Rain frogs (Pristimantis sp.) mating. This mating position is called amplexus. The male frog (top) grasps the female while she lays her eggs. Simultan

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Rain frogs (Pristimantis sp.) mating. This mating position is called amplexus. The male frog (top) grasps the female while she lays her eggs. Simultaneously he fertilizes the eggs with his sperm. Photographed in the Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador.

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