List of the most popular hashtags for theme #AMPLEXUS

Love, love love... Natterjack toad, Epidalea calamita @matthieuberroneau www.matthieu-berroneau.fr #Epidaleacalamita #Epidalea #calamita #Natterjacktoad #Natterjack #toad #Crapaudcalamite #Crapaud #amplexus #sonyalpha #sonyphotography #nature #biodiversity #toadsofinstagram #amphibiansofinstagram #animals_in_world #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeonearth #wildlifephotos #shots_of_animals #live_love_wildlife #herping #herpetofauna #wildlifeplanet #instanatureshots #earthcapture #animal_sultans #herpingtheglobe

There’s something a little... off... about this Sachatamia albomaculata, but I can’t quite put my finger on it . . . #extralegs #therestwo #amplexus #frog #amphibian #sachatamiaalbomaculata #glassfrog #coolpets #frogsofinstagram

Amplexo... Você pode ver alguns ovos se observar atentamente. Amplexo é uma forma de pseudocópula no qual um anuro macho se coloca no dorso de uma fêmea, agarrando-a com as suas patas, enquanto esta faz a postura dos ovos. Nesta altura, o macho fertiliza os ovos com o fluido que contém os espermatozóides #Repost @marathekiran • • • • • • Amplexus of Malabar gliding frog. You can see few eggs in the nest if you observe carefully. #malabarglidingfrog #frogs #rhacophorusmalabaricus #amphibians #amplexus #breedingbehavior #westernghats #fielddiaries #naturalhistory #marathekiran #bio #biologosnarede #frogs #sapos #anfibios #râ #pererecas

(English below) Escuchamos todo el tiempo malas noticias sobre la disminución de las poblaciones de #anfibios alrededor del mundo y especialmente los del género "#Atelopus". Sin embargo, algunas personas están luchando muy duro para salvar las últimas poblaciones de los anfibios más amenazados del mundo, como la @fundacionatelopus en #Colombia (seguid su trabajo!). Aquí, una pareja de "Atelopus spurrelli" que fotografié con la adorable familia de @morromico, cuyas vidas giran en torno al maravilloso bosque del Chocó y su conservación. Con gente como ellos, ¡el mundo es más colorido! We now hear all the time bad news about #amphibian populations declining all over the world and specially the "Atelopus" genus. However, some people are fighting really hard to save the remaining populations of the world's most endangered #amphibians, as @fundacionatelopus in Colombia (go follow them!). Here, a pair of "Atelopus spurrelli" that I photographed with the lovely @morromico, a family whose lives turn around the majestic #Choco rainforest and its #conservation. With people like them, the world is more colorful! @photowildlifetours #atelopusspurrelli #frog #toad #amplexus #wildlife_vision #wildlife #photowildlife #savethefrogs #extinction #racingextinction #conservationphotography #nature #stateoftropics #frogsofinstagram #amphibiansofinstagram #bufonidae #sapo #rana #anfibio

¡Y esto es el salto del tigre! Espadarana prosoblepon en amplexo And this is the tiger jump! #Espadarana prosoblepon in amplexus @photowildlifetours #photowildlifetours #photowildlife #glassfrog #espadaranaprosoblepo #ranacristal #frogsofinstagram #rana #amphibian #herping #centrolenidae #sex #amplexus

On peut toujours essayer voir ce que ça donne mais j'y crois pas trop... Mâle grenouille verte un peu trop excité par une femelle crapaud épineux ____________________ Pelophylax sp Bufo spinosus . . . . #bufo #bufospinosus #pelophylax #frogsofinstagram #frog #instafrog #amphibians #anfibios #amplexus #toad #sapo #naturaleza #naturelover #naturaleza_spain #nature #naturephotography #herping #herpingfrance #europeanherping #herpeto #herpetology #wildlifephotography #herpingphotography #fieldherping #respeiteminhanatureza #biodiversity

Frog Friday...

Boreal Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris maculata) doing the hanky panky in Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. #Herpetology #herping #colorado #fieldherping #jeffcotrails #chorusfrog #pseudacris #pseudacrismaculata #borealchorusfrog #amphibian #ColoradoWildlife #amplexus #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikon #macro #coherps #pond #macrophotography #spring #soundsofspring #herpsofig #naturephotography #nature #closeup #hike #hiking #fieldherping #biology #top_macro

The rains last week were strong enough to refill the water in the dried out drainage ditches on campus and we were surprised at the sight which greeted us when we checked out the SEC complex canal parallel to Masterson Drive! There were more than 12 pairs of the highly invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) paired up in a tight mating embrace.This embrace, called amplexus, has the male on top of the female, tightly grasping her by the head or armpits with his front legs. Fertilization occurs externally, as the female releases the eggs from ther body. The round, dark eggs can be found floating in the water in a jelly-like shoestring. Some unpaired individuals were trying to displace paired males - doing their best to try to outwrestle them. But the amplexus is so tight that the interception is often unsuccessful and despite the struggle, attempts to dislodge the male are in vain. Cane toads are said to eat almost any terrestrial mammal - from invertebrates to small reptiles and mammals. They also secret a toxin from glands behind their eyes and ears which can cause illness and death to domestic and wild animals which come into contact with the toads. Sadly, this amphibian, calssified as a global Invasive Alien Species (AIS) is the most reported on campus - reflecting how successful they are in edging out native species. Where have you seen it recently? Let us know! #canetoad #amplexus #urbanecology #citizenscience #campusbiodiversity #theateneowild #PSA #StopAlienInvasion #SaveOurNativeSpecies