Our frogs have been calling so I just thought I’d post a few pics of nuptial pads. I’ve mentioned them a couple of times here but no one seemed to believe a normal person could find them.
These are from a 2yr old frog. He’s a very noisy creature, he calls 2-3 times louder than the others and he loves to croak (my wife is always stressing that the neighbors will complain). As you can see the pads are very obvious. There is a bit of color variation within species but even if there is no color there should be a swollen growth on the inside surface (facing the frog) and the thumb itself will be swollen. They are always there but only become obvious like this after a week or two of calling.
Edit: You can also see that this frog has a stained throat from calling. This is always apparent and females (of a lot of species anyway) usually always have a clearer color.
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