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.
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.