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    Who said there was no such thing as amplexus in Dart Frogs? This is inguinal amplexus:




    OK I'm kidding, but I couldn't resist, given how perfectly symmetrical this is. Just in case anyone is still confused, this is not amplexus - I was kidding - it's two males wrestling for breeding/territory rights.
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    Actually it's the Heimlich maneuver. One frog was choking and the other was trying to save its life. I was there, I saw it.

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    Just to be more specific, Dendrobatinae (sub-family) don't engage in amplexus. Epipedobates tricolor and E. anthonyi will breed in this position with the male on top grasping the female, and probably a few other species. Epipedobates are in the sub-family Colostethinae, while Colostethinae, Dendrobatinae, and Hyloxalinae make up the family Dendrobatidae which are all considered poison dart frogs.

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    Mike
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    "Dart frogs" in cephalic amplexus:




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    Kurt
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    Man, that fruit fly really gives one a scale to the size of these frogs.

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