Its eggs are laid on the forest floor and when they hatch, the tadpoles are carried one by one on the back of an adult to a suitable water-filled crevice such as the axil of a leaf or the rosette of a bromeliad.
ɪts ˈɛɡz ɑːɹ lˈeɪd ɔnðə fˈɔːɹɪst flˈoːɹ ænd wɛn ðeɪ hˈætʃ, ðə tˈædpoʊlz ɑːɹ kˈæɹid wˈʌn baɪ wˈʌn ɔnðə bˈæk əvən ɐdˈʌlt tʊ ɐ sˈuːɾəbəl wˈɔːɾɚfˈɪld kɹˈɛvɪs sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ ˈæksɪl əvə lˈiːf ɔːɹ ðə ɹoʊzˈɛt əvə bɹoʊmˈiːlɪˌæd.