PDF sexing?

[AJS822]

At roughly what age and how exactly will I be able to determine the sex of the PDFs? I've read that if it calls, then it is a male. And I've seen things mentioned about the toes which I am not sure of the difference to look for

[Tindomul1of9]

The toes rule is mostly for D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. leucomelas, and D. auratus. The males have much wider toe pads, but unless you are experienced in what normal male and female toepads look like, it won't be easy. I don't know how to do it. Usually you go by body shape, females are slightly larger, rounder, and males have bigger throat sacs(often hard to see) and as you said, call. Basically, if it calls, and it calls often and continuosly, its possibly a male. Until it lays eggs, its not one hundred percent certain that its a female.

[AJS822]

They are auratus...and so how about the age? what age until they begin to call? they are going on 6 months I'm sure theres a while to go before this happens. Also I noticed and have been wondering about why they tap their middle toes on the surface of the ground?

[littlefrog]

I've not been able to tell from the toes on auratus... I don't think my auratus called until they were a year old, and even then it is hard to hear them. 6 months is too young to reliably tell your auratus apart, unfortunately.

Toe tapping is just something they do... I think it is a mark of excitment. My frogs seem to tap more when they are about to get fed.

[Tindomul1of9]

Thanks Rob, I didn't know auratus had less or no sexual dimorphism in the toes. I've never kept them.
I've seen toe tapping in my D. pumillio, and in my Bufo, Melanophryniscus and Hyla (not as much as pumillio). And I thought only darts did it.