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Need to Know Toad Gender-Help?

HHFrog Nov 27, 2004 03:46 PM

Can anyone tell me how to accurately sex a fowler's toad (Bufo fowlerii)?

Replies (2)

jayhawk Nov 28, 2004 02:25 PM

Hi.

In general, here are the distinguishing characteristics between the sexes:

Males are smaller in size

Males have darker throats

Males are darker in color

Males call and females do not

Also, breeding males have enlarged, darkened nuptial pads on the dorsal surface of the thumbs that are used to grasp the female during amplexus. During the breeding season, the nuptial pads are the most useful characteristic to distinguish genders

I hope this is helpful.

Good luck.

natrix2 Dec 11, 2004 11:19 PM

Toads do not have genders - only sex. Only people have genders, which is the cultural construction of sex!!

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