the mating embrace of frogs and toads where the smaller male clasps on to the larger female ‘piggy back’ style.

The positioning of a male amphibian dorsal to female amphibian, his forelimbs around her waist. During amplexus, the male releases sperm as the female releases eggs. amplitude

an embracing, surrounding, loving embrace, [euphemism] amplio : to enlarge, increase, improve

The mating position of frogs and toads. The male "hugs" the female and waits for her to lay eggs so that he can fertilize them. Amplexus can last for hours, or sometimes even days. While the [..]

The pairing of male and female at the time that eggs and sperm are discharged simultaneously in those species, such as frogs, in which fertilization occurs externally. Origin: L. An embrace, fr. Amplector, pp. -plexus, to wind around (05 Mar 2000)

[Latin, an embracing] form of sexual reproduction seen in frogs wherein the male grasps the female from behind and externally fertilizes the eggs as they are deposited.

A form of pseudocopulation in which a male amphibian grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process. At the same time or with some time delay, he fertilizes the female eggs with flu [..]