Amphibians are one of the most species-rich vertebrate taxa, with diverse and complex reproductive behaviors. Even though mate recognition plays a vital role in reproductive success, unusual amplexus ...

Two years ago, Juan Díaz Ricaurte was hiking through the mountains of Brazil when a male yellow cururu toad affixed itself to his boot. Díaz Ricaurte gently detached the frog and set it back on the ...

A new frog mating position, only the seventh type ever observed, has been discovered in the monsoonal forests of India. Bombay night frogs (Nyctibatrachus humayuni) mate by having the male straddle ...

Male frogs often mistake other species, objects, and even lifeless frogs for mates, a mix-up known as misdirected amplexus. Learn why this mating mistake could be millions of years old. A shoe, a ...

I'm no biologist, but I doubt those frogs are actually getting it on. Frog mating doesn't involve penetration and takes place in bodies of water - "froggy style" - rather than face to face. This photo ...

Six mating positions (amplexus modes) are known among the almost 7,000 species of frogs and toads found worldwide. However, the Bombay night frog (Nyctibatrachus humayuni), which is endemic to the ...

Pair of Red-eyed Leaf Frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) mating (amplexus) (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) Male frogs often try to mate with different species, turtles, fish or dead partners – and may have ...

While mating, most male frogs mount and hug their female partners in one of six known forms of embrace called amplexus. But the secretive Bombay night frog, found only in the Western Ghats, has ...

This is a daily visitor to our garden looking for lunch. So far the finches have been too quick for him. Alan Marshall, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 A handsome female sparrowhawk. I almost stood on this ...

Six mating positions (amplexus modes) are known among the almost 7,000 species of frogs and toads found worldwide. However, the Bombay night frog (Nyctibatrachus humayuni), which is endemic to the ...