THE LIVES AND LOVES OF FROGS: Frogs have a unique way 
of romancing ... details ahead on Passport to Texas

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife 

Amphibians are a remarkably unique life form. :04

Texas State University Biologist Dr. Mike Forstner says if 
you've ever wondered about the love lives of amphibians, 
he can help.

Amphibian or amphibios is a two-stage life. Those dual lives 
reflect water and land. When we think about the mating process 
or the management of the toad we have to take both in account 
the water and the land. All frogs and toads call. They make a 
unique advertisement call. :22
	
You've probably heard [leopard frog sfx] male leopard frogs 
and bullfrogs [bullfrogs sfx] advertising their intentions and 
didn't realize it. On the eastern edge of Central Texas, 
Forstner says there is an endangered species that really 
knows how to pitch woo. [Houston toad sfx]

 ... further into the forest in Bastrop, we begin to hear a high-
pitched trills that lasts a long time, up to 15 seconds for the 
Houston toad. :10

All calls allow the females to hone in on potential mates.
 
And the females will hop toward the male call that they think is 
the most attractive. So there is female choice- not very different 
from what happened in the human world. :10 

That's our show ... with research and writing help from 
Alanna Jones... For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia 
Nasti. 









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