Most species deposit eggs in the leaf litter; tadpoles are transported to the water on the backs of the parents. Allobates nidicola and Allobates chalcopis, however, have endotrophic tadpoles that develop into froglets in the nest, without entering water.
While most frog species lay their eggs in leaf litter and transport tadpoles to water using their parents' backs, Allobates nidicola and Allobates chalcopis are unique as they raise their tadpoles internally within their nests, allowing them to develop into froglets without ever entering the water.