Believe it or not, among the nearly 7,000 species of frogs and toads worldwide, just six mating positions were known But now scientists have discovered a new position, unique to the bombay night. Researchers in india have found a new mating position frogs use when they have sex Apparently, this is the seventh position ever discovered — and it's called the dorsal straddle The study provides a detailed view of frog mating behaviour, expanding the list of six sex positions — used by nearly 7,000 frog species around the world — to seven. Once a female frog approaches her chosen mate, he will typically embrace her in a position known as amplexus
This most often takes the form of the male jumping on the back of the female, grasping her either behind the arms or around the waist. New research suggests that specific positions may serve to ensure that frog species only mate with their own kind. Frog surprises with alternative sex position the bombay night frog has developed frogs' sex repertoire with a special way of mating, bringing the number of sex positions among the world's some 6,650 frog species to seven. Position is hardly the only unexpected feature of courting bombay night frogs New mating position adds to 'frog kama sutra' all of the nearly 7,000 frog species mate in one of six positions—except for the bombay night frog, which has introduced a seventh. The bombay night frog, scientists revealed tuesday, favours a mating position previously unknown among the amphibian group's 7,000 species, only the seventh catalogued in what might be called the.
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