A frog undergoes metamorphosis in a time-lapse video provided by Dr. Alexander Schreiber of St. Lawrence University, Canton NY. | Inverse

Behold the extraordinary Boulenger's backpack frog! This rare frog inhabits the remote rainforest mountains of Colombia. Amazingly, when it's time to reproduce, the male will fertilize the eggs, then plant them into the females back. Remarkably, the eggs skip the tadpole stage and direct develop into tiny froglets! I'm a little JELLY because this is a bucket list critter for me, but I am so happy for Alex Jardine Patterson, INSTA - @jpsjunglejournal Who observed this female while conducting his