Males generally avoid pools with the predators " Anablepsoides hartii " or " Macrobrachium carcinus " and may carry the tadpoles for long distance in order to find a suitable pool.
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""'Macrobrachium carcinus " "'is a species of freshwater Sao Francisco area, where it is known by the local name of " pitu " . " M . carcinus " is omnivorous, with a diet consisting of molluscs, small fish, algae, leaf litter and insects.