ▁phen ot yp ic ▁pl astic ity ) ▁when ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁environment ▁signals ▁a ▁danger ▁to ▁their ▁surv ival . ▁Dragon f lies , ▁fish , ▁and ▁water ▁be et les ▁pre y ▁on ▁the ▁t ad pol es . ▁The ▁t ad pol es ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁from ▁three ▁weeks ▁to ▁several ▁months , ▁until ▁they ▁met am orph ose ▁into ▁fro gs . ▁The ▁time ▁of ▁met am orph osis ▁depends ▁on ▁duration ▁of ▁lar val ▁stage , ▁which ▁var ies ▁depending ▁on ▁environment . ▁After ▁met am orph osis , ▁the ▁color