 They spend most of the dryer seasons buried in the soil in estivation, typically only emerging during spring and fall rains.Breeding takes place in temporary pools of water left by rainfall, which requires the tadpoles to metamorphose quickly, before the water dries up.Eggs, laid in clutches numbering from 10-250, often hatch within 48 hours of being laid, and the larvae can change into tadpoles in as little as two weeks.