Figure 4

Encircled a) ovary, b) testis in P. esculentus 7–10 days after completed metamorphosis. Ovaries are large, long, flat and soft while testes are small, round and hard; the male is here shown with the higher magnification. The sacrificed froglets were fixed with the head upwards and cut open; the stomach (s, white) was pushed left and the fat body (f, bright yellow) right to reveal the left gonad (white) attached close to the spinal cord. Photos by the author.