amplexus

If we do need an entry like that, chained_bear, I nominate you to do it.

You're welcome.

I love your citations mollusque, always spot on.

p.s. I thought mammmalian vagina was an entry for mammalian penis. Unless ... no, no forget it *blush*.

p.s. Do we need an entry for mammalian penis? That's such an interesting phrase, given the root of "mammal" and "mammary."

Bilby, was that a sly reference to "boffin' "? Anyway, glad to be of service.

I knew mollusque was the right boffin for the job.

Thank you, mollusque. Now we're really cooking.

So to speak.

There's a Wordie entry for hen's teeth. Why shouldn't there be one for frog penises? As to whether they exist--depends on the definition of penis.

Tailed frogs of the genus Ascaphus have a tail-like structure that serves as an intromittent organ (see copulexus). The structure has been called a false penis or an evolutionary forerunner of the penis. Although not homologous to the mammalian penis, an anatomical description of the "tail" indicates that it has spongiose tissue capable of filling with blood and has a hole at the tip. Sound like a penis to me.

Ascaphus is not the only kind of frog with internal fertilization. A few other, such as Eleutherodactylus press the cloacal openings together to transfer sperm to the female.

Oy.

Amphibious eunuchs of the world's ponds, unite.

Mollusque, in reading over this highly entertaining page yet again, I noticed that your comment actually reads "almost all frogs and toads lack penises" (emphasis mine). Now... could you elaborate on that? Should there, in fact, be an entry on Wordie for frog penises?

This way we could, without caution, safely leap into bed with anyone then?

Froggy-style could be the new safe sex...

I think if we have a "most bizarre page" contest for 2008, that this one should be nominated. I tagged it already.

You're welcome.

Nobody is listing frog penises. Now we know why that is. But one can imagine the rare, but distressing, condition known as batrachian baculum envy.

Which raises a question best left dormant. Just how did Kermit and Miss Piggy ...

Oh, never mind!

I love Wordie.

Ah. I see. Thanks for that, mollusque. Learn something every day. Just don't always expect it to be about frog penises or the lack thereof.

Well, I'll still be thinking "froggy-style" whenever I hear amplexus, if that's all right with y'all.

*snort*

Sounds like coalition governments.

Because almost all frogs and toads lack penises. They embrace, but do not have penetration or internal fertilization.

Uh... why does this position need a name other than froggy-style?

the mating position of frogs and toads