Fire belly toad gender

[missclick]

I recently purchased 3 B. Oreintalis
when i picked them out i chose 2 smaller ones and one large one, thinking the larger of the three would be female and the other two male. (their names are Red, Green and Black hehe)
after only one night i realized i was very wrong, turns out the smallest of the three is a female and the other two male. this is simply because of age/poor feeding im sure.
i did alot of research trying to figure out how to sex them

Males:
-Call
-have rougher pimplier skin
-have thicker forearms/front legs
-do a special "unmounting call" when another male accidently goes into amplexus with it
-have nuptial pads

Females
-dont call
-have smoother skin
-tend to be slightly larger ( but not always)

I also read something about the coloring of them but I dont think it is reliable information.

anyways this is based on my research and own observations i just thought id share, i might be wrong on some of this stuff too, its not set in stone or anything

i will try to get pictures/videos soon

[Jace]

Just when I think I've figured out how to sex them, I usually end up wrong!! Out of 7, I only managed to get one right, but it's a step in the right direction. However, I have to say that my females are just as bumpy as my males. The only way I can really sex for sure is the calling and, in my observations, only the males will mount anything and everything. Oh, and the nuptial pads, which aren't visible on really young toads.

[Kurt]

Congratulations on the new orientalis.

[missclick]

thanks for catching my typo haha, i cant figure out how to edit my post, oh well.

and i agree, even if you look for all these things the only real way is by their croaking and need to mount nearly everything

[Kurt]

Actually, I hadn't noticed the typo until you mentioned it.

[Jace]

When I buy, I don't really care about the sex...the plumpest, or the longest jumper, or the neatest pattern usually catch my eye and then I go from there. I've attached a photo of my favourite, a girl I named Lichen. She is the only one I properly sexed and I picked her because she has been the only one I have seen with the two tone colouring. Makes her very unique and easy to spot with the others!

[missclick]

thats a gorgeous frog! love the coloring i really want some of the brown ones too, its so hard not to buy them all haha

[Toadz]

Another way to tell is the males are usually more brightly colored than the females.

[Kurt]

I would not rely on that.

[Rocko]

Sorry to resurrect this topic, but I was told by someone you can identify males from females based on the vent area, rounded being female and pointed being male. I was wondering if there was any truth to that?