Amplexus Takeover in the Asian Common Toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, in Dumka, Jharkhand, India
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: I report an instance of amplexus takeover in the Asian Common Toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, observed at Simardhuma village, Dumka District, Jharkhand, India, on 21 July 2025. Over an 18-minute sequence, a second male repeatedly interfered with an amplectant pair until the amplectant male released the female, after which the second male assumed amplexus. Although male replacement is known from this species elsewhere in its range, behavioural records from Jharkhand are scarce, and this note also documents conspicuous monsoon road mortality in the same landscape.
DOI: 10.32942/x25688
Author: Kulesh Bhandari
Institution: Sido Kanhu Murmu University
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7214964010