Clasping

[froglet]

I know it is a small chance but has anyone ever seen a Dendrobates Imitator Clasping...........

[StevenBonheim]

My females used to fight a lot, often more violently than the males, and they were often in an “amplexus style” clasp.

[froglet]

Well i dont mean the Clasping in wrestling terms hehe..... just doing the nasty =)

[Dane]

Do you mean fertilizing eggs? I thought that the term 'clasping' was usually reserved for fish.

[Homer]

The clasping mating ritual in frogs is scientifically referred to as amplexus, but not all frogs engage in amplexus/clasping. D. imitator does not engage in amplexus. Instead, the female lays the egg(s), moves away, then the male fertilizes it (them). Strange but true.

[Arklier]

Not as weird as some newts, though. When they mate, the female follows the male around, and he drops a packet of sperm on the ground. The female then walks over it and picks it up with her cloaca.

[froglet]

I am very much aware of how Imitators show mating, or amplexus as its called. I call it simply Clasping. I know how Imitators breed and fertilize the eggs but as i stated above i wanted to know if anyone had ever seen them Clasp..... :wink: .