Question

How can you tell when dwarf frogs are mating?

Answer 1

They have pear-shaped bodies, as their abdomens fill with eggs as they reach a mating stage. Another distinction is the females have a more pronounced genital region, called an ovipositor. African dwarf frogs mate in amplexus, during which the male grabs the female around the abdomen just in front of her back legs.

Answer 2

In amplexus, the male grasps the female around the abdomen just in front of her hind legs. Amplexus usually occurs at night after one or more nights of singing by the male. During amplexus, the female does all the swimming. The female lays her eggs on the surface of the water, one at a time while towing the male.