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COMMON REED FROG (Hyperolius viridiflavus) ©Nick Hobgood) rhamphotheca: Common Reed Frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) from Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo - This individual was found near Lake Karavia on the outskirts of the city of Lubumbashi. - (photo: Nick Hobgood) ******************************** … Individual Hyperolius viridiflavus frogs have been observed to change their sex organs from female to male. This likely occurs when the population does not have enough males to allow procreation and is accomplished when a chemical trigger activates the sex gene to disintegrate the female organs and develop the male ones… (read more: Wikipedia)

COMMON REED FROG (Hyperolius viridiflavus) ©Nick Hobgood)

rhamphotheca:

Common Reed Frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) from Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo - This individual was found near Lake Karavia on the outskirts of the city of Lubumbashi. - (photo: Nick Hobgood)

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… Individual Hyperolius viridiflavus frogs have been observed to change their sex organs from female to male. This likely occurs when the population does not have enough males to allow procreation and is accomplished when a chemical trigger activates the sex gene to disintegrate the female organs and develop the male ones…

(read more: Wikipedia)

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