EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -In order to make sure that the sperm reach the eggs, the male and female get into a mating posture called amplexus. The male climbs onto the female’s back and clasps his forelegs around her middle. Frogs can stay in amplexus for hours or even days as the female releases as few as one or as many as several hundred eggs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Once a female frog approaches her chosen mate, he will typically embrace her in a position known as amplexus. This most often takes the form of the male jumping on the back of the female, grasping her either behind the arms or around the waist.

Detailed explanation-3: -Like most male frogs, a male variable harlequin climbs onto the larger female and clasps her with his forelimbs in a position called “amplexus.” In most species of frogs, the pair stays in amplexus for a few to 24 hours before the female lays eggs and the male fertilizes them externally.

Detailed explanation-4: -When strolling by a pond, river or large puddle at night, you may see two frogs clinging onto each other. This is a behavior called amplexus: it allows the male frog to place his cloaca near the female’s in order to fertilize her eggs.