How do you sex Dart Frogs ?

[Emg]

I have 1 Tinc "Citronella".......1 Tinc "Oelemari".....and 1 Auratus "G&B"

I purchased them last August, I think they were about 4 months old at the time.....when can you tell what sex they are...and what do you look for in order to know ?

EDIT:
I just read somewhere about toe pad size being an indicator....is that always reliable for all PDs ? Here's a pic of my Citronella....I'm thinking maybe male, by the slightly larger toe pads on the front feet.....am I right ?






Thanks for any help....

[jptrunk]

hard to tell from the picture. Nice cit

[Cindy Dicken]

Emg,
toepads are one of the visuals to look for when sexing tincs. It is not always easy to interpret, I had an azureus that I thought was a female based on the overall body shape and toepads, only to find out it it was a male.
It would help if you could get a better picture of the overall body, as well as the front toepads. It does somewhat looks like a female from what I can see.

Cindy Dicken
Vivarium Concepts
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[Emg]

Here's some pics of the Citronella....best I can do for now...he/she wasn't cooperating as far as a profile pic goes...lol...

I made them thumbnails, because they're pretty big.....click on them for a larger pic..

[dmartin72]

If it is 4 months, it still has some growing, but the toepads definitely suggest female!

[Cindy Dicken]

Emg,
it still looks like a female.


David,
you might want to go back and read the WHOLE thread. He said they were 4 months old when he bought them in August, so it is probably around 11-12 months.

[RichFrye]

I will throw in a vote for a female also.

Rich

[Emg]

Ok....now, what is it that you are looking at that suggests female ? I'm trying to learn how to do this....lol.....

For comparison..... here is a pic of my Oelemari...it has a different body shape, but I don't know if that's because it's a different type frog or has to do with it possibly being a male, since the Cit looks like it's a female.

Now this one's back doesn't hunch quite like the Cit's back..is it the "hunched" apearance that points to female in PDs ? These aren't the greatest pics and I don't have a good one of it's toe pads.....

Oh, this one is the same frog as the one in my avatar, which was taken back when I first brought these babies home last August....again, these too are thumbnails...

[Frogtofall]

I vote female for the Cit and the Olemarie looks like a possible male, but its hard to be certain from the pics provided.

[Emg]

To get any better, I'd have to coax him up on the log...he doesn't sit up there often....or...remove him from the tank..which I won't do...

The moss I have in there is dark and he doesn't show up on it very well...I'll keep trying for better ones....

Fall....did you click on those pics for a larger view ? They're a pretty good size, that's why I thumbnailed them...didn't want to lock up anyone's computer if they have dialup.

[Emg]

A few better pics of the oelemari....click on them for larger view....



Does anyone have pics of thier frogs that show some of the characteristics that highlight M/F traits ? I'd like to compare the ones I have with others that have been sexed.

It's a learning thing....lol

Thank you very much for helping to enlighten a fellow enthusiast !