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14 June 2016

For the Kermit Sutra? New mating position reported for frogs

This undated photo provided S.D. Biju on June 7, 2016 shows Bombay night frogs in the newly-discovered dorsal straddle during mating in a forest in the Maharashtra state of India. For years, scientists have thought that frogs and toads used only six positions to mate. In a paper published Tuesday, June 14, 2016 by the journal PeerJ, Biju of the University of Delhi and co-authors documented a seventh.
This just in from the Department of Amphibian Philandering:
For years, scientists have thought frogs and toads used only six positions to mate. It turns out they may be wrong. In a forest in India, researchers say, they've documented a seventh.
This latest entry in the Kermit Sutra is called the dorsal straddle. Like other positions — but unlike mammal sex — it's aimed at letting the male fertilize eggs outside the female's body.